Domiko Kennel

12/24/2024

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from all of us here. May you holidays be blessed.

10/27/2024

Congratulations to all the 2024 Azawakh National Specialty winners, especially GCHS Starfire's Kamikaze of Orisha, who repeated his 2023 BISS win. Congrats to his breeders Tony Cabrera and Fabian Arriente and owners Essie and Jordan Yates. 🎖🙌🌠

I’m sad that we missed this year’s event, especially since I was looking forward to showing under breed expert David Miller. However, if I had to skip a National, I have no regrets about staying home if the reason is to care for my 8 ten-week-old puppies.

I look forward to attending next year with Silver, who turns 6 months old 2 November. Aslaam Nasirudin is excited to attend as well to show Travis, his puppy from Ksenia. We are so happy to get these youngsters out for everyone to see.

10/18/2024

Anyone who knows me knows that I love sharing and speaking to the breed I love, the Azawakh. Here's an interview I did that is in the current Showsight magazine regarding Azawakh and my thoughts and experiences in the world of purebred dogs.

Discover Doug Koger's journey in breeding Azawakh dogs, his passion for the breed, and insights on the dog show community.

10/03/2024

It’s so wonderful to go to work at a place with people who are so kind. Sometimes you get a bonus in life. I joined a new company and now have incredible new friends. 🎯❤️

08/20/2024

Rescue Alert!!! These 3 Azawakh/Saluki mix puppies were brought into a shelter in Tallahassee, FL last night. It seems the person who owned the Saluki has passed away and his partner who has the Azawakh wasn't in a position to keep them. Saluki rescue is assisting with this since there is no official Azawakh rescue. There are 2 boys and 1 girl. They are 12 weeks old and have already been spayed/neutered. Please share this, and let's try to help.

08/19/2024

Happy Monday, everyone! I'm sharing my newest musical obsession to start our week with a dance. I shared last week how I've fallen heavily for Chappell Rose and she's still playing continuously here. But I've added a new emerging artist to the playlist. She's incredible. If Grimes and Kate Bush had a baby, she would be Hemlocke Spring. Do yourself a favor and listen.

Album · 2023 · 7 Songs

08/19/2024

Sergei (Gran Vencidor Abioy) and Khai (Khai Ayur-es-Sahel) wanted a little attention today also. Both of these gorgeous Azawakh are loved by me and Lilia Berezkina. Lilia bred the gorgeous Khai who is only the 2nd Azawakh to ever win the Grand Seiger at an IABCA show in addition to being Best of Winners at the AKC Nationals in 2023.

08/18/2024

My new happy little family.

GCH Seydou of Silverdale x MBISOH GCHB Eidi n'Amanar

08/08/2024

Check out my blog post https://wix.to/75NRThM

In the world of canine breeding, there's a delicate art to preserving the unique characteristics of a breed while maintaining its health and vitality. Azawakh, the elegant slender dogs with roots in the Sahel region of Africa, are no exception. Today, we delve into the captivating world of Azawakh b...

07/29/2024

I saw this video from class yesterday, and I knew I had to share it. At our handling class, Dogs by Mara, our instructor Mara Powell has us switch dogs with each other. For my breed, the Azawakh, this is so beneficial on many levels. The dog then can be handed off in the ring if you enter 2 dogs and have to take both back into the ring and it helps the dog become more secure in any environment. At least those are some ways I've benefitted from this. But that isn't the reason I'm sharing this video.

It is important to show the dog on a loose lead in Azawakh specifically and for other breeds generally. I love how Mara, our instructor, enforces that with all of us in class. For an Azawakh, pulling up on the lead or having it too tight results in the hackney movement we have been seeing so much of lately. It exaggerates this hackney action even more on a dog with a poorly built front that is too narrow. This video shows exactly how the dog moves differently on a tight vs loose lead.

07/16/2024

Puppies expected mid August. ❤️😁🤰🏼🍾

07/10/2024

https://showsightmagazine.com/the-parent-club-dilemma/

This. Bravo Doug Johnson for calling out the issues with parent clubs today. I've said this many times before, they are nothing more than cliques for the most part. I can relate to this article fully. While I am a full member of the parent club for my breed - and the 1 person in the club who has championed the breed for the longest in the US- (I was accepted when the breed club was aiming for recognition and needed members to obtain this, so I was allowed in) another long time person in the breed I sponsored was not admitted. In our breed club, one kennel controls every position on the Board. We have no diversity in that area. If that kennel doesn't like you, or if you beat their dogs too often, then you aren't allowed in. The pettiness of this is insane to me. In my case, I sponsored a person who has been in the breed as long as I have. This person is the person who bred the only American-bred dog of our breed ever to win Westminster and the first male to do so. When I sponsored this person, they were denied. I objected at our annual meeting, and while making my case for membership, the Secretary of the club, who had the former top dog and was threatened by my friends, objected to their membership bc they said this person was "too controversial". Of course, I asked how we define controversial and the President of the club went - in the words of a judge friend who was in the meeting - unhinged. The call was rapidly ended with no one else allowed to speak or ask questions. Inappropriate things were shared by the President and, yes, were reported to AKC. At the end of the day though, the club got what they wanted and blocked my friend, one of the originals in our rare breed in the US, from joining. The "clique" was able to keep out the person they didn't like. In a sport that is struggling to maintain participation, this is exactly what is doing harm to it. We need to be open. We need to welcome people in with different views. We need to listen more and talk less. We need to be inclusive. I cant speak for the other breed clubs out there, but as the person in my breed club who has champions and support the breed the longest, I urge the American Azawakh Association to do better. Open our club to new members and stop the divisiveness of not allowing in people who threaten those in charge. I believe that every single person who applies for membership in clubs should be allowed in. That is the only way we are to survive. We must be inclusive.

Exclusivity in parent clubs can hinder purebred dog progress. Learn how opening doors benefits breeders and the whole dog community.

05/20/2024

Domiko Bigger Than The Whole Sky (Skyler) female