SLEYKH
- Contact :
- Annika Oksa
- Location :
- Dayboro QLD
- Email:
- Reveal Email
I fell in love with sighthounds back in 1995 in my home country of Finland, and was originally involved in breeding and showing of Portuguese Podengos.
I was introduced to Pharaoh Hounds in 2005, when I acquired my foundation bitch Kiya, Ch Skiska Kool Kozmos from Leanne Lewis. Kiya produced a fantastic litter to The Pharaoh Hound of the Year 2008 & 2009 in Finland: INT Ch FIN Ch SWE Ch EST Ch NWY Ch LTU Ch Northgate's Dom Perignon, who is of course closely related to the Crufts 2009 and 2010 Group Winner Northgate's As You Like It. The progeny from this litter achieved some of the best results in the show ring by any Pharaoh Hound in Australia, including the Supreme Champion Sleykh In Central Park (Foodie), winning multiple Best in Shows, Best In Groups, and coming second at the prestigious Dog of the Year.
I continued to try to improve the breed in Australia by importing semen for a top Swedish Pharaoh Hound, Swe Ch FIN Ch Farao Anubis Golden Gait (Roger) in 2014, and this resulted in two beautiful litters, from Aust Supreme Ch Aust Ch Sleykh In Central Park in 2015 and Sleykh Miss Manhattan in 2016. The progeny have again performed well, and helped establish other breeding programs in Australia.
I mainly enjoy the companionship of these beautiful, elegant, yet goofy dogs, and occasionally breed litters if I think the combination is sound, and likely to benefit the breed here in Australia.
