Tobol passed away in September of 2002.  She was the last descendant of my first and beloved Azawakh Jaba that was living with me.  This combined loss instilled a growing sadness in me.  In October I traveled to the states to visit David Moore and his hounds (Azawakh Al-Ifriqiya). He gave me the ten week old puppy Takute as a gift, in part to assuage these feelings of loss, in part as an expression of friendship.  

Kusaylah and Iman, sire and dam of Takute

Iman Al-Ifriqiya

Takute at ten weeks

Takuke is the double great-great grand-daughter of Jaba and even if Jaba is far back in the pedigree the return of this line to my kennel has a great personal meaning for me.  In addition, though Takute displays a highly refined phenotype, it is nonetheless the type that appeals to me and that I hope will make a positive contribution to my breeding program.

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at seventeen months

at two and a half year

Takute whelped her first litter  sired by Multi Champion Kassam of Silverdale in May 2006. She was a passionate mother and after two more vain matings, she finally had another litter   ( X litter)   sired by Al Hara´s Vakuru in November 2008

at three years

at almost seven years

at almost seven years

at seven years

at nine year old after her third litter

at her tenth birthday

at 10,5 years

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