SALUKI WORLD CONGRESS 2008

TO BE HELD IN FINLAND


The Saluki community of Finland, the biggest per capita Saluki Country
in the Western world, wishes to extend a heartfelt welcome to breed
enthusiasts from every corner of the globe. In addition to fascinating
seminars on different aspects of the breed from a variety of speakers,
we offer the chance to attend and/or take part in several competitions
to be held in conjuntion with the congress. Experience it all:


26.-27.06. The International Saluki Lure-Coursing Competition

27.06. The National Saluki Specialty (Judges Mrs. Rosemary Lewis of
the Knightellington Salukis, England, and Dr. JoAnn van Arsdale of the
Chubasco Salukis, USA)

28.06. The National Sighthound Specialty

30.06. Seminars

01.07. Seminars and the Saluki Racing Competition

02.07. The Saluki Racing Competition

The Congress offers a wide selection of speakers and panel discussions
on all aspects of the breed and its history:

Dr. Riitta Aho (DVM) (Finland) - Saluki movement and conformation
Dr. JoAnn van Arsdale (DVM) (USA) - Saluki Health
Dr. John Burchard (Ph.D) (USA) - hunting and coursing
Sir Terence Clark (UK) - Salukis in the countries of origin
Dr. Espen Engh (DVM) (Norway) - Saluki types and trends around the world
Ms. Karin Hedberg (Sweden) - Saluki temperament
Ms. Dagmar Hintzenberg-Freisleben (Germany) - Saluki activities
Ms. Annika Kutilainen (Finland) - Saluki colours and their inheritance
Brian Duggan and Mary Beth Rogers (USA) - Saluki history
Hamad Alghanem (UAE) - A life with Salukis

The number of tickets available for this high quality seminar is
limited to 150 to secure a convenient and interactive occasion for the
audience. Tickets for both seminar days are 70 euros for members of
the Finnish Saluki Club, and 80 euros for non-members.

The venue for the seminars, the shows and the lure coursing
competition is at the
historical Mustiala Faculty of Agriculture. Agricultural education has
been provided at Mustiala since 1840. Mustiala college and campus
consists of beautiful 19th century buildings, surrounded by fields and
forests at a typical Finnish lakeside.

Mustiala is centrally located and within easy reach in Southern
Finland 110 kilometres northwest from the Helsinki Airport and 100
kilometres northeast from the town of Turku.

The racing competitions will
be held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, at the Helsinki
Sighthound Center, close to the Helsinki Airport. The center is
managed by the Helsinki Sighthound Club that celebrated its 45th
anniversary in 2006.

The World Dog Show 2008 will be held in Stockholm in Sweden, the
neighbouring country of Finland, just after the Saluki World Congress.

Spread the word and join us in a celebration of the ageless,
boundless, incomparable Saluki!

For registration and more information contact:


On behalf of the Finnish Saluki Club,


Micaela Lehtonen

Metsäkulmantie 27

FIN-14770 Eteläinen

Finland

Phone: +358-(0)41-483 2630

E-mail: qashani@gmail.com