In our family are living four Saluki bitches: 12 years old grizzle sisters Al-Yasamin Jarida and Jalisa (Iisa) as well as Jarida's cream daughters Al-Yasamin Adiba (Ada) and Al-Yasamin Aisha (Kerttu).

 28.02.2010 Kerttu, Ada, Jarida and Iisa

From Jasmiini's litter I kept one grizzle pattern bitch, Fin CH Al-Yasamin Jarida., born 1997
I get back one of "Jasmiini's" bitches, "Iisa" (Al-Yasamin Jalisa), a very nice and beautiful Saluki maiden. born too 1997

Jarida and Iisa

Photo: Hannu Haapala

Jarida had her own pups, Al-Yasamin A-litter at 2004 (2+5)  Dog:Fin Ch J-W Kuriirin Dolezal Deverre
owner: Hannu Haapala (left)

Dam: Fin CH Al-Yasamin Jarida. I kept a creme bitch Al-Yasamin Adiba (Ada)

FIN L-C CH Al-Yasamin Adiba

Ada loves lure coursing

 Kirman Camomilla
1974-1984
 My first dog was Afghan Kirman Camomilla. golden without a mask

Kirman Dominica
1975-1985

 Next summer I decided to take another Afghan to be Cami's friend. " Minttu" (Kirman Dominika) was a blue domino. A very rare color back then. The domino pattern is a funny kind of Mickey Mouse-mask. The Saluki grizzle pattern is much the same.

Minttu eventually gave birth to 9 pups, but unfortunately none of pups inherited the dam's color.
I kept one of the males," Romeo", Fin Ch Kirman Gharome. He came champion at a young  age but was never used at stud.

Fin Ch Kirman Gharome
1979-1982

After a family conference we decided that since we already had three dogs a fourth was no big deal.

Chrisse happened to have a Saluki litter at the time, and from this we reserved the bitch Janna (Kirman Gajaneh).

She grew into a longlegged, gangly hound, I think she got a first grade at a show, but not a show dog although I had. 

 My first Saluki was Kirman Gajaneh, "Janna" 1977-1989.  
We aquired our first Saluki by pure chance. The breeder, who had her hands full with other people's dogs, gave me a strange shy Saluki maiden to care for during a ferry trip to Sweden. She insisted on sitting in my lap. None of my Afghans had ever been lapdogs and it felt good to travel with a Saluki that wanted that kind of intimacy.

Fin & S Ch Kirman Sandika
1985-1998

If you are interested, you can find a lot more of Sandika, the most important of my Salukis, perhaps and her pups
Kirman Sandika's A-litter

I lost "Minttu" suddenly when she was only 10 years old. After her a real Saluki entered my life. Kirman Sandika can today be found in most of the Finnish pedigrees, occasionally many times over. "Sohvi" (Sandika) had two litters: The first with Multi Ch Kirman Ramses (1+6 pups). The most famous of these were "Assi", "Anu" and "Fami." 
Photo: H. Perkkiö
Ramses
Owner: Heli Perkkiö


 

"Sohvi's" second litter was conceived in the USA. Sandika was shipped by air to the Ranesaw kennel. Together with "Rumor", Am Ch Ranesaw Spread the Word, she had 6 pups (2+4)

Kirman Sandika's C-litter
 

Photo: Jackie Wassenar
owner. Ron & Jackie Wassenar

Kirman Cintiya's Al-Yasamin J-litter

From this litter I kept my foudation bitch Kirman Cintiya ("Jasmiini"). Although somehow I feel Sandika was my actual foundation bitch. She had together with, "Fille", Multi Ch Nordwart Filbert she had 9 puppies (3+6)

Kirman Cintiya
1989-2003

Photo: Jouko Savolainen
Multi CH Nordwart Filbert
owner: Satu Hyvärinen

 Kirman Khesana 1987-1999

After "Sohvi's" dead our pack grew with two Afghans, the bitch "Unna" (Kirman Khesana) and a 4 year old male, "Duffy", (FIN CH SAgoslottets Globetrotter) who needed a new home.

Fin Ch Sagoslottets Globetrotter
1990-2003

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