aka "Pascha",
in the 1970th imported from Afghanistan to Germany.
in the 1920th imported from Afghhanistan to Great Britain, a famous sire and a foundation dog in much pedigrees.
1907 imported from India to Great Britain, none offspring but sits model for the first written standards.
Pascha, bred by this royal kennel (see his pedigree at the bottom of this page), came with the family Vendolsky in the 1970the from Kabul to Germany.
He gains "Excellent" and placements at dog expositions, was examined
by breed specialists regarding his phenotype, was recognized as a representative
of the breed (seemed to be pure bred) and got a stud book number (NOT register!!)
by the German breed club of Afghan Hounds, the DWZRV.
His entry in the German stud book (27), 1974/1975 page 217:
A 7550 Pascha (Import out of Afghanistan)
male, birth of date 20.10.1971, color: red
parents unknown
allowed to be bred (at stud)
owner Ivo Vendolsky
Sirdar was born in 1923 and imported from Afghanistan by Major and Mrs Amps.
Sirdar won the Challenge Certificate at Crufts in 1928 and also in 1930.In 1923 Major Amps who was stationed in Kabul sent an Afghan Hound named "Khan" to his wife Mary who had remained in India. This Afghan Hound was presented on various Indian dog Shows and had lots of success. In 1924 Mrs. Amps decided to collect other Afghan Hounds in order to found a kennel in Kabul. During this time the prefix "Ghazni" had been granted to the Indian and later to the British Kennel Clubs and the Ghazni hounds were winning CC's in India, at the Rawalpindi, Patiala, Muree and Lahore shows, with their Afghan Hounds Sheik, Gul and Sirdar.
Pascha & Candy
One male out of this litter "Angur vonKaresimir " came to Germany to Dr.phil.G.Schramm and founded the Afghan Kennel "Angur's" with the bitch Felicia el Keschan.
Ende der letzten und anfangs dieses Jahrhunderts gelangten weitere Windhunde aus Afghanistan nach England. Englische Offiziere, die für die Krone in Afghanistan Militärdienst leisteten, brachten sie mit nach Hause. Captain John Barff war um 1907 Besitzer einer ganzen Gruppe Afghanischer Windhunde des Bergtyps. Aus ihr stach der Rüde «Zardin» hervor, der bei allen Ausstellungen, die er besuchte, als bester Hund seiner Klasse bewertet wurde. «Zardin» diente als Modell für den Standart des Afghanischen Windhundes.
With the arrival in 1925 of the little dog "Sirdar of Ghazni" in the United Kingdom, the Show Scene changed and was influenced thoroughly. Sirdar was bred in the kennel of the king of Afghanistan at that time, King Amir Amanullah. Sirdar was considered as the best Afghan Hound since Zardin, what can not be denied when we look at the pictures of the in those days living Afghan Hounds in Afghanistan.
Mr & Mrs Amps returned to Great-Britain in 1925 and established a kennel at Penn in Staffordshire with four Afghan hounds. Later on they were joined by another group of six hounds. Among this group of 10 the well known Afghan Hounds Roshni, Zarifa, Zulf, Shiren, Khan, Danenda and Sirdar. These Afghans distinguished themselves from the Major Bell Murray Afghan Hounds with their physiques, their angulations and their coat so that in no time this type of Afghan Hound was called the "Ghazni Type". These Afghan Hounds were also called the "Mountain Afghans". Although both type of Afghan Hounds were so different, that even experts talked about two different breeds, they were very soon mixed. Luckily, Sirdar was not only the ideal Afghan hound - as specified by the former Breed Expert, Mr. Han Jüngeling (The Netherlands), but also an excellent stud dog. He became the father of 6 Champions, 3 daughters and 3 sons.
attached , falling down of both side of the head. The eyes are obscurs , penetrants and quasi no stop.His topline is very strong;a long nec, strong , clean and well arched.The tale is attached down without much coat . He has good rips ; his legs anteriors are straights and strongs covered with coat,there is a great
distance between the ellbow wich is straight and the metacarpe, the feets of the forelegs are long and big covered with coat . The Ripcage has a great depth. the hindquaters are very strong, which much muscles .There is long distance between the hip-bone and the hock which is short and strong, good angulation ;the
feets are not so long like them of the forelegs but very large and
protected by coat.
The body is covered with long fine dense coat having subcoat which protect the body without the saddle which is short -coated.
Curiously, with this discription was realised the first standard in 1925 but "Zardin" was sold to a buisinessman and even if he had had some descendance it was
rescenced.
The famous portait Sirdar of Ghazni by Daws.
(click on it to enlarge)
In 1926, Robert Leighton wrote in Dog World "Another of Mrs. Amps early acquisitions was Sirdar of Ghazni, a lighter-built fawn dog, regarded by judges as being more distinctly typical than his kennel mate and more closely answering to the standard of points formulated by the Afghan Hound Club on the model of the well-remembered Zardin".
Mr Robert Leighton reported in Our Dogs supplement of December 10,
1926 "It must have been gratifying to Mrs Amps on her return from India to
discover that her enterprise in importing a team of Afghan Hounds into this
country synchronised with the founding of the Afghan Hound Club
and the official classification of the breed by the Kennel Club".
The first CAC for the breed has been given in 1926 at the Crufts
Dog Show. The first breed Champion in 1927 was de dog "Buckmal" bred by Major
Bell Murray out of their imported Afghan Hounds "Ooty" and "Pushum" In September
1926 Sirdar of Ghazni won his first CC at the KC Show under Mr Holland
Buckley. Sirdar became a Champion on December 7th, 1927, winning eight CC's
in total. Sirdar of Ghazni was the second Breed Champion.
The Ghazni Hounds were ceaselessly campaigned with spectacular success in the show ring.
