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Our
HistoryCasablanca de Saha is one of the oldest kennels in Spain. It was recognized by The Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 1972 and given the number 9/72. Our general register number is 564.
But
our relationship with dogs goes back to the year 1968, when
we were
so
lucky to meet Saha, a charming female Irish Setter, born in
March, who came, saw and won. Wild, impetuous and very endearing, she never
learnt to hunt. She
was supposed to learn, as it is a quality of the breed. But what she really
loved was to run after pigeons, when we went for a walk to the park, after
birds
in the country, or after anything moving, even though it was only a piece of
paper moved by the wind.
But,
on the other hand, she learnt how to sit on a motorbike, an old "Vespa",
our mean of transport in that time. She traveled sitting completely quiet
between
the driver’s knees, with her head leaving to one of the sides, breathing
the air with her eyes half-opened. It must have been a real pleasure for her.
Usually
it was not necessary to have her bent: she rarely ran away from us and at
our
first call she always approached quickly, asking for caresses. She was a member
of our family and considered herself as our son’s mother. We just
had to look at her raising her head, breathing the air and rushing to our
son’s
bedroom, to know that we had to get there quickly to "help" her to
change his "wet" napkins.
But she also felt a film star when she was taking part of one of those "Beauty Competitions", which led to what is known today as "Dog Sows". She acted as a real miss and always won a prize. How happy we were!. I keep a lot of memories of that friend that make me, still nowadays, love to be surrounded by my dogs.
And I hope that the day when we meet in the Rainbow Bridge, I will be able to put my hand on her head again, patting her and looking into her eyes; she will fill me with her thoughts and we will return to our wild adventures, running, jumping, laughing, barking and feeling on my face all her kisses, and...
Many
came after her... Jenny, a mystical Dalmatian; Shaika, the stunning Harlequin
Great Dane; Lassie, a Collie; Pelé, which looked much more like a
little horse than a big Great Dane; Azor, a Drathaar, specialist in jumping
over
the fence
and
stealing our neighbor’s chickens. Tundra, a boxer, who placed herself
on the steps of the staircase to avoid our son rolling down; Cuca, the great
Teckel lady, a hunter and a house keeper, that aroused my friends Paquita
Parreño
and Fernando Largo’s desire to breed the marvelous Teckel dogs that
today have their affix; Spet, my first Champion; and Mig, Zala, Gara, Winna,
Frisa,
Barbra, Belize, Candia, Zora, Karina, Carissa, Christie, Pal, Xito, Troppi,
Tupi, Jock, Chino, Danny, Bella, Feria, Feona, Sonja, Sita, Trouble, Lucky,
Bebe, Silvana, Fagun, Clarita, Bell, Andra, Bessy, Flame, Hady, Taiga, Coco...
and so many others which have been with me during all these years at home
and in
Shows. Many of them were excellent representatives of their breeds and became
champions, but above all, all of them were excellent
friends and mates.
Many
of the most popular breeds have had a representative in my house: Great
Danes, German
Shepherds, white and black Poodles, Irish Setters, Pointers, Drathaars, Dobermans,
Pekinese, Boxers, Dachshunds, cockers, etc. There is so much time throughout
thirty years!
