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Saluki Gazelle Hound Database and Breed Information ExchangeWINDSWIFT - Vera Watkins
1. From weekly breed notes November 1996 (Michael Williams)
John Hudson, Saluki Club PRO has sent the following: "I expect you will already heard that Vera Watkins has died. She passed away on October 3rd 1996 and the funeral will be on Wednesday 16th October at Netherbury church in Dorset at 2.30 p.m. It is suggested that there should be no flowers but people may make donations instead to the Saluki Welfare Fund."
Vera H Watkins was a member of the Saluki establishment for so many years. As it was with her friend, Helen Baker, we the Saluki fraternity, are lessened by her passing. Vera herself told us the story of her being allocated to Salukis, as the breed most suited to her, by her fellow officers, during an after dinner discussion in 1943. Two years later Zahara Zulieka was acquired and a lifetime of allegiance to the breed followed. It would not be right to discuss age but to say that Vera graduated from Oxford University in 1926 gives one an indication of her years, her intellect and her character, having become a successful woman in the commercial world at a time when circumstances precluded such occurences. The list of Windswift champions and important foundation stock is a large one. The 'Saluki Companion of Kings' was a book written by Vera and became a vital item to be collected by all Saluki devotees. My memory is of a person with much personality and grit. People like Vera Watkins are rare and we must cherish her memory.
2. Pedigree research and notes February 2000 (Steve Tillotson)
Shown below is the pedigree of the last registered Windswift litter in 1986. We will add to these brief notes in the future, if you can contribute, please do, we would love to hear from you. Steve.
Pedigree of WINDSWIFT SPARKLE Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents Windswift Wizz Shamsir Partly Sunny Sprinagar Cirrus Al Talat Srinagar Sunara Surya Srinagar Var Hubini Al Talat Windswift Timmin Windswift Sulayman Windswift Jibli Windswift Dhiafa Windswift Saba Windswift Huardhi Windswift Jibli Windswift Dhafir Sirhan Bumn of Windswift Windswift Ishtar Windswift Kherim Windswift Dhalul Windswift Saba Windswift Huardhi Windswift Jibli Windswift Dhafir Sirhan Bumn of Windswift Windswift Ishtar Ch Windswift Tarfa Tani Windswift Sulayman Windswift Vizier Windswift Tufala Windswift Khashil Ch Bedouin Caliph Windswift Shahana GoTo SALUKI KENNEL/BREED HISTORY