Azawakh Idiiyat-es-Sahel Homepage

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Afalkou Idiiyat-es-Sahel

Idi Tin Hinan Batna (bred by Brigitte Washington, Reunion Island)

Batna whelped four male and three female puppies on Dec. 22, al hamdullilah. They are called Choum, Mahdjoub, Tadaksahak, Timimoun, Saida-Chadin and Tashawit. I chose Algerian names in honor of their ancestors (unique in western breeding programs: Mabrouk and Duke, both desert breds imported to France from southern Algeria) as well as the birthplace of the breeder of Batna, she herself having been born in a small village in Algeria. There may be puppies available from this litter. Please email me for further information.

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I have fallen behind with updating the site...please bear with me. If you have questions regarding the availability of puppies for sale or dogs available for adoption, please email me and I will get back to you.

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about me the idi the culture recent litters waiting list news links email us

...2007 Litters Born, al hamdullilah...

.........443 new images from late April/early May 2007.........

327 new imgaes from early March 2007 two puppies imported from Ile de la Reunion

third and fourth puppies / second importation

Imouyene Litter Amenzu X Tawinak Litter Showq Litter

I spent a month in Africa Jan./Feb. 2007 and will be posting images from this historic 17th Annual ABIS Expedition during the coming days. The following slideshows contain unique images from the personal perspectives of several of the members of the expedition.

Marya Morales Slideshow

Christiane Thier-Rostang Slideshow

Gerhard Hans Slideshow

Corine Lundqvist Slideshow

The fifth slideshow can be seen by clicking here. It contains images of the expedition members and their puppies, etc.

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click on the image above to order the new ABIS Expedition 2006 DVD!

azawakh al-ifriqiya photo archive photos on 11/13/05

search within this site some thoughts five galleries published 05/18/05 various galleries

click to download the ABIS documentary of Azawakh/idi in the Sahel

click on the image below to see our Arabian horses

Our primary goal as breeders is to breed typical Azawakh; specimens exhibiting the essential characteristics and qualities of Africa's Sahelian sighthounds; specimens which display archetypal structural traits and temperaments as well as an over-riding mixture of nobleness and gentleness. Azawakh In the Sahel are called idi: dog. Both terms will be used interchangeably throughout the site.

We've tried to create a website that is at once evocative and informative. Text is minimal but the site contains hundreds of images of the idi as well as images from the culture of the Kel Tamasheq. Parts of the site show azawakh in the Sahel where they continue to play their traditional roles in the lifestyle and economy of one of the earth's oldest and most endangered cultures: idi in the Sahel

On this site we present some of the philosophy, goals and results of our breeding program. Since purchasing the first male in 1990 sixteen litters have been bred; seven under the name Al-Ifriqiya and nine under the name Idiiyat es Sahel (the first two of these in partnership with Gabriele Meissen, Tombouktou's Azawakh, Germany). We are particularly indebted to the breeders of our foundation stock: Ingrid Aigeldinger/Gabriele Meissen (Al-Hara's Tarada), Gisela Cook-Schmidt (Reckendahl's Isesi), Ayad ag Intangoum (Hatshepsut), Alberto Rossi (Tigidit Fasiqqi), Monika Kessler (Debakkar Kel Dahoussahaq) and again Gabriele Meissen (Taytok, imported from the Sahel).

We live with the dogs on a small farm in Georgia along with Asil Arabian horses and some chickens. The dogs are raised in a very natural way within a pack hierarchy. They are fed their traditional diet of millet and milk with limited supplements.

Visitors are always welcome. We strongly recommend anyone considering purchasing an Azawakh/idi to do their research and spend some time getting to know the race. The Azawakh is to a Golden Retriever what a falcon is to a songbird! Listen to your instincts: if the images of the dogs touch you on some primal level, if you feel some connection to the history and cultures of the Sahel, if you can respect creatures possessed of relentless independence and self-reliance, creatures devoid of slavish tendencies and disinclined to overt displays of obedience....if you are willing to learn from other creatures and not just command and teach....this just might be the dog for you.

Know this: the idi are not pets; rather they are our beloved companions, respected and admired; creatures who never cease to fascinate.

We hope our site will contribute to greater understanding of the unique qualities of the idi, this canine treasure of Africa's Sahel, and to greater appreciation of the idi's place both in history and in contemporary Sahelian culture, Insh'Allah.

Siqqi (Reckendahl's Isesi), foundation male

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David Moore

Azawakh Idiiyat-es-Sahel

706-599-9417

Aman, Iman.

[Tamasheq proverb roughly translated as "water is life"]

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09/22/2007