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of official recognition of the Sighthounds by the
According to the FCI's
"The Fédération Cynologique Internationale was created on May 22nd, 1911 with the aim to promote and protect cynology and purebred dogs by any means it considers necessary.
The founding nations of the FCI are as follows:
The Federation disappeared due to
the first World War and in 1921, the
Société Centrale Canine de France and the Société
Royale Saint-Hubert re-created it.
The Sloughi is the oldest
Sighthound breed within the FCI system, as it was
the first Sighthound breed to be officially
recognized by the FCI on November 8 1934
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