Intissar’s Daghar x Bandola Kaheela de Moreau
5/7/05 – 9/1/14
We were fortunate to have our first two picks from this outstanding litter. Dakir, an exceptionally elegant black-mantled sand dog, is named after his famous relative, Damir el Tahiri, on whom he is linebred. Damir, owned by Moreau-Sipiere International Sloughis, proved to be one of the most prepotent sires in American Sloughi history, siring multiple champion and Best In Show winners.
Dakir began his show career in October 2006. In limited showing, he enjoyed the following wins:
- All Breed Best in Show Winner
- 3 Specialty Bests in Show
- Reserve Best in Show Winner
- 13 Bests in Group
- Multiple Group Placements
- 28 Bests of Breed
- Best of Opposite Sex, 2008 ASLA Lone Star Specialty
- Best in Show, 2008 ASLA Land of Lincoln Specialty
- Best in Show, 2007 ASLA Midwest Specialty
- Best in Show, 2007 ASLA Oktoberfest Specialty
- First UKC Grand Champion in the History of the Breed
- No. 1 Sloughi in the U.S. for 2007
- No. 1 Sloughi, UKC 2007
- No. 1 Sloughi, ARBA 2007
- 2006 UKC Top Ten Breed Winner
- No. 1 Sloughi, UKC 2006
- Multiple Best Brace in Show Winner with his son, CH Ocerico Arion
- Multiple Best Stud Dog Winner
- Sire of the two youngest Sloughis in history to earn their UKC championships
- Optigen DNA Tested Normal for PRA #06-10993
- Dakir’s online OFA tests are available at this link.
Dakir is the sire of the Ocerico A litter (BISS CH Ocerico Alinghi, CM, JC, CH Ocerico Anisette, Ocerico A’Onyx at Catalyst, Ocerico Arianna, BISS CH Ocerico Arion and CH Ocerico Za’AlBasha Nuri al Baida). Four puppies from this litter finished their UKC Championships, and one of them (Alinghi) was the first AKC Certificate of Merit winner in the breed.