**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!!**
(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!!**
(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!!!**
(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!**
(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!**
(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!**
(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!!**
(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!!**
(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!!**
(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!!**
(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!!**
(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)
**Zelda wins at the Huron Valley Saluki Club Specialty show!!**
(8/27/2009) Am & UKC BIS Ch. Desperado PB Lucy at Zrkia (Zelda) wins Best of Opposite Sex at the Huron Valley Saluki Club specialty show under breeder/judge Diane Divin (Awn Salukis)! What a great way for Zelda to celebrate her third bithday! Congratulations to Val Bauer, Zelda's owner and handler and Tina and Dick Jumbelick (Desperado), Zelda's breeders and co-owners! Zelda is from the Sky x Chrissie litter.
Zelda's sister, Deperado PB Peppermint Patty JC has also earned her Senior Courser title and is well on her way to her AKC championships in both ring and field. These girls are quite well accomplished at only three years of age!
**More exciting news for this summer!**
(8/5/2009) Plans for the Spring of 2010 union of Ringo (Santana Hello, Goodbye at RFR) and Abaqero Kineahora Catania have been made! Go to the PUPPIES page to learn about "Cat" and her future plans with Ringo!
(Photos by Cook Phodography (right) and Ginger Johnson (left))
**WOW, Peppermint Patty wins the Sighthound Spree!!!**
(8/2/2009) Desperado PB Peppermint Patty JC wins the 2009 Sighthound Spree! This is a two day event with conformation on Saturday and ASFA Lure Coursing on Sunday. The overall winner is the hound that earns the most points by dogs defeated in both conformation and coursing. Congratulations to Tina and Dick Jumbelick, Patty's breeders and owners on this wonderful accomplishment! This was Tina's third time winning this event, but her first with a Saluki!
(Photo by Ed Allison)
**Run boy, run!**
(7/12/2009) Our Santana Novastar at RFR, CC, CM gave running the lure a try and he really seems to love it! Some ASFA lure coursing and LGRA racing just might be on the horizon for our very athletic and intense young man!
(Photo by Jeff and Lori of Bunny Runners Photography)
**Mocha earns his racing championship!**
(6/28/2009) Mocha is now Ch. Timaru Wild Acclaim JC, GRC!! Mocha won three consecutive heats in Cottage Grove, Oregon at the LGRA races to complete the requirements for his racing title. Congratulations to owner Margaret Smith and breeder/co-owner Lesley Brabyn (Timaru Salukis) on all of Mocha's wonderful acheivements. We are looking forward to seeing what the next endeavors will be for this versatile, young boy!
(Photo by Monica Admire)
**Mocha wins again in the ring and on the field!**
(6/11 - 14/2009) Congratulations to Margaret Smith and Mocha, Ch. Timaru Wild Acclaim JC, on earning two more Best of Breed wins at the Mt Shasta Kennel Club shows under judges Mrs. Toddie Clark and Mr. Richard Reynolds! Then, on Sunday, Mocha won Best of Breed at another AKC Lure Trial! Talk about a dual purpose winning weekend for a dual purpose hound! Congratulations also to Mocha's breeders, Lesley and John Brabyn ~ Timaru Salukis!!
**Sally wins her first point!**
(5/30/2009) Desperado PB Sally JC won her first point by going Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex over a special at the Huntingdon Valley Kennel Club show under judge Daniel Smyth. She is on her way! Congratulations to Tina and Dick Jumbelick (Desperado)!
**Happy 12th Birthday Sky!!!**
(5/6/2009) "Sky" is celebrating his 12th birthday today! Click HERE to open his card and see recent photos of him. Filet Minon tonight my dear friend!
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