Kelb
tal-Fenek Links
Useful Sites about
Malta and the Kelb tal-Fenek
Here we present some links to other web resources about the Kelb tal-Fenek and its country of origin - Malta. This list does not claim to be complete - if you know about any other website of which you think that it should be listed here, please let us know.
Kelb tal-Fenek Events 2008
Germany: Mediterranean
Breeds Annual Speciality, 10 May 2008
Sweden: Pharaoh
Hound Congress and Show, 11-13 July 2008
Malta Websites
The following websites provide you with various information about the Maltese Islands, such as government, society, canine and hunting activities:
Maltese Government Website
The official website of the Maltese government. Includes information about
ministries, law, economy, science and culture.
Malta Tourist Authority
Website of the Malta Tourist Authority. With information about travelling
to the country of origin of the Kelb tal-Fenek, accomodation, sights,
addresses etc.
The Island Sanctuary
The website of a non profit charity organisation which cares
for abandoned and stray dogs in Malta. Here you find also some photos and
stories of dogs that look for new homes. However, you will rarely find a Kelb tal-Fenek among these
dogs, since the Maltese Kelb tal-Fenek
owners do highly appreciate their dogs and do well care for them.
Gozo
SPCA
A similar organisation on the island of Gozo.
The Federation For Hunting &
Conservation
Various information about hunting in Malta, game, hunting methods, law,
press releases.
The Malta Kennel Club
Website of an amateur canine organisation in Malta. The Malta
Kennel Club (MKC)
organises dog shows under the auspices of the Fédération Cynologique
Internationale (FCI). However, it happens very rarely that a Kelb
tal-Fenek
appears in this events, since the activities of the (mainly urban) members
of
the MKC are rather focused on stylish foreign breeds than on the rural
Kelb
tal-Fenek breed. The website includes show dates and provides with useful
information about the Maltese pet travel scheme.
General Malta & Gozo
Resources and Search Engines
Search Malta
Aboutmalta
Exploremalta
iMalta.com
Malta Network Resources
Maltalinks
Jewels in the Mediterranean
Malta Online (in German)
malta4you.ch (in German)
Maltavista (in Russian)
Gozo.com
Gozo Direct
International Kelb tal-Fenek and Sighthound websites
Here you find the websites of amateur clubs
that offer activities for Kelb
tal-Fenek owners, listed by country. If you look for show dates,
lure coursing events or breeder addresses, these clubs will be glad to
assist you:
Austria: ÖKWZR
Czechia: Klub
faraonských psů
Czechia:
Ceský Coursing Club
Denmark:
Myndeklubben
Finland: Suomen
Faaraokoira ry
France:
S.L.A.G.
Germany: Deutscher
Windhundzucht- und Rennverband
Israel: The Israeli Sighthound
Club
Japan:
Japan
Pharaoh Hound Club
Latvia: Latvian Sighthound Club
Lithuania: Lietuvos
Kurtu Savininku Klubas
The Netherlands:
NVOW
The Netherlands:
Coursing Nienoord Leek
Norway: Podencoklubben
i Norge
Sweden:
Svenska Faraohundklubben
Sweden:
Svenska Vinthundklubben
Switzerland: Schweizerischer
Klub für Mediterrane Windhunde
Switzerland:
Der Windhundfreund
United Kingdom: The
British Pharaoh Hound Club
United States:
Pharaoh Hound Club of America
United States: Pharaoh Hound
Association of the Northwest
United States:
American Sighthound Field Association
International:
Fédération Cynologique Internationale
Other Mediterranean Hounds
To give you an impression of the relatives of the Kelb tal-Fenek, here we have selected a few websites about the other members of the Mediterranean Hound family, most of them from the countries of origin:
Cirneco dell' Etna:
Cirneco dell' Etna in Italy
Cirneco dell' Etna: Sito Cirneco
dell' Etna
Kritikos Lagonikos: Kennel
'Minois'
Kritikos Lagonikos: Kennel 'Lavrys'
Kritikos Lagonikos: www.kretahund.de
Podenco Andaluz: Club Nacional
del Podenco Andaluz
Podenco Canario: Club Español
del Podenco Canario
Podenco Canario:
Podenco
Canario Breed Information
Podenco Canario:
Kennel
'del Mouclem'
Podenco Canario:
Kennel 'de Cambholt' (France)
Podenco Ibicenco: Associació
de criadors des Ca Eivissenc d'Eivissa i Formentera
Podenco Ibicenco:
Kennel 'Can poca-roba'
Podenco Ibicenco: Kennel
'Paradise Ahram' (USA)
Podengo Galego: Raza
Podengo Galego
Podengo Português: Clube
do Podengo Português
Podengo Português Pequeno Smooth: Kennel
'Vedras'
Podengo Português Pequeno Wire: Kennel 'Viamonte'
Podengo Português Medio Wire:
Kennel
'de Veiros'
Organisations for the preservation of rare breeds
In many countries, rare breeds of domestic animals are put under protection. There is also a number of international networks, which are working on the same task. Here we provide a number of links to such organisations. Unfortunately, such a body does not yet exist in Malta. But we think that a similar programme could also be useful to secure the future of the Kelb tal-Fenek.
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
Animal Science
Department of INA Paris
Animal Production Systems Group, Wageningen University
Arbeitskreis Azawakh
Association Burkinabé Idi
du Sahel (A.B.I.S.), Burkina Faso
Associazione Italiana Razze Autoctona a Rischio di
Estinzione
DAD-IS (Domestic Animal Diversity Information System at FAO) EAAP-Animal
Genetic Data Bank
European Association for Animal Production
Gesellschaft
z. Erhaltung alter u. gefährdeter Haustierrassen e.V.
Informationssystem
Genetische Ressourcen International
Monitoring
Institute for Rare Breeds and Seeds in Europe Oklahoma
State University/Department of Animal Science, USA
Primitive and Aboriginal
Dog Society, Russia
Rare
Breeds International
SAVE
Safeguard for Agricultural Varieties in Europe
Stichting
Levend Erfgoed/Fondation Patrimoine Vivant, Belgium
Stiftung Pro Specie Rara, Switzerland
SZH,
Stichting Zeldzame Huisdierrassen, Netherlands
Verein zur Erhaltung gefährdeter Haustierrassen, Austria
World Association for Animal Production
Zootechnical Department at Ljubljana University, Slovenia
Some Private and Kennel Homepages, related to the Kelb tal-Fenek
These links will give you an excellent survey of the current state of the breed in various parts of the world. However, you will also come across a few examples that will show you how the 'Egyptian myth' is disseminated:
Kennel 'Aasheega's' (Annakarin & Mathias Wahlgren/S)
Kennel 'Anharbn' (David Morris/UK)
Kennel 'Antefas' (Annica & Monica
Lundqvist/S)
Kennel 'Anu'
(Jennifer Campbell/USA)
Kennel 'Ardvreck'
(Nigel Blackstock/UK)
Kennel 'Breekama' (Joyce
Young/AUS)
Kennel 'Chassellis' (Helene
Siegmund/S)
Kennel 'Dojana's' (Dorothee Schultz-Janson/D)
Kennel 'El Negma" (Adéla
Pechancová(CZ)
Kennel 'Enigma' (Sofie & Madelene
Lönn/S)
Kennel 'Ezhar' (Sheila Simm/UK)
Kennel 'Faouziah's' (Anna Larsson/S)
Kennel 'Farao Anubis'
(Britt-Marie & Maria Westman/S)
Kennel 'Hades Hounds' (Laura M. Ford-Marchelos/USA)
Kennel
'Jericho's' (Jerri Gates/USA)
Kennel 'K'Azar' (Kay Durr/USA)
Kennel 'Mia Pharaohs' (Pam & Thom
Haig/USA)
Kennel 'Naha'
(Carmen Davis/USA)
Kennel 'Nefer Temu' (Emily Kerridge/USA)
Kennel 'Nofretete' (Annette Bystrup/DK)
Kennel 'of the Netherlands' (André van den
Broek/NL)
Kennel 'Ravishing
Dream' (Taeko Nishiyima/J)
Kennel 'Reedly Road' (Mary Evteeva/RUS)
Kennel 'Scheiks' (Jarmo Vuorinen/FIN)
Kennel 'Serapeum' (Desislava G.
Jordanova/BG)
Kennel 'Seterbakken'
(Trude & Kjetil Stokka/N)
Kennel 'Siphras'
(Britt-Marie Sundquist/FIN)
Kennel 'Stalagmit' (Ing. Jana
Kydalova/CZ)
Kennel 'Tal Sannat' & 'Diuv
Chram' (Denisa Kazmercikova/CZ)
Kennel 'Tat-Teterra" (Ad &
Anneke Kemmeren-Biemans/NL)
Kennel 'Xemxija' (Lotta Smedin/S)
Kennel "XO Dogs" (Lori Evans
& Jan Bakker/NL)
'Koby's Homepage' (Alvaro Pisoni/USA)
'Kurti's Homepage' (Graham & Jan Reeve/UK)
'Ramessu's Homepage' (Birgit Konings/NL)
Homepage of
Anthares Cassias Tal-Sannat (Dr. V. Libert/A)
Homepage
of Cassiopea Spirit Of Milenium (A. Pechancova/CZ)
Other Private Dog Pages
Some of our friends who own other breeds of dogs:
Afghan
Hound Websites by Wilfriede Schwerm-Hahne/D
Baranowskij Borzois, Barbara Spohr
& Frank Schmidt/D
Hortaya Borzaya, Sighthound of
Eastern European Steppes, Dr. Marika Stanovoi/CZ
Culann's Whippets, Ilona Behrens & Ralf Löwe/D
el Schiras Whippets, Regina
Lindner & Bernd M. Rahms/D
Hundeschule
Sulzbach, Susanne Blank/D
Sawahin Salukis, D.+M.
Hintzenberg-Freisleben & Michael Behrmann/D
Schuru-esch-Schams Sloughis,
I.+E. Schritt & Dr. Erich Zimmermann/D
Windhunde
- Drawings by Gabriele Schröter/D
Mailing Lists
Anubis-List
Oldest English language E-mail discussion list for owners, breeders and friends of the Mediterranean
Hounds, in particular Klieb tal-Fenek
and Podencos Ibicencos. Today, it is mainly used for the exchange of show
brags from the USA and Scandinavia. Discussions about practical subjects
like keeping, health, exercising and breeding have unfortunately become
quite rare.
PharaohHound-List
A small list, exclusively dedicated to the Kelb tal-Fenek. Only little
traffic, usually greetings and show brags.
DogHobbyist
Pharaoh Hound Discussion Forum
Breed related, moderated discussion forum from the USA.
Kyrgyz Taigan
Kyrgyz
Sighthound Taigan
Rare and endangered breeds of dogs can not only be found in Malta: In
Kyrgyzstan, a mountainous country in Central
Asia, an organisation works for the protection and preservation of a
unique breed of sighthounds, which is nearly unknown to
Westerners: The Kyrgyz Taigan. The Taigan, untouched by western ideas
about shows and breeding, is highly esteemed as a
national treasure by the Kyrgyzstani people.
However, neglection and disregard during the Soviet period
brought the breed close to extinction. The National Society Kyrgyz Taigan
promotes the breed throughout Kyrgyzstan and has set up a breeding programme
on scientific basis. This is not only an excellent example how to protect
a rare dog breed; perhaps it could also be an example for a way how to
secure the future of the Kelb tal-Fenek in
Malta.