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Hamad's big passion for salukis
Third Arabian Saluki Beauty Contest in capital next month
UAE to attend Saluki Congress in Helsinki
Hundreds of Salukis to take part in beauty show
Second saluki beauty contest in October
Traditional desert hounds evoke keen interest around the world
First Saluki racetrack to be set up in Abu Dhabi by 2009
Saluki beauty show proves a hit
The many charms of Salukis on show at beauty contest

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Hamad's big passion for salukis
Posted on 08/11/2008

There are 800 pure Arabian Salukis (tall slender dogs of a silky coated breed) across the UAE that continue to grow in number with the help of one man whose passion and hobby towards the desert hounds was inherited since birth. The hunting hounds have been around for more than 7,000 years BC; their country of origin is the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Syria and Jordan. Salukis come in two varieties - the smooth, known as Al Hess, with short silky fur all over its body - and the Feathered, known ...  >>MORE



Third Arabian Saluki Beauty Contest in capital next month
Posted on 24/09/2008

The third Arabian Saluki Beauty Contest will be organised by the Arabian Saluki Centre, Abu Dhabi, during this year's International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition. The event, which will take place from October 8 to 11 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, is sponsored by Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Emirates Falconers Club. The Arabian Saluki Beauty Contest gives Saluki owners an opportunity to showcase their precious hounds on an ...  >>MORE



UAE to attend Saluki Congress in Helsinki
Posted on 18/06/2008

The UAE has been invited to participate in an international conference on the preservation of Saluki dogs. The Finnish Saluki Club will hold the Saluki World Congress 2008 in Helsinki and the Abu Dhabi-based Arabian Saluki Centre (ASC) will deliver one of the presentations. Around 1,000 participants and 800 Salukis from 22 countries will take part in event, from June 26 to July 7. Hamad Al Ghanem, breeder, registrar general and director of ASC, will be the only speaker from the Middle East ...  >>MORE



Hundreds of Salukis to take part in beauty show
Posted on 02/10/2007

Hundreds of Saluki owners from the UAE and other GCC countries are expected to showcase their highly prized breeds in the Second Arabian Saluki Beauty Contest being held from October 24 to 27. "The show gives us the opportunity to highlight not only the incredible characteristics of the breed itself, but to create public awareness of our proud cultural heritage, especially for the younger generations," said Hamad Al Ganem, Breeder, Registrar General and Director of the Arabian Saluki Centre. ...  >>MORE



Second saluki beauty contest in October
Posted on 24/09/2007

The Arabian Saluki Centre, Abu Dhabi, announced Sunday its 'Second Arabian Saluki Beauty Contest' to be held during this year's Abu Dhabi 2007 International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition. All owners in the UAE and GCC countries are requested to register their Arabian Salukis with the Arabian Saluki Centre for the show which will take place from Oct. 24 to 27 in the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from 11am to 10pm. Hamad Al Ghanem, breeder, registrar general and director of ...  >>MORE



Traditional desert hounds evoke keen interest around the world
Posted on 16/08/2007

The Arabian Saluki Centre, Abu Dhabi, yesterday announced that it will participate in the Festival of the Salukis 2007 to be held from August 31 to September 7 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The Arabian Saluki Centre, established in 2002 by Hamad Al Ganem with the support of the Emirates Falconers' Club, commits itself to both the preservation of the pure breed Arabian Saluki and the traditional way of the Arabian hunting as an essential part of the cultural heritage. The festival week will ...  >>MORE



First Saluki racetrack to be set up in Abu Dhabi by 2009
Posted on 15/07/2007

Reading, London - The first Saluki racetrack will be set up in Abu Dhabi within the next two years as part of the Emirates' bid to promote its national heritage, said officials yesterday at an international event held in the UK. "A standard racetrack will be constructed that will meet the international standards, as we aim to hold international race competitions for salukis," said Hamad Ganem Al Ganem, Director, Breeder and Registrar General of the Arabian Saluki Centre. The Saluki, ...  >>MORE



Saluki beauty show proves a hit
Posted on 17/09/2006

The Arabian Saluki Centre on Friday night announced the two most beautiful Arabian Saluki dogs in a beauty contest held on the sidelines of the annual Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Adihex 2006). The results of the first ever Arabian Saluki Beauty Contest in the Middle East were announced after the final round of a series of contests held since the beginning of the exhibition. The Best in Show winners were Dasma, who won the Feathered Category, and Burkan, ...  >>MORE



The many charms of Salukis on show at beauty contest
Posted on 06/06/2006

A canine contest will give new meaning to the term beauty and the beast when dogs strut their stuff in a bid to prove they are the best looking. In September the Arabian Saluki Beauty Contest will see a string of dogs judged on everything from the way they move to the sheen of their coat. The first-of-its-kind competition will run as part of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Adihex 2006), scheduled for Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Centre from September 11 ...  >>MORE

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