About me
In 1971 I got my first dog, a Dalmatian-bitch. I enjoyed her, but she died very early after an illness. The sister of my first wife owned Afghans and she was a member of the DWZRV, the German Sighthound-Club, and the Racing-Club in Berlin. So we got in 1973 an Afghan-bitch from an irish breeder. Her name was Djura of Jamboree.
From this time I was interested in sighthound-sports, I visited shows and racings in Germany and other european countries. I was also a member of the DWZRV and the Racing-Club, where I was in the management for some years. I trained the sighthounds in our club and got the licence to be the referee on racings. On shows I had the show-management or was helping in the rings. A second Afghan from the “al Ghazi”-Kennel came to my home.
The kennelname „Almansor’s” comes from the Arabian language. The translation is: “The one who would be the winner”. This kennelname was for the breeding of Afghans, but sometimes life goes into another direction. I was a little disappointed about the reticence of the Afghans, because I knew another character from my Dalmatian: When I came back home, she was happy and jumping and in the evening she was lieing together with me on the sofa. The Afghans were reserved, said “hello” with their waking tales, but they didn’t stand up. This was the reason, why I bought a Whippet-bitch.
I met Whippets on the shows and racings before, so I knew a lot about their temperament. Of course I wanted to breed Afghans and I had a mating with my first bitch, but she got no pups.
The Whippet-bitch was successful on shows and she finished her german champion, but she wasn’t a good bitch for racing. So I decided to do a whippet-litter. This litter was very successful and I never had an Afghan-litter.
My first Whippet-bitch, Ch. Golden Star’s Aimée (Ch. Quickboy von Burgfried ex Ch. Genette vom Buchwald) I got in 1974. It was the first Whippet-litter after 30 years in Berlin (breeder: W. Behnke). She was the start of my breeding and the last descendant of the kennel “Burgfried” who was dominant in Germany in the fifties and sixties (breeder: v. Watzdorf).
In 1976 I had my first litter from Ch. Lorbas vom Meiendorf (Caramba vom
Deisterblick ex Bella Donna’s Antilope) ex Ch. Golden Star’s Aimée. From this combination came the successful sisters Ch. Ayleen-Girl Almansor and Ch. Angie Lady Almansor. From the repeat of that litter in 1977 I took the bitch Ch. Almansor’s Bugsy-Malone. In the next litter by Ch. Chris vom kleinen Berg ex Ch. Golden Star’s Aimée I got the male Ch. Almansor’s Chapman-Smiley. When I’m looking back, I can say, that I had “happy hands” with my first litters who were so successful.
In 1978 I imported my first dog from England: Ch. Bredand Percy Vere (Ch. Gunsmith of Glenbervie ex Hillgarth Sunkist), breeder M.G.M. Bex. A white dog, who had in 2nd and 3rd generation so important dogs as Ch. Cockrow Tarquogan of Glenbervie, Ch. Samarkands Greenbrae Tarragon, Ch. Ravensdown Bright Star and Ch. Deepridge Mintmaster. Percy was an exceptional dog, who I’ll never forget and who impressed my following way as a breeder. He was very successful and was Int., German, Polish Champion and VDH-Winner. He started 3times on the European Show and won 3times, the last title with 9 years. He had the racing-licence. Percy died with 17 ½ years. Until his high age he was a beautiful and wonderful dog (with 16 ¾ years he won BIS at the young-dog and veteransday in the Netherlands). From the combination with him and Ch. Almansor’s Bugsy-Malone came Ch. Almansor’s Easy Rider, who was World Junior Winner. Another male from this litter was sold to Poland: Ch. Almansor’s Everett-Peabody (owner: M. Orel) was one of the stud dogs, who was mostly used in Poland in his time. You can find him also in a lot of pedigrees of the Whippets from the Ex-GDR.
My last litter for some years - I can’t breed for some years (the reasons were private and work), but I was still interested in the sighthound-scene over the years - was by the 2times Worldwinner Ch. Statesman of Silkstone (Topall Newbold Miquel ex Lady Tarquin) (owner F. Sampers) and Ch. Almansor’s Bugsy-Malone. I mean, it was a good combination, I got the successful dogs Ch. Almansor’s Funny-Girl, Ch. Almansor’s First Choice, Ch. Almansor’s Future Dream and Almansor’s Float-On. Float-On died with 15 months - a pity, she had championquality.
In 1993 I started with breeding again. With my white bitch Ch. Showstar Butterfly, a granddaughter of Ch. Bredand Percy Vere and daughter of Ch. Appelation Controlé du Pont de Cassandra (Ch. So proudly we Hail du Sac à Malices ex Secret de Fabrication du Merle Blanc), I did a litter with my french importmale Ch. Fly du Manoir de la Grenouillère (Oakbark Master Quizz ex Ch. Almaglo Norcis (her parents were Ch. Samarkands Sigma and Ch. Silkstone Spun Silk)). From this litter I took Ch. Almansor’s Ginger Ale. She was German Ch., German KC-Ch., Lux. Ch., European Junior Winner and European Winner and BOB in 1996 under Mr. Dennis Meakin, GB. Her litter sister is Ch. Almansor’s Gin Tonic (owner W. Hansen).
In December 1993 we got the english Champion-Lady Silkstone Finesse (Thurma Royal Repetition ex Ch. Firedance at Silkstone) (breeder: R. Wright-Smith). Within one year she got her titles on the continent: German Ch., German KC-Ch. and Int. Ch. She had 2 litters in England before she came to our home. On of her daughters, Ch. Silkstone Jewel in the Crown (Ch. Pencloe Dutch Gold ex Ch. Silkstone Finesse) was in 1994 BOB on Crufts and 2nd in the Hound-group. At her new owner Frank Pieterse (Statuesque) in Australia she was BIS on the Sydney Royal, the biggest show in Australia. She died to early through an accident.
Finesse (Becca) was the best for my breeding: Out of the combination with Ch. Fly du Manoir de la Grenouillère I got Ch. Almansor’s Honky Tonk Woman. Also very good for my breeding was my second english importmale Ch. Oakbark Midnight Mint (Jazz) (Ch. Cobyco Cavalier ex Ch. Moonlight Model at Oakbark), breeder: J. Meakin. He came to us in 1995. The sister of him, Ch. Oakbark Mistic Meg, won BOB on Crufts 1998 and was Top Hound in England.
Out of the combination Ch. Oakbark Midnight Mint exCh. Silkstone Finesse I got the successful “I- litter”(Ironman, Intel, Isley, Itsy-Bitsy, Ice-T, Intruder).
The “K-litter”by Ch. Almansor’s Ironman ex Ch. Almansor’s Honky Tonk Woman is on the shows now. Kir Royal and Krazy Dazy are German Champion, their sister Kentucky has 2 CC, Kid Creole had 6 CC in 3 countries.
In 2001 I went to England - a long and difficult way - for a mating by Ch. Oakbark Millennium Gold with my bitch Ch. Almansor’s Intel Inside. I saw this male on the Whippet-congress in England in 1999 and so I was only waiting for the time, were we can travel with dogs to England.
From the L-litter out of this combination, born in April 2001, I got Ch. Almansor’s Local Hero, a successful boy, who’s is living with us. He finished five championtitles (International, German, German Kennel Club, Swedish, Dutch Ch.), but got also different special titles as European Champion 2006, FCI-EuroSighthound 2006, Winner Donaueschingen 2005 + 2006, Specialty Winner 2005.
But this journey bring me also another good thing for my breeding plans: I bought Ch. Silkstone Secret Gold, who is the father of my last 2 litters: The M-litter by my Ch. Almansor’s Honky Tonk Woman (born 2002). From this litter I took Ch. Almansor’s Magic Moments for my own and for the future. The N-litter, who was born in Octobre 2003, is by Ch. Almansor’s Intel Inside and from this litter I took the bitch Ch. Almansor’s No Angel for my breeding future (now back in the DWZRV).
In 2004 I did an experience to combinate my breeding with some american blood. Ch. Almansor’s Intel Inside was again in England for a mating with Ch. Airescot Ruby Rascal, a male from Sweden (Ch. Statuesque Extortion ex Ch. Airescot Red Redee). I know the parents and some of the grandparents from my visits in Sweden and Rascal has an Oakbark-Grandmother:
Ch. Oakbark Mercia is the sister to Ch. Oakbark Mariel, the grandmother of my Ch. Almansor’s Local Hero. So I have new blood to fresh up and go back to my own breeding. Out of this litter I kept the only bitch Almansor’s Object of Desire. But I never got the chance to breedwith her. In August 2006 she had a tragical accident: She was running into a fence and died within short minutes on the way to the vet.
In February 2006 the P-litter is born. A combination out of Ch. Almansor’s Local Hero ex Ch. Almansor’s Magic Moments - “back to the roots”. From this litter I have a little male at my home: Almansor’s Pet Shop Boy.
In January 2006 I took with 7 months a swedish daughter from our Ch. Almansor’s Local Hero: Budkavlen’s Bonnaire. In her pedigree are some interesting Whippets, who will be a lovely addition to my own breeding. Her grandfather is Ch. Hubbestad Red Devil, a dog, who I judged in 1997 in Sweden and I liked his qualities so much, that I wanted to breed with him since several years. I planned with him my Q-litter in combination with Ch. Almansor’s No Angel, but he can’t produce puppies anymore. So I decided to take a young boy from France: J.Ch. Taraly Very Close to Heaven. His grandfather is Ch. Cobyco Cavalier, the father to my Ch. Oakbark Midnight Mint (Angel’s grandfather).
I have maximum one litter a year. I had also breaks over some years. This can be also in the future, because I always want to take one pup out of the litters, because I only do a litter, when I would to take a pup out of it, I must be satisfied of a litter I do.
I am a judge (FCI/VDH/DWZRV) for the breed Whippet. So I can look for our breed in foreign countries and analyse, what happens there.