GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 60-70cm (23½”-27½”).
Colour: Sable or fawn with or without a black muzzle.
Coat: Tough, short and fine.
Gait: Free flowing and capable of great speed.
These elegant sight hounds must be muscular and lean. The flat, moderately broad skull has a pronounced occiput, while the equally long muzzle is wedge shaped. A barely perceptible stop separates large dark obliquely slanting eyes. The ears normally hang to the side of the head, but at times may be flung back. The arched neck runs into a body with well laid shoulders, a chest that nearly reaches the elbows and then cuts up sharply to the abdomen. Well boned fore and hindlegs are long with good hind angulation and thin oval feet. The long tail is carried out, but never over the back.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Being similar to the smooth coated variety of Saluki, this breed often is mistaken for one of them. Sloughis may be either a heavier compact ‘mountain’ type, or a more slender ‘desert’ type. One of the rarer sight hounds, they display gentleness, reliability with children, discernment with strangers and a natural guarding instinct. Periodically, they benefit from being taken for racing or lure coursing, where they can stretch out in a full gallop. Like most sighthounds, they are not big eaters and their coats require minimal care. They do not handle the cold well and might need coats during winter.
HISTORY
Sharing the same ancestry as other members of the sighthound family, Sloughis’ origins can be found in the original Egyptian Greyhound who was depicted so often on the walls of tombs. Later they moved with nomads across Africa to Morocco, where they were reported to be self-appointed guardians in their villages, guarding their masters’ homes either in front or from the roof. Once a predator was sighted and attacked by one Sloughi, reinforcements from neighbouring dogs were immediately on hand to give support. When the fray was over, the Sloughis returned to their normal observation posts at the homes of their own masters.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 43-50cm (l7”-19½”).
Colour: Wheaten - a clear pale yellow to fawn.
Coat: Soft, silky and either loosely waved or slightly curly.
Gait: Free flowing with good hind propulsion - head and tail carried high.
A medium sized compact dog whose attractive colouring and silky coat make Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers stand out in the terrier group at dog shows. The dark hazel eyes under strong brows are set mid way between the flat skull and the square muzzle. The high set ‘V’ shaped ears, like the skull, are covered in plenty of hair. The slightly arched neck runs into well laid back shoulders and a moderately wide chest. Fore and hind legs are well muscled and the stifles must be well bent. The customary docked tail measures between 10-13cm (3”- 4”) and is carried erect.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
The Wheaten’s temperament combines the Terrier intelligence and alertness, but being people orientated, they are dependent on their owners whom they love and are anxious to please. Harsh or too strict treatment of this breed can result in them becoming stubborn. While they will bark at strangers, generally they are quieter than most of the smaller terriers.
Similar to many members of the sight hound family, this breed also is sensitive to anaesthesia and vets should be notified of this fact. While the coat does not shed seasonally, the Wheaten does need regular grooming and this should commence from puppyhood. Unlike the Kerry Blue Terrier, these terriers need not be heavily trimmed.
HISTORY
Along with many other terriers, the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier is presumed to have been evolved from the old English rough coated black and tan terrier, with infusions of the Skye Terrier and some Irish breeds. These dogs fulfilled the needs of the farmers of earlier times by acquitting themselves well with cattle, as a guard dog, a hunter and a shooting companion and generally became a canine jack-of-all-trades.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Height at the shoulder: Minimum size for males 77 cm; Minimum size for females 72 cm
It is desirable that the size in males is over 80 cm, and in females over 75cm. There is no upper limit.
It is a dog of great size, taller than average, of medium proportions. Well balanced, very powerful and muscular. Compact bone structure. Massive head and a body covered with a semi-long coat. Most important are balance and functional harmony in the dog standing as well as on the move. His bark is raucous, low-pitched and deep, very sonorous, audible from a considerable distance.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
He is a very intelligent dog, not without beauty, whose expression manifests both these qualities. Rustic, affectionate, kind and noble, he is very determined when facing dangerous animals and in front of strangers, especially when he has the opportunity to defend and protect farms or cattle. In his behaviour, one can see it is a dog sure of himself, determining his strength because he is aware of his enormous power.
The coat is dense, thick, medium length, smooth, distributed all over the body down to the between the toes. Two types of coat are distinguished; covering coat on the back and another protecting type on the ribcage and the flanks. Shorter on the legs, longer and silky on the tail.
The colours most popular are self-coloured like yellow, fawn, red, black, wolf colour and deer colour. Also allowable are the combined colours like brindle, parti-coloured or dogs with a white collar.
HISTORY
Guard and defense. The breed is closely related to the seasonal moving in the livestock, and especially the Merino livestock which he already accompanied at the time of the “Mesta” (association, in the Middle-age, of breeders of the wandering herds) by defending them from wolves and other predators, all along their journey from one location to another and on the grazing pastures, in all seasons and sites. Actually he accompanies numerous herds, whether sedentary or wandering by fulfilling his ancestral task. He performs in the same way the function of guard and protection of farms, people and properties in general.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: approx. 65-70cm (24½”-27½”).
Colour: Orange, mahogany/brindle, red/brindle all with white patches on the body, muzzle, blaze, collar, chest, forelegs, feet and tail end. Coat: Rough coats - dense and flat, fuller around neck. Smooth coats - close
and hound-like with slight thigh, tail and feet feathering.
Gait: Easy extension, unhurried, smooth and ground covering.
These majestic dogs are well proportioned with massive skull and a shorter square muzzle. The deep set eyes with drooping lower lids show some haw. The lengthy neck with some dewlap, runs into a broad straight back and a deep chest. The tail may be carried low or raised, but never over the back. The well boned and well angulated legs finish with large compact feet.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
These gentle giants are benevolent, dignified and intelligent. They are totally loyal, love children and are easy to train. One must be prepared for them to slobber at times. During the growth period of puppyhood to over one year of age, they require plenty of bone forming additives, vitamins, minerals and exercise in order to develop the muscle needed to carry their large frame. As adults they are not overly active so do not need as much space. Coat care is not difficult and only periodic brushing is required.
HISTORY
Evolved from the Asian mastiff family, these dogs moved through Greece to Italy and then further into Europe. By around 1000 AD, due to the Swiss monk Bernard de Menthon (from whom they took their name) the breed had established a reputation for assisting lost travellers. Never given formal training, the young dogs learnt their skills through imitating the adults. Their ability to scent out stranded people in the snow was phenomenal, often keeping the victim warm by lying each side of the body, while another dog returned to raise the alarm. Over the centuries, due to inbreeding, it became necessary to outcross to Newfoundlands and Pyrenean Mountain dogs. Unfortunately these crosses brought in rough coated varieties whose coats collected snow which weighed them down in icy weather.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 35.5-41cm (14”-16”).
Colour: Red, white, blue, black, brindle and fawn with or without white markings.
Coat: Smooth, short and close.
Gait: Legs moving parallel when viewed from the front and the rear.
These extremely muscular dogs have bodies which slightly resemble Bull Terriers. The heads must be broad with unusually prominent cheek muscles, with a well defined stop and a muzzle that is short and powerful. The ears may be either half pricked, or rose shaped folding back. The muscular neck is rather short and widens into extremely powerful shoulders and a broad chest. This results in widely set forelegs which finish with well padded feet either pointing forward or turning out a little. The loins are more lightly built than the shoulders, and the lowset and low carried tail tapers to a point. The hindlegs must be muscular and the stifles well bent.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Being bold, fearless and reliable, these dogs respond well to the attention and training that would be dispensed to a child. They are ‘people’ orientated and are happiest in a domestic environment rather than out in a yard on their own. In order to maintain the correct muscle tone, this breed needs plenty of good exercise. Due to the indomitable courage expected of them, when they were forced to perform in the now banned dog fights, care must be taken to see that their training emphasizes peaceful relationships with other dogs.
HISTORY
Early in the 19th century, when mining folk in Staffordshire wanted a suitable dog for pit fighting, they crossed the Bulldog with the old English terrier aiming for strength, spirit, tenacity and agility. In those early days, this breed was known as the Bull and Terrier, or, the Half and Half. While not being savage by nature, through training to fight and battle from puppy hood onwards, they soon learnt to fulfill the expectations of their master.