(Afghan Hound Database and Breed Information Exchange)
(CARLOWAY AFGHAN HOUNDS, UK)
Carloway Afghan Hounds was founded in 1945. The first Afghan Hound to carry the Carloway affix was Carloway Creme Noir, bred by Mrs E Woods whelped 15/9/1945..
Carloway breeding started with the bitch Kosthii Of Westover, acquired from Miss M C Matthews (Westover), whelped 24/6/1945. Kosthi was mated to Kohistan Shahudin and this litter produced Reza Shah of Carloway who won a Challenge Certificate, an excellent start for the kennel.
Carloway is probably the most influential UK Afghan kennel in modern times (if we can count up to the mid 60's as modern in this context). Thirty years after Mrs Gilleney dispersed her kennel and migrated to Malta, that legacy remains. Jalalabad Barwala Of Carloway, born 60+ years ago in 1946 dominates UK bloodlines around the 8th - 10th generationsr. Two UK Champions made up in 1995, Ch Moonswift Mhirtata of Altside and Ch Moonswift Medici's breeding is almost entirely Carloway (via the Moonswift lines).
There were over 20 UK champions carrying the Carloway affix, as well as Carloway champions overseas in India, Australia, USA, Ireland, Belgium and other countries. Further research is equired to quantify the full list.
After retiring from the UK Afghan Scene Mrs Gilleney moved to Malta where she lived for the remainder of her life. Mrs Gilleney passed away on 28th June 2008 and rests in Malta.
We will document the Carloway history in more detail as we develop this web site, for now we'll post this very short acknowledgement of this truly great UK kennel.
Steve Tillotson 1995, updated March 2010