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About me..
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Since 1989 I am an authorised ring stewardess and work as often as I can,
sometimes as much as ten times a year. One learns a lot and get to meet doglovers from all over the world. I am secretary of the Lure Coursing sektion here and have been a member of the Kennelklubb board in my region, Västernorrlands Kennelklubb, for some years. I have allways been a devoted member of our breedclub the Azawakh & Sloughi Club since the start in 1989 and served in several posts of the board through the years, including president for some time.
My interest in dogs was allways there, finally my parents agreed to buy me a puppy: The sweetest little Gordon Setter female, I was eleven years of age and had been nagging my parents for a long, long time. In 1982 I could buy a dog of my own liking; a Pyrenean Mountain Dog called Oskar, Sch Grandvillier's Alfalfo. This is a wonderful breed with a self asureness and nonchalance to the world around him, that is somewhat impressive. Characteristics that sometimes causes outrage among Pyr-owners but just as often fills one with admiration for a fellow and family member who is so much more than just a dog, as if it was really necessary. |
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My 25 years as an active breeder has given me the opportunity to try on the “doggy” activities in many different forms, obedience and pulling carts with my Pyreneans for instance.
Jenna (Sch Nch Tillieville Betty-Jean) was the first swedish Pyr with an honourable prize for tracking injured game as well as winning this regions Champion of champions! (Picture) Our last Pyr, Bella, Sch Nch Tillieville Dizzy Daisy, was mother of the E-litter. The love for the gentleman of the french alps will allways have a place in my heart. Five litters from A to E was born under the prefix Tillieville.
Tillie, the mother of B and C litters, gave together with the french word for village, ”ville”, name to the kennel. |
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How it all started..
Well now, how does one get the idea to go into sighthounds after ten years with Pyrenean Mountain Dogs. You tell me, curiosity may be? Our first Sloughi came1993 from Norway. I phoned the Swedish Kennelclub to ask weather the breed existed in my country at all. It did not, but there was one in Norway. Sweden had not seen any Sloughi being born in 25 years...
Therefore, an exchange of letters took place with Kennel Arhib in Trondheim. Who, as it happened, had a litter of three recently born; one male, two bitches. Time passes with some videotapes and letters, in mars 1993 I just could not resist it any longer:
Arhib´s Asiir Bintu Hadjib came to us. We called her Zoi; she was not to be the last one… |
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About the Sloughi..
Sloughi is a wonderful sighthound that moves around your home with dignity. He is a bit reserved and quite proud, it is not at all certain that he finds it necessary greeting your casual visitors. He is as loyal to you, as he is nonchalant to others. That is until the visitors are not casual any more, but seen as dear friends. As such, they are received with a tail rotated in a wide circle instead of the awaiting swaying tail. However, without being blunt or pushing, he approaches you with tenderness. The visitor, who may have been doubtful at first, will now be very devoted!
At present, four Sloughi litters have been born at our kennel, Xingu in the picture, in litter number three. With much appreciated help from skilful and interested buyers, more people have come to see that a Sloughi is among the best and the most beautiful you may have the opportunity to share your home with.
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(Picture from 2010; Xhana Douh, Xingu Lahr, Yannis and Wassadou.)
The breed does not suffer from any racial diseases. There have been cases with the eye sickness PRA in Germany.
We have the great fortune that we can make DNA-tests at the breed stock, this enables us to keep an eye on the problem.
We write it like this; a dog with predisposition for PRA +/- and a dog without +/+, a sick dog is -/-.
There are no Sloughi with this disease in Sweden. More about this here. |
photo by J. Zeeven |
With some of my Sloughis I tested a little agility. But both me and my dogs find lure coursing to be the most fun ever. The Tillieville dogs has shown to be very succesful in the fields, wich makes it even more fun!
Sloughi is quite an all round breed. He goes along with most of your ideas of activating. Agility, tracking and obedience are only a few examples.
Dogs from kennel Tillieville pulls cart and run races on the racetrack,
not even the mental description meant for the Working dogs are unfamiliar to them! Many are those who think lure coursing is but the funniest, so if you get the chance to try that, grab it! |
A Sloughi, allowed to run free from time to time is just as happy in the sofa in front of the fireplace a chilly day.
Indoors they cuddle up among the pillows.
A sloughi is not hard to handle when he trusts you and knows you well.
He is devoted and fair.
He has a distinct language, with his ears and tail, for every dog to read and understand.
They are also very talkative to us humans, with different noises and play of features, especially those with a black mask.
We who live with them are familiar to what those eyes mean even if the dog does not make a sound…
They are very fond of physical contact, to lie close to you or on your lap. Two of my bitches cuddle by pressing the side of their heads to mine.
They prefer my bed before any pet bed, and want their part of my blanket aswell!
You are always welcome to contact me about the Sloughi.
Ingela Näslund
Krånge 318
881 94 Sollefteå
Sweden
ingela@tillieville.se
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