The first Saluki World Congress ...

... took place from 26 June to 2 July 2008 in Finland. Numerous friends of the Saluki-breed from all over the world followed the invitation of the Finnish Saluki-Club.

Within a week there were the following events:

• International Lure Coursing
• National Specialty Saluki
• National Sighthound Show
• Unofficial Open Show For Salukis
• Lecture on "Saluki Art" in India by Deena Talbot and Irene Holt
• Exhibition "Salukis in Art"
• Two-day-seminar with the following Speakers:
  Lena Stahlhandske (AUS), Hamad Al-Ghanem (UAE), Brian Duggan (USA), Säde Hohteri (Fi), Karin Hedberg (S), Mary Dee Sist (USA), Hannes Lohi (FI), Sir Terence Clark (UK), John Burchard (USA)and Dagmar Hintzenberg-Freisleben (Germany)

• International & Nordic Race Championship 2008
• Evening Banquet in a typically Finnish barn
• Sightseeing tour on myself through Helsinki

I hereby would like to thank the whole Congress Committee of the Finnish Saluki Club and all people as well who helped that this visit became such a great event to the first Saluki World Congress in Mustiala/Finland!

An article on the first Saluki World Congress will be also published soon here.

August 2008, Dr. Margrit Miekeley

Part 1

• Flight to Helsinki from Duesseldorf by Finnair
• On the road to Forssa in the surrounding of Mustiala/Tammela
• Opening Ceremonies and Visitors from all over the World
• International Lure Coursing

Part 2

• The National Saluki Specialty

Part 3

• The National Sighthound Specialty

Part 4

• The Unofficial Open Show For Salukis

Part 5

• Two-Days-Seminar
• International & Nordic Race Championship
• Sightseeing Tour by myself through Helsinki
• Return Flight to Germany