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(8/22/2010) Nova and Ringo try out lure coursing and have a great day of it! check out their photos from the day at Nova on the Lure and Ringo on the Lure!

**Mocha completes his SGRC title!!**

On the same day Nova and Ringo were trying out the pursuit of plastic in Chino, California, their half brother Ch. Timaru Wild Acclaim JC, SC, GRC was up at the LGRA meet in Cottage Grove, Oregon and earned the last point for his Supreme Gazehound Race Championship (SGRC)! Congratulations to Margaret Smith and Lesley Brabyn on yet another title for Mocha! Mocha is owned, loved and conditioned by Margaret and co-owned by breeders Lesley and John Brabyn (Timaru Salukis).
Stay tuned for new photos of Mocha!

(8/17/2010) There are new photos of Sky and Ada's pups and Ringo and Cat's pups at four months of age on their pages! Also, there are some new photos of our smooth boys on their pages: Santana Novastar at RFR CC, CM and Santana Hello, Goodbye at RFR. Enjoy!

**Summer fun in Lompoc for Sky!**

Sky at 13 years of age!

(7/31/2010) Ch. Moshire RFR Red Sky CC, CM is pictured above in the ring at the San Angeles Saluki Club Specialty show competing for Best in Veterans Sweepstakes. He won first place in his 11+ year old class this day under breeder Lea Ann Broseus (Silverlea Salukis). He was the oldest entry in the show at over 13 years of age. The weather was perfect and our old guy really enjoyed his weekend on the cool coast!
(Photo by Jim Lonero)

**Abu Dhabi and Ducati are three and a half months old!**

Abu Dhabi!

(7/20/2010) Video of Abu Dhabi has been added. Go to the VIDEOS page to watch him at three and a half months!

(7/16/2010) Videos of the Ringo x Cat pups at seven weeks of age and the Sky x Ada pups at ten weeks of age have been added. Go to the VIDEOS page to watch them!

**A five point major for Charlie Brown at the Huron Valley Specialty show!**

Charlie Brown wins Best of Winners!

(7/9/2010) Desperado PB Charlie Brown JC wins his third major at the Huron Valley Saluki Club Specialty show under breeder/judge Karen Archibald (Jidda Salukis). CB won Winners Dog and Best of Winners and, as always, was shown in the Bred by Exhibitor class by Tina. He now has fourteen points and three majors. Congratulations to Dick and Tina Jumbelick, CB's breeder/owner/handlers!
(Photo by K Booth)

There are new photos of Ringo and Cat's pups on their LITTER PAGE! The pups are over three months old now!

**Blondie wins her second major!!**

Blondie wins her 2nd major!

(7/2/2010) Blue Nile Special Kisses wins her second major at the tender age of fourteen months at the Mid-Del Tinker Kennel Club show under judge Douglas A Johnson! Blondie was Winners Bitch and Best of Winners from the Bred by Exhibitor class for the major and also won Best Bred by Exhibitor Saluki and went on to earn a fourth in the Bred by Exhibitor Hound Group. This was only Blondie's fourth show, so we think there are more big things to come for this little girl! Congratulations to Blondie's breeders and owners, Sara Winsted and Michael McMillan!
(Photo by Melia)

(7/2/2010) The Sky x Ada litter page has new photos of the pups at three (!) months of age, and the Galleries page has a new addition from today's coursing with The Pack is Back! Enjoy!

**Mocha wins in ring, lure and obedience!**

Mocha airborne!

(6/17 - 6/20/2010) Ch. Timaru Wild Acclaim JC, SC, GRC starts out the weekend at the Shasta Kennel Club shows on Thursday and Friday with back to back qualifying scores in Rally Novice. He now needs just one more qualifying score to earn his Rally Novice title! Mocha made it to the breed ring on Friday and won Best of Opposite Sex (with Grand Champion points awarded) under judge Debbie Petersen. After the obedience and show ring victories, Mocha then went to AKC Lure Trials on Saturday and Sunday and earned back to back Best of Breed wins and earned his Senior Courser title. This brings him even closer to his AKC Lure Championship! This boy just keeps on proving what a well rounded, versatile hound he is and we couldn't be prouder of him! Congratulations to Margaret Smith, Mocha's owner and trainer, who keeps giving him all these fantastic opportunities to show his stuff. Thank you Margaret! Mocha is bred and co-owned by John and Lesley Brabyn (Timaru Salukis).
(Photo by Dave Mills Photography)

(6/12/2010) The Sky x Ada and Ringo x Cat litter pages have been updated with new pictures of the puppies. Enjoy!

**Great news from the SCOA National Specialty week and more...!**

(First eleven days of June, 2010) There has been much to celebrate this first week and a half of June! First, Santana Hello, Goodbye at RFR continues his recovery from his injury last July in grand style.

Go Ringo, go!

On the 1st, Ringo ran two fabulous courses with his brother Nova and best friend Zelia and dominated the first course and made his first unassisted take (on a fine, fast hare) since before the injury! Way to go little man! We are so proud of you and so happy to see you back out doing what you do best, running hares!

Teacup and Michael win RWB at the National!

Then, the Sky x Rent puppies are making their ring debuts in fantastic style! Blue Nile Special Promise is the headliner. At the Saluki Club of America National Specialty, not only did she win her 12 - 15 months Futurity class on June 8th, two days later she won her regular 12 - 18 months class AND went on to Reserve Winners Bitch over 141 class bitch entries! All at only thirteen months of age at her first two shows. There are big things to come for this little girl! Congratulations to Sara Winsted and Michael McMillan, breeders of the Blue Nile Special litter!! Go to Sky and Rent's Litter Page to see and read more about this litter and their early accomplishments.

Congratulations are also due to Desperado PB Schroeder at Jazrah CGC, TDI on a very fine fourth place in the large Open Dog class at the SCOA National Specialty under breeder/judge Mr. Jean Louis-Grunheid (Arab-Bahari). "The Schroo" continues to impress judges and win with great consistency! Congratulations to his breeders, Tina and Dick Jumbelick and to his owner, Mary Kline! Schroeder was once again handled by Mary's daughter, Kristen. Good job Kristen!

**Patty completes her ASFA Championship!**

(5/22/2010) Desperado PB Peppermint Patty JC, SC, FCh completed her American Sighthound Field Association title by winning another first place and Best of Breed! Brother Desperado PB Linus JC won first place and Best of Breed the day before, bringing him closer to his ASFA title. The Peanuts Gang just keeps on flying! Congratulations to Dick and Tina Jumbelick (Desperado), owner/breeders of Patty and Linus!
(Photo by Steve Surfman Photography)

**Blondie makes her ring debut!**

Blondie at one year!

(5/17/2010) Blue Nile Special Kisses (Blondie) made her ring debut at the Coronado Kennel Club of New Mexico show in Albuquerque under judge Gloria Geringer and won Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex over group winning specials for her first points, a three point major. What a way to start off a ring career! Congratulations to Sara Winsted and Michael McMillan (Blue Nile Salukis) on Blondie's fine win!

(5/13/2010) Updates today include new photos of five week old pups to the Sky x Ada litter page and the Ringo x Cat litter page. Also, Ringo's Hock page has been updated with a new link to new photos and info!

**Schroeder wins big at Bucks County Kennel Club!**

Another major for Schroeder!

(5/8/2010) Schroeder, Desperado PB Schroeder at Jazrah CGC, TDI, followed up last weekend's Best of Winners win with a four point major at the Garden State Saluki Club Supported Entry at the Bucks County Kennel Club show held in Erwinna, PA! This time, under breeder/judge Terri Fortner-Jackson (Hidasar). Congratulations, once again, to Mary Kline, her daughter, Kristen (who handled Schroeder!) and to his breeders, Dick and Tina Jumbelick (Desperado). This solid, sound boy now has eleven points and both majors!
On the same day, Schroeder's sister, Desperado PB Peppermint Patty JC, SC was Reserve Winners to the bitch major. It was quite a good day for Sky and Chrissie's kids!
(Photo by John Ashbey)

**Happy 13th Birthday, Sky!!**

(5/6/2010) Today is Sky's thirteeth birthday! Click HERE to see his "Birthday Card"!!

**It's a Mother/Daughter weekend at the shows!!**

CHAMPION Zelia!

(5/1 - 5/2/2010) On Saturday, Zelia became CHAMPION Amala Zelia at RFR, CC, CM by winning Winners Bitch and Best of Winners at the Lake Mathews Kennel Club show under judge Karin B Ashe! Then, on Sunday, further north in California, her daughter Ch. Uziduzit Second Amendment CC, CM won Best of Breed and Group III under breeder/judge Linda Scanlon at the Gavilan Kennel Club show! Zelia was handled by Karon, while Zoey, as always, was handled by Lauren Chen. BIG congratulations to our mother/daughter team this weekend! Stay tuned for more of the show photos!
(Photo by Rich Bergman)

Schroeder at 3.5 years!

And, there was more great news from the east coast as Desperado PB Schroeder at Jazrah CGC, TDI continues his quest for his AKC Championship with another Winners Dog and Best of Winners accomplishment at the Wilmington Kennel Club show on Saturday under judge Karen C Wilson. "The Schroo" was lovingly handled to this win by Mary Kline's daughter, Kristen! He has been shown very sparingly thus far, but already has seven points towards his title. Congratulations Mary, Kristen and to breeders, Tina and Dick Jumbelick!

(4/28/2010) We have Ringo updates! Please visit Ringo's Hock and then take a look at "April in The Desert"! We are very proud of our boy and so happy for him to be getting back to action!

Visit the Sky x Ada and Ringo x Cat litter pages to see the pups at four weeks of age!

**More winning for Sky's sons and daughters!!**

Mocha on the run!

(4/23 - 4/25/2010) First, on the west coast, Ch. Timaru Wild Acclaim JC, GRC comes closer and closer to earning his Superior Gazehound Racing Championship, needing just Six more points! Way to go, Margaret and Mocha, congratulations! Mocha is pictured above at the races.
(Photo by Dave Mills Photography)

On the east coast, up in Canada at her first Canadian shows, Am & MBIS UKC Ch. Desperado PB Lucy at Zrkia wins Winners Bitch and Best of Winners on Friday for a three point major!

Zelda wins in Canada!

Then, on Sunday, Winners Bitch and Best of Winners again, for another two points. In one weekend, Zelda has already completed half the journey to earning her third conformation title! Congratulations to Val Bauer, Zelda's owner and handler and to Dick and Tina Jumbelick (Desperado), Zelda's breeders! What a great weekend, coast to coast!

**Ada and Cat's puppies are now three weeks old!**

(4/22/2010) Visit the Sky x Ada Litter page and the Ringo x Cat Litter page to see new photos of the puppies!

Charlie Brown wins Best of Breed!

(4/19/2010) It has been a weekend of good news and bad news. Starting with the good: Desperado PB Charlie Brown JC won three more points, including a Best of Breed over specials at the Harrisburg and Mason & Dixon Kennel Club shows under judges Barbara Cromley and Shelley Hennessey (pictured above). Sister Desperado PB Sally JC also won another point at the Harrisburg show. This brings Charlie Brown's point total to nine and both majors and Sally's to three. Watch for more of the Peanuts Gang at the upcoming shows!
Meanwhile, on the West Coast at the San Angeles Saluki Club specialty and back to back Western Hound shows, Sky's son, Ch. Owl Ridge High Rustler CC, CM, NACC, NACM won the Stud Dog class all three days over competition with his lovely puppies out of Midbar Hamra B'Shemesh CC, CM! Congratulations to Joel Scheinberg and Jean Warner on Rusty's accomplishments from the ring and field, and now as a producer!
On to the bad news: Beautiful Achthamar Badii'ah will be without her puppies this spring. Time will tell if the breeding will be attempted again. Stay tuned...

**Finland and USA pup-dates!**

Ringo and Cat's pups @ 1 week!

(4/11/2010) Check out the latest on Ringo and Catania's puppies on the Ringo x Cat Litter page!

Sky and Ada's pups @ 2 weeks!

(4/11/2010) Check out hte latest on Sky and Ada's puppies on the Sky x Ada Litter page!

**It is a Spring of Duets!!**
Ada and her pups!

(3/28/2010) Fin L-C Ch. Al-Yasamin Adiba has whelped her two lovely offspring sired by Ch. Moshire RFR Red Sky CC, CM! One male, marked exactly like his father, and one female, both black fringed red! Mother and family are doing very well! Go to the Sky x Ada litter page to follow the progress of the pups!

(3/26/2010) Beautiful Ch. Abaqero Kineahora Catania decided that her babies sired by Santana Hello, Goodbye at RFR should come into the world one week early! Despite their early arrival, they are sleek and glossy and full of vigor! They easily learned about joys of nursing and are growing quicky. Both are boys and are black fringed reds! You can follow their progress by going to the Ringo x Cat litter page!

Cat and her 2 day old babies!

(3/23/2010) Please click HERE to see the latest about Ringo's progress from his hock surgery!

**Updates on the ladies in waiting!**

Cat taking it easy!

(3/22/2010) Ch. Abaqero Kineahora Catania is pictured seven weeks in whelp with her litter sired by our Santana Hello, Goodbye at RFR
(75 NOFCA points, Grand Course qualifier)! Her pups are due right around April Fool's Day!

Emma

(3/20/2010) Achthamar Badii'ah has been inseminated via surgical implant with frozen semen from our Santana Novastar at RFR CC, CM!
The puppies will be due the very end of May, just in time for summer!

Ada 7 weeks in whelp!

(3/19/2010) Fin L-C Ch. Al-Yasamin Adiba is pictured seven weeks in whelp with her litter sired by Sky! Her ultrasound showed at least five puppies, which are due right around March 29th!

(3/19 - 3/21/2010) Desperado PB Linus JC and Desperado PB Sally JC win at the shows over the weekend in York, PA! Both are on their way in the ring and on the AKC and ASFA lure coursing fields. Watch for them this year!

**One point to go for Zelia!**

Zelia enjoying a trail run!

(3/14/2010) After a morning at the Apple Valley Kennel club show, where Amala Zelia at RFR CC, CM won Winners Bitch to bring her point total to fourteen with both majors, Zelia enjoys a mountain trail hike near our home. One more point and our little girl will become a CHAMPION!! Shown rarely, due to my commitments showing client dogs, this will be a great achievement for our Zelia! Meanwhile, she will be staying in shape this spring on the trails and while out searching for new coursing frontiers with Nova and Ringo.
Zelia's breeder is Amy L Charles (Amala Salukis)

**Ringo runs with his friends, once again!!**

(3/5/1010) Click Gallery and select "A day on the trails" to see Ringo running free once again with Nova and Zelia!

**Emma is in season!!**

Emma in the snow

(3/5/2010) Emma, Achthamar Badii'ah has just come into season. In a few weeks she will be implanted with frozen semen from our Santana Novastar at RFR CC, CM! If all goes according to plan, Emma will be having puppies near the end of May! Please view the Puppies page for more info.
(Photo by Petteri Kivimaki)

(3/4/2010) Check out the Sky x Rent litter page for new, candid photos of six of the pups at ten months of age! They are growing up fast!

**Ada and Cat are both pregnant!!**

Pregnant Catidoo!

(3/4/2010) It has been confirmed that both Fin L-C Ch. Al-Yasamin Adiba and Ch. Abaqero Kineahora Catania (pictured) are in whelp! Please visit the PUPPIES page for more details!

(2/22/2010) Ringo's page for his hock injury have new photos and info, click HERE! And, the GALLERY page has been updated with a new addition to the Coursing Chronicles. Enjoy!

**Nova will sire his first litter!**

(2/19/2010) Our Santana Novastar at RFR CC, CM will sire his first litter this spring/summer! Please visit the PUPPIES page to learn more about this truly international union!

**WOW, Harley wins the breed hunt at the Grand Course and 3rd overall!!!**

Harley and the Hare!

(2/13 - 2/16/2010) Harley, Timaru Wild Ride CC, CM, NACC, NACM has done it again! He has repeated his 2008 Grand Course breed hunt win this year and won 3rd place overall in the mixed final! Harley has run in only SEVEN hunts this season with FOUR first place wins, one second place and two third place finishes. Believing in quality over quantity, Harley is run against any and all competition and his points per hunt average is a stunning 32.86 this season! What a dog! Congratulations to "Team Harley": Owned, conditioned and run by Jean Warner and Joel Scheinberg, co-owned by Vicky Clarke and bred by Lesley and John Brabyn (Timaru Salukis)!
(Photo by Herb Wells)

**Harley strikes again!!**

(2/6 - 2/7/2010) Timaru Wild Ride CC, CM, NACC, NACM has obtained his NOFCA 500 point award by winning third place on Saturday and first place on Sunday at the hunts this weekend. He also won second place on 1/24/2010. Harley has run in only five hunts this season and has three first place wins, one second and one third. What a fine tribute to his parents, Sky and Autumn he is! Congatulations, once again, team Harley!!

**Ringo and Cat now await their puppies!**

Cat and Ringo

(1/31/2010) After a fun filled weekend of getting to know each other, Ringo and Cat (Ch. Abaqero Kineahora Catania) are now expecting their litter right around Easter! With great expectations, we anticipate smooth and feathered pups in a variety of color that will have great ring and field potential, topped off with personality plus. These pups will be Generation III Desert Bred descendants, and therefore will be AKC registered! Go to the Puppies page to learn more about this upcoming litter and to see the pedigree!

**Sky and Ada have been bred!**

Ada (L) and sister Ameena (R)

(1/26/2010) Fin L-C Ch. Al-Yasamin Adiba (pictured on the left) has been bred to Sky via frozen semen today! The puppies should arrive the very end of March and we are looking forward to this international litter with great joy! Go to the Puppies page to learn more about this upcoming litter and to see the pedigree!
(Photo by Sanja Kuusela)

**Harley wins back to back hunts!**

(1/2 - 1/3/2010) Timaru Wild Ride CC, CM, NACC, NACM (Harley) bursts back onto the coursing fields with back to back first place wins at the hunts this weekend. On Saturday he captures the American Saluki Association Fatimeh Cup for the third consecutive time and on Sunday he repeats and wins first place at the breed hunt. Harley has been sidelined with a toe injury for the first part of this season, but . . . he's BBBAAAAACCCCKKK!!!
Congratulations to Jean Warner and Joel Scheinberg along with co-owner Vicky Clarke on these fantastic acheivements with this exceptional coursing hound. Harley's breeders are John and Lesley Brabyn (Timaru Salukis)!

(12/21/2009) We are pleased to present the first of our "Coursing Chronicles"! Click HERE to check out the action! For years some of you have asked me to write about our coursing adventures and include photos of some of our hunting expeditions. We finally have a camera to help support this endeavor so you can experience (even if vicariously) some of our fun. Enjoy!

**Charlie Brown wins his second major!**

Charlie Brown at 3 years of age!

(12/12/2009) Desperado PB Charlie Brown JC wins major number two at the Lehigh Valley Kennel Club show under Dr. Klaus Anselm! This brings "CB's" point total to six for this young boy who is maturing very nicely and has been very sparingly shown. Also on the same day, CB's sister "Sally", Desperado PB Sally JC won Reserve Winners Bitch. Congratulations Tina and Dick Jumbelick on the pup's nice wins!

**Bandi still has it!!**

Beautiful Bandida!

(11/28/2009) Bandi, Ch. Owl Ridge RFR Angel Fire CC, CM, CBC, NACC, wins a mixed hunt at seven and a half years of age! She was whelped April 4th, 2002 and is a fine tribute to her father, Sky and her mother, Angel. Congratulations Jean and Joel on Bandi's continued success in the field!

**Zoey and Jabu enjoy a day in the ring!!**

Lauren with Zoey and Jan with Jabu!

(10/17/2009) At the Saluki Club of Greater San Francisco specialty show in Pleasanton, California, Lauren Chen and Zoey, Ch. Uziduzit Second Amendment CC, CM, win one of the coveted Award of Merit ribbons and Jan Dawson with Jabu, Owl Ridge Picabo CC, CM, wins her Veteran Bitch class under breeder/judge Jan Buchanan (Auldstane)! Lauren and Zoey are pictured on the left and Jan and Jabu on the right. The following weekend, Zoey wins Best of Opposite Sex at the Sacramento Valley DFA show on Saturday under judge Lee Canalizo and Best of Breed on Sunday under breeder/judge Garry Newton (Solari). Congratulations ladies on your successful weekends!!!
(Photo by Karen Chen)

**Ringo's bride to be is a Champion!!**

(10/10/2009) The beautiful and effervescent "Cat" is now Ch. Abaqero Kineahora Catania. She sailed with ease to her title with this final win at the Valencia Valley Kennel Club of New Mexico show under judge Suzanne Dillin by winning Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex for another major! Congratulations to Frances Zeller and Anne and Frank Vigneri on the completion of Cat's bench title. She will enjoy hare coursing this fall and winter, then relish her romance with our Santana Hello, Goodbye at RFR (Ringo) in the spring! Click HERE to learn more about their upcoming litter!

**Linus begins his lure coursing career!!**

Linus with his spoils!

(9/26/2009) Linus (Desperado PB Linus JC) scores a first place and Best of Breed over champions at his first ASFA lure trial! His sister Patty ran second to him on this day. She was also second place and Linus third place the following day. Both are well on their way towards their lure coursing titles! Linus is pictured above with his breeder/owner/handler, Tina Jumbelick (Desperado Salukis). Congratulations to Dick and Tina Jumbelick on the continued success of this very accomplished litter!
(Photo by Lori Stebritz)

**Zelda wins UKC Best In Show #3!!**

Zelda wins Best in Show!

(9/19/2009) "Zelda" wins her THIRD UKC Best in Show! This makes her Am & MBIS UKC Ch. Desperado PB Lucy at Zrkia! Val and Zelda are on a roll, enjoying both AKC events (with her recent Best of Opposite Sex win at the Huron Valley Saluki Club Specialty show) and UKC events. Congratulations to Val Bauer, Zelda's owner/handler and to Tina and Dick Jumbelick (Desperado), Zelda's breeders and co-owners!

**Wow, back to back AKC lure coursing majors for Patty!!**

Patty on the fly!

(9/5 - 6/2009) Desperado PB Peppermint Patty JC, SC wins back to back first placements at AKC lure trials this weekend for three and four point majors! Congratulations to Tina and Dick Jumbelick on Patty's great performances! Patty's brother, Linus has now received his certification, so he'll be the next on the line for the Desperado Salukis!
(Photo by Steve Surfman Photography)

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