Yashanti Kennels

No kennel begins a line from out of thin air and we are no exception.  Before you look at the pups that we have available or the young adults we would like you to understand where we began.  With Saluki's we owe our start to Dr Afton Blake of Srinagar Saluki's.  Srinagar has been breeding saluki's since 1958 and most of the Saluki kennels with top winning dogs today have Srinagar dogs in their backgrounds somewhere.  The epitome of breed type these graceful creatures are a 10,000 year old breed and remain relatively unchanged today.  Aloof and protective, funny clowns and serious contenders, royality always.  We are in love with this breed and hope to be able to contribute to it for years to come.

In 2008 we showed Ch Srinagar's Fatima Asawari to her AKC Championship taking a 5 point major from the open classes, and then going up over 13 specials for BOB at the Ocala supported entry under breeder judge Carol Beyerle.  A month later Fatima finished her Championship in Orlando with a 3 point major. During her 9 month stay with us Fatima had multiple Best of Breeds from the classes to finish in the Eukanuba top 20 for 2008.  She was returned to Dr Blake for breeding in December of 2008 and whelped a litter of beautiful puppies in March of 2009.  In June Fatima returned to us for conditioning and showing, she is now CH Srinagar's Fatima Asawari JC, She is working on her senior coursing title.

  In March of 2009 our beautiful and funny male CH Srinagar Morocco Ad-Dar Al-Bayda Yashanti JC (or ducky as we call him)  joined our home. He went 1st in the 12-15 month puppy sweeps class and first in the 12-18 month puppy class at the nationals.  He has always been in the ribbons and in the fall of 2009 he took a 5 point major over specials in Atlanta at the age of 9 months.  Ducky earned the second leg of his JC title in Chattanooga this fall as well.  

UPDATE:  Ducky earned his Championship in Atlanta Feb 6th and 7th with back to back 4 point majors! CH Srinagar Morocco Ad-Dar Al-Bayda Yashanti JC

Ducky is working on his Grand Championship in slow and steady paces winning 5 majors so far on his journey

 

NEW INTRODUCTIONS: In January of 2010 Ducky became the dad of several really lovely Saluki puppies. Two that we are actively showing here in the USA and one that is being shown in Russia.  At home with us in Alabama showing from Bred by classes is Yashanti's Desert Legend  or as we know her Attacama

pictured here in March 2010 Please follow these kids on the now showing pages of our website

The following adult females are available to show homes or to pet homes with spay neuter agreements only  if you are interested please contact us

Quia is a beautiful red female born Dec of 2010. She will be entering the show rings this spring she is available to a show or pet home with spay neuter agreement. She is well balanced but petite in size

Quiana has arrived here in Atlanta and she will be staying with us while she awaits her forever home.  You can make arrangements to see her here at Yashanti

If you are interested in any of these young adult females please contact us.

 

We are very excited to announce two new litters in early 2012

The first is out of Ch Srinagar's Fatima Asawari JC who was bred to Ch Srinagar's Zephyr the Beloved JC and had 5 beautiful baby girls on December 21st 2011.  4 of these babies are now out east here with us growing up at Yashanti  there are 2 red females with black framing fringe and one tri female that are available.  If interested please call

 

Available

Available

 

remaining at Yashanti

Tri

	This little one has remained at Srinagar for the time being

The second litter is from our "Ducky" 

CH Srinagar Morocco Ad-Dar Al-Bayda Yashanti JC

 and

Sirsha JP Kingly Psyche(click on photo of psyche to see pedigree of puppies)

 

THEY ARE HERE  3 boys and 3 girls!

From left to right

boy silver/cream, girl cream, boy cream party on top, red/fawn girl, black and white male (marked like Atta) and tri color girl

 

1 day old pups pictured below

new photos will be posted weekly

Check back for more on our saluki's and in the meantime if you want to learn more about the Saluki we would like to recommend.

Saluki
The Desert Hound and the English Travelers Who Brought It to the West
Brian Patrick Duggan
Foreword by Sir Terence Clark

Description
One of the oldest known breeds of domesticated dogs, the Saluki traveled throughout the Middle East with desert tribes, who valued the dogs for their ability to hunt gazelles. Famously painted on the walls of the Pharaohs’ tombs, the Salukis’ history intrigued English dog enthusiasts who were instrumental in popularizing the breed and importing it to Europe and the United States in the early 20th century.

This book tells the story of those who brought the Saluki to the West, most notably Florence Amherst, who discovered the dogs while in Egypt and went on to breed 50 litters. Other world travelers who fell under the Salukis’ spell included Lady Anne Blunt, Austen Layard and Gertrude Bell. Also covered are lesser-known Saluki aficionados, mainly military officers who hunted with their hounds in Iraq, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt and sought to replicate that experience at home.

About the Author
Brian Patrick Duggan is the Director of Learning Services at California State University, Stanislaus. He has lived with Salukis for over 30 years and has bred 28 champions. He has also presented and published several articles on the history of Salukis, three of which have won awards from the Dog Writers Association of America.