I was born with a destiny to love Afghan Hounds written in my genes, as my parents Rosemma & Lorenzo Aimaretti, had been the first Afghan Hound breeders in Italy, getting their kennel prefix registered by It. K.C. (ENCI) and F.C.I. in the 50's.

 In those years they imported first of all It. Ch Maharani v.d. Irminsul, a bitch from Ch Swetley v.d. Irminsul x Ch Maruuf v.d. Irminsul, linebred from Ch Badshah of Ainsdart, Ch Sirdar of Ghazni, Lakki Marwat, Ch Garrymhor Faiz Bu Hassid and the other old "greats". She was mated to Ch Cervetto of Khorrassan linebred to the original English lines: Ravelly, Turkuman, Carloway.

 Then they got Ch Oschingis (from the same bloodline of the famous Ch Ophaal of Crown Crest), a Chota grandson.

 From this stock we got many champions.

 In the 60's we imported some other producers to blend with our genetic pool: Ch Morello of Mooonswift, a red bitch from Carloway lines, BIS Ch El Kamas Danish Dominator, a grandson of Ch Horningsea Tigers Eye and of the beautiful BIS MCh El Kamas Wladimir. He was the very first brindle Afghan in Italy, and the first one from Scandinavia at all, a true rarity.

 In the 70's we added Ch El Kamas Danish Daredevil from Denmark again. I was very young but I travelled alone to Denmark for the first time to choose him in a litter from BIS WW MCh Haboob von Katwiga x Ch Safarina Begum el Miharaja. He became an Italian, International, Europe Sieger, Top Producer, multi-champion producer and multi-BIS Champion and lived 15 years with us.

 In '74 we got BIS Ch Khaza's Amohi (BIS Multi Ch Huilaco's Antar Rakashi x a Grandeur linebred bitch, Saoura de Port Francois). He was a Top Producer too, according to ENCI rules. He was Westminster BIS Ch. Shirkhan of Grandeur great great grandson.

 During the successive years we bred many champions and many CAC, CACIB, BIS, BOB winners, even if we always carried a very limited (number) and selecting breeding and/or showing in a "family matter" home kennel, aiming to top quality not quantity.

 Some of our champions in the 80's were Ch Khyndrah del Gran Pamir, Ch Asman Blu Tygrah del Gran Pamir, SBIS BIS MCh Tiger Sandokhan del Gran Pamir, Ch Khamrahy del Gran Pamir and others.

In '89, we added some Australian bloodlines from the famous Khandhu Kennel to our breeding and we bred Top Producer and champion producer MSBIS BIS Ch El Ashraf Siyah Khan del Gran Pamir, a black and blue brindle dog who was awarded two Specialties Best in Show over about 100 Afghans (a record for Italy), with judges Mr Magnus Hagstedt and Mrs Isobel Dyke at A.H. Club of Italy (AIALA). This was also a true rarity to use Australian Afghans in Italy for the very first time. He is SBIS BIS Ch. Khandhu Laser Litefoot's grandson.

 In my opinion, he enhances most (if not all) of the typical points we aim for in the breed: he is aloof and dignified, proud, and sound of body and temperament, a great mover with that stylish "touch of class" I love so much in Afghans.

He produced six litters up until now, one with an Italian bred Gran Pamir bitch, three with a SBIS BIS MCh Kefalaris Scenario daughter, Absorba's Indira Ghandi, who is linebred Katwiga, and from one of which we picked out for ourselves his son near Ch. Afghan Khan Must Go On del Gran Pamir( a CAC/ CACIB BOG winner). The fourth litter was from Boxadan Big Girls Don't Cry which we are very proud of her winning sons.We picked for us a beautiful golden bitch, REur.Ch, near Ch. Faxe Fad Fair del Gran Pamir,also a BOG winner and #2 Young Afghan 1997 limited showing. We repeated this faboulous breeding and we decided to keep 2 outstanding babies: a showing beautiful brindle boy, Katumba El Tazman Devil del Gran Pamir -"Tigro" - and a showing wonderful black 'n tan girl, Kush Millah Millah del Gran Pamir - "Millah".

Ch. EI Ashraf sister, Producing Ch. El Aruz I Asman del Gran Pamir was bred to SBIS BIS MCh Casbar Sno Blast (Taco's son) and got CAC/ CACIB offspring. We hope to work blending these genetic pools over the next years, aiming for body and mind health, correct typical temperament and attitude, soundness and proudness as we allways tried to get in our breeding, going ahead to improve the breed without losing of their inheritance. Then she was bred to the brindle Xenos Oxilon (SBIS RU/BIS Multi Ch.Khandhu Accolade x Kefalari's Stand By). Now the boys are 15 months and one of them, won many All Breeds BIS puppy and is winning many 1^st place in the Junior class.

(Emanuela & Eleonora)

 Apart from Afghans, I like to adjoin our activities in Borzois breeding. Since 1965 we own and sparingly breed Borzois too in a very low number of litters. Our stud foundation dog was Ch Craf von Troybhiko from Nederlands and the first bitch was Chantal di Roccabarbara carrying French and English classic lines.

We bred many champions until the 80's, among them I want to name Ch Baryshnykov del Gran Pamir and Ch Nijinsky del Gran Pamir and Nureyev del Gran Pamir, out from Ch Jasmine del Gran Pamir x Ch Andrey ad Zarenreich. We bred about 20 champions with multi BIS Winners.

All in all over the past years we owned and bred about 60 champions, with an uncounted number of champion offspring that our dogs produced for different kennels names. Most of all the first Afghan Hounds Italian kennels were founded upon our own bred foundation stock and actually most of all  Italian breeding carries on in their breeding our bloodlines "del Gran Pamir'.

 We are proud of all our FCI licensed sporting dogs/ bitches too (coursing and track): the first FCI licensed Afghan to get the Champion (Shows) title also is a Gran Pamir bitch (Ch. Asman Blu Tygrah del Gran Pamir).

Gran Pamir has exported Afghans and Borzois all over Europe and America.