My journey with sighthounds actually began in 1974, when I got my first Afghan Hound Cami, Kirman Camomilla, a golden bitch with no    mask. The following year Cami     was joined by Minttu, another Afghan bitch, Kirman Dominika was a then rare so called blue domino.

    My first Saluki Janna, Kirman Gajaneh, I got in 1977. Janna was a deer grizzle. So began my decades long life with sighthounds.

    I live in the oldest inland city of Southern Finland, Hämeenlinna, in a small house with an entirely fenced yard. At present I have three    Salukis from my own breeding,     the bitches Al-Yasamin Jarida, Jalisa (Iisa) and Adiba (Ada).

    I raised three Kirman litters in my home (one Afghan litter and two Saluki litters, Kirman Dominika and   two litters of
    Fin & S Ch Kirman Sandika) before I started my own     breeding in 1997.

    I have owned two Afghan Hound males Fin Ch Kirman Gharome (Minttu's son) and Fin Ch Sagoslottets Globetrotter, and one bitch     Kirman Khesana.

    My prefix Al-Yasamin comes from the petname of my brood bitch Jasmiini (Kirman Cintiya).

    My first litter, the Al-Yasamin J-litter, was born in the autumn of 1997. (Multi Ch Nordwart Filber x Kirman Cintiya) The litter has been      very successful in a number of ways      (in showing, lure-coursing and racing).
    Six out nine puppies have attained Finnish show champion titles. Of these pups four have had at least one litter. Jasim (the Kuriirin C-l      litter), Jadila (the Tazillah P-, N-,    and L-litters), Jamana (the Tazillah K- and O-litters) and Jarida (the Al-Yasamin A-litter).

    In January 2004 the second Al-Yasamin litter was born. The dam was Fin Ch Al-Yasamin Jarida and fiance Fin Ch, JW-02 Kuriirin                Dolezal    Deverre. They had seven    puppies, two males and fife bitzhes.
    All of the bitches are good in Lure-cousing.

Ada's and Sky's puppies have born 28.03.2010, 1+1, red, black fringes ( Am Ch  Moshire RFR red Sky  CC CM)

Photo: Sara Saukkola
Iisa, Jasmiini, Jarida & me

 21.03.2009