R.U.B.I.S. All Breeds winner, CH. AMERICAN EAGLE AT CALAHORRA (imp U.S.A.), born 17.5.81, sire of at least 11 significant winning and especially producing champions, including CH. CALAHORRA FLEDGLING, CH. CALAHORRA KESTREL and CH. CALAHORRA STEEL WINGS. Eagle is shown here winning B.O.B. at Sydney Royal under James Edward Clark, U.S.A., at an advanced age before being grown back into coat Photo: Michael Trafford Photo: Michael Trafford

"Eagle" produced at least eleven champions and is behind several of Australia s top winning kennels today. Unfortunately he was largely ignored as a stud dog until he was ageing, and by then he was infertile. However, he has left us some wonderfully strong-producing progeny, especially his son CH. CALAHORRA STEEL WINGS (ex Ch. Calahorra Tapestry, who was by Ch. Calahorra Boccaccio ex Am.Ch. Cadburyhill Flash n Filigree (imp U.S.A.)). Steeler is the sire of two of the top winning bitches currently in Australia, CH. AVIVA VENEZIA and CH. TRANSWIND DIVINE MADNESS, with other daughters CH. CALAHORRA FLEDGLING, CH. CALAHORRA KESTREL, CH. CALAHORRA GYRFALCON, and CH. CALAHORRA KITTYHAWK all producing extremely valuable progeny.

CH. CALAHORRA SWANSONG born 71.88, shown winning BOB ar Sydney Royal under Rainer Vuonnen, Finland, where her sister BIS CH CALAHORRA GRAND FINALE took Reserve to her Photo: Michael Trafford

"William" - the Conqueror - was fortunately supported by some astute breeders in this country, and produced at least 17 champions, although sadly not a great deal is being made of his valuable genes, as they have proved to be a little more difficult to "blend" with the Australian lines.

The last male we imported was GAMBLER, sire of a number of significant champions in England before he left for Australia, at least eight for us, one of whom later dual titled in Hawaii, one in South Africa, one in Holland, and one who titled in both Singapore and Thailand, three here for other breeders and several in New Zealand.

And so Calahorra was established. For many years now we have worked with these lines which complemented each other so well and laid down an incredibly strong platform upon which we have built. Our subsequent importations of compatible and valuable bloodlines have strengthened our qualities and widened our scope, but behef m our ongmal 'hcons" has not changed and we continue trying to blend what we believe to be the world's best bloodlines as we have always done, our objective being to breed Afghans which are a fitting tribute to their past and to the talented breeders who first created the lines we cherish.

Stuart & Wendye Slatyer, Calahorra, Sydney, Australia

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