• Egyptian Mau

  

  The Egyptian mau is an elegant, spotted cat whose ancestry may date back 3,000 years to the cats whose images adorn the temples in ancient Egypt.

• Arabian Mau

  

  The Arabian Mau is indigenous to the Gulf and the breed is internationally recognized. It is a natural breed meaning that they are from the place they originated.

• Bahraini Dilmun

  

  The Bahraini Dilmun is also a natural breed. Due to living in extreme heat, the breed has adapted a short fur coat, nocturnal behavioral traits, and an affinity for water.

• Saluki

  

  The distinctive Saluki dog breed has been a hunting and guard dog for the desert people of the Arabian Peninsula for 5,000 years. It was originally bred in the Fertile Crecent.

• Sloughi

  

  The Sloughi is from the Maghreb region of North Africa and supposedly dates back to 8,000-7,000 BC. The dog’s original purpose was to hunt game.

• Aidi Atlas Mountain Dog

  

  The Aidi Atlas Mountain Dog hails from Morocco’s Atlas Mountain range. The breed’s original purpose was to protect people and livestock against predators.