"OUR AFGHANS"
The Independent Voice of the Afghan Hound Breed
43rd Year Of Publication
Pages FromThe Past
A tribute To The Early U.S.Imports
With Love From Chico
(El Chico Bandito)
(How The Oakvardon Kennels Started)
(Lilian Goodman 1978, Our Afghans, July 2004 Issue)
Extended by Steve Tillotson Dec 2011
(Page 1)
The Oakvardon Kennels were owned by Mr and Mrs Jack Oakie and were located in Van Nuys, California. They were active in the bred from the middle of the 30's through most of the 40's. Venita Oakie was among the breeders of that era that imported Afghan Hounds, in keeping with the then theory of bringing in new bloodlines to add to those which we already had here
CH MORGIANA OF KANDAHAR was their first bitch. Although she was American-bred, she was sired by an imported dog, Ch Tufan Of Ainsdart. Morgiana was acquired from the aKandahar Kennels of Amelia E White located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. When she was two years old, she was bred to Ch Garrymhor Kishwar, the imported dog ofa R.W. Sampson of Kuhsan Kennels, to produce her firt litter on 7/18/37. Morgiana's second litter on 7/2/38, was sired by Ch Badshah Of Ainsdart, again an import. On 8/3/39, the third litter of Morgiana was whelped, resulting from a union with Oakvardon's import, Ch Umberto. Now, somewhere between the first and thirt litter, in 1938, she was handled to her championship by Venita Vardon Oakie
Pedigree of MORGIANA OF KANADHAR Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents Am Ch Tufan of Ainsdart Ch Sirdar of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Ku-Mari of Kaf Bm Ch Taj Mahip of Kaf Bm Khym Bm Daghai Bm Sonee Bm Ooty Bm Ch Ranee Bm Isis of Kandahar Ch Int Ch Badshah of Ainsdart Ch Sirdar of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Ku-Mari of Kaf Bm Ch Taj Mahip of Kaf Bm Sonee Bm Zahera of Prides Hill Westmill Omar Danenda of Ghazni Surkh of Ghazni Am Ch Asra of Ghazni Ch Sirdar of Ghazni Shireen of Ghazni
CH BARBERRY HILL DOLLY - was acquired from the prestige kennels of champions of the actor, Charile Ruggles. Dolly had become the first American Champion bitch in the breed in 1935. She was bred by Baynard Warren, the owner of Barberry Hill Kennels in Prides Crossing, Massachusetts.; Mrs Oakie bred Dolly to Hanuman Of Enriallic, also an import (from Ireland) which breeding produced a litter on 8/20/38. Then Dolly was bred to Ch Fatimas's Son Tufan Khan, who was out of two imports - Ch Tufan Of Ainsdart (Morgiana's sire) and Fatima. (Ed Note; click here to see a reference in the "Early Afghan Hounds Section" to the Fatima Kennels - Item 4 on this link page refers) This litter, whelped 12/31/39, started an unbroken line of brindles, through Oakvarden Dera (a blue brindle) that is behind some of the brindles of Grandeur Kennels, including Ch. Shirkhan Of Grandeur and his dam Mahdi Of Grandeur. Mahdi's litter brothre Avenzoar (also a brindle) produced the brindle Ch Ivardon Salome. Dolly is buried on the Grandeur Kennels property in Long Island. Dolly was a multiple Best-In-Show bitch.
Pedigree of AM CH BARBERRY HILL DOLLY Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents Ch Int Ch Badshah of Ainsdart Ch Sirdar of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Ku-Mari of Kaf Bm Ch Taj Mahip of Kaf Bm Khym Bm Daghai Bm Sonee Bm Ooty Bm Ch Ranee Bm Barberry Hill Illusive Westmill Omar Danenda of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Surkh of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Am Ch Asra of Ghazni Ch Sirdar of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Shireen of Ghazni Malik of Ghazni Rani of Ghazni
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