Sire: Kel Tarbanassen Firhoun

Dam: Reckendahl's Innana

I was drawn immediately to the eight week old Zaket at Mrs. Aigeldinger;s kennel (Al Hara's) in November 1992.  I  had to look very  closely to identify her as a brindle as she was less intensely brindled than her sire.  But of course I found this "open" brindling very beautiful as well and in 1994 when the FCI Azawakh standard was amended to include the brindled coat pattern her very successful show career began.

.at one and a half years

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at two and a half years                                                            at eleven and a half years

Zaket was officially licensed for oval track racing in 1994.  Although she clearly preferred lure coursing, she always competed with great self assurance, usually  finishing near the top, and was never disqualified..  I was quite proud when she  received the Racing/Performance Certificate (LU) of the DWZRV. 

head study at nine years

enjoying her last official race at eight years

Zaket whelped Tombouktou´s N-litter (4 males and 3 females, all brindled) in July of 1997.  This litter was the realization of a long held dream to breed Zaket to a desert bred male.  I chose Amanar (also brindled!), the male I had imported from Mali the previous year.  Actually my main reason for making my first trip to Africa was to find a male for Zaket.

Several Azawakh from this litter have been used for breeding (by me as well as other breeders), making Zaket the grand-dam of 27 Azawakh.

the N-Litter at twenty days

Zaket (second from left) with three of her get: Noukheila, Nahalet, and Ndaki

Even at more than eleven years of age Zaket was still very much the matriarch of my all female pack, if in her own very quiet and firm way.  She is still in excellent physical condition, self-assured and friendly.  Because of her relaxed nature, she is almost always off-leash on our daily walks.

at eleven years

at almost 14 years with some of her grandchildren

at 14 years and two month

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