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Saluki Gazelle Hound Database and Breed Information ExchangeZUVENDI - Miss Hester Jesson
1. From weekly breed notes January 1999 (Michael Williams)
In previous weeks notes I said I would print a full obituary of Miss Hester Jesson and I would like to thank Mrs June Applebee-Burt for sending the following information through: "I regret to have to announce the death, on December 30th, of Miss Hester Jesson at the age of 87. I had known Hester for many years and had got to know her better since I moved into the same county. I shall miss her. As well as dogs Hester loved horses and rode and had owned her own in the past. Her first dogs had been a pair of blue whippet x greyhound but in the late 1960s she bought her first Saluki from Miss Watkins. Windswift Shahin, however, fell into disgrace for chasing sheep and was transferred to Peter Yardley where she could be out of temptation, Windswift Asheba caused no such trouble and in march 1969 she had a litter to Ch Bedouin Caliph. The puppies were registered under the prefix Zuvendi and Hester kept Z. Calendula. Calendula had two litters, one sired by Windseift Talib and one by Sirhan Rumm of Winswift, whom Hester also owned. Later Hester housed Winswift Clio. By that time, however, Heater had got her first Buhund, with which breed she had more success. But really she enjoyed the shows for the pleasure of meeting people who shared her interests and watching the dogs. Her other canine interest lay in training and giving her dogs, of whatever breed, something to think about and do other than the show ring and showing. She was a member of the Bridport Dog Training Club and was its President for many years. Hester was a good friend. She might tell you off if she thought you were wrong but she wouldn't let you down. She also had a neat way with words and a clever pen. The early Saluki Club magazines includes many of her stories and verses, always submitted, however, under a variety of nom-de-plume. As Editor I was glad to have them as they were good value and different.
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