Bear, one of the last survivors of John Burchard's Tepe Gawra salukis, died last week. He was 13.
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Int. Ch. Tepe Gawra Baariz, CC, CM, FCh ("Bear")
(October 9, 1995 - August 13, 2008)
photo by Else Karin Rossebø, 10/28/2006
He was a great hunter and always a gentleman. Here he is at Casa Q in his younger days.
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He was preceded by his old mate Badaari earlier this year.
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Tepe Gawra Badaari
(October 9, 1995 - September 29, 2007)
photo by John Burchard, 12/22/2004
I am glad that John has our Tigger and Prince, a young dog of his old line, to carry on both bloodlines.
Of course, he might have to leave California to do so.
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Int. Ch. Tepe Gawra Baariz, CC, CM, FCh ("Bear")
(October 9, 1995 - August 13, 2008)
photo by Else Karin Rossebø, 10/28/2006
He was a great hunter and always a gentleman. Here he is at Casa Q in his younger days.
He was preceded by his old mate Badaari earlier this year.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzQ1ZXL4Bgh2pyAgdm32YvYVGd6fdORwVOBUqH217cYe_tucfxAgJVte0pEOo0FoV5C5c5qji33dW3V3udFmTbNop7gz_HbXE2gcS2sbx9mJ9jZoL7aIGwiDCjtwUQRFThFytxA/s400/Badaari1.jpg)
Tepe Gawra Badaari
(October 9, 1995 - September 29, 2007)
photo by John Burchard, 12/22/2004
I am glad that John has our Tigger and Prince, a young dog of his old line, to carry on both bloodlines.
Of course, he might have to leave California to do so.
3 comments:
Greetings from a long-time reader from Finland. My condolences: I was very sorry to read about your beautiful salukis passing away. I have the pleasure of sharing my home with a descendant of one of Mr Burchard's Syrian imports (making her a half-sister of Menjad Zafar Al-Baida, I believe) and have been reading about your dogs with great interest. The tazis are truly stunning.
I'm so sorry to hear this.
Here is a photo of Bear and Badaari together, in California in 2006:
http://picasaweb.google.com/HHoulahan/Salukis
Badaari, convinced that she is due to have pups, is digging a nest, and does not care in whose face she kicks sand. Bear bears what he must.
Indeed a loss. Sleep well Bear.
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