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Borzoi

An aristocrat of a dog, with his bearing, his size and his proudly carried head. The wolf hunter of Russia, This breed is an ancestor of the ancient Persian Greyhounds of Russia, and was introduced to Holland in the early 1900's This animal is also referred to as a sight hound and hunts in packs for anyting ranging from rabbits to lions. They adapt well to any climate. This dog measures an average of 27 inches at the shoulders. They are loyal to their family. Its long coat comes in a variety of colors. White with yellow markings is the most common color. Thid breed requires minimal grooming and loves running around for exercise. A dog of striking quality.

General Appearance Well balanced, graceful, aristocratic, dignified and elegant.

Characteristics A coursing hound which must be courageous, powerful and of great speed.

Temperament Sensitive, alert and aloof.

Head and skull Head long, lean in proportion to dog's size and substance. In bitches head finer than in dogs. Well filled in below eyes. Measurement equal from occiput to inner corner of the eye and from inner corner of the eye to tip of nose. Skull very slightly domed and narrow, stop imperceptible. Head fine so that bones and principal veins can be clearly seen. viewed from side forehead and upper line of muzzle from an almost straight, slightly convex line. Jaws long, deep an powerful; nose large and black, nicely rounded, neither cornered nor sharp. Viewed from above skull should look narrow, converging very gradually to tip of nose. Occipital process very accentuated.

Eyes Dark with intelligent, keen and alert expression. Almond - shaped, set obliquely and placed well back but not to wide apart. Eye rims dark. Eyes not light, round, bulbous nor staring.

Ears Small, pointed and delicate. Set high nut but not too far apart. Nearly touching at occiput; when in repose folded back along neck. Should be acive and responsive, may be erect when alert, tips sometimes falling over.

Mouth Jaws strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Full strong dentition desirable.

Neck Slightly arched; reasonable long and well muscled. Free from throatiness, flattened laterally, set at an angle of 50 - 6- degrees to the longitudinal axis of body.

ForeQuarters Shoulders clean, sloping well back. Muscular but not loaded. Fine at withers but not accentuated. Forelegs clean and straight. Seen from front, narrow like blades; from side, wider at elbows narrowing down to foot. Elbows directed backwards, neither turning in nor out. Pasterns slightly sloping, strong and flexible. Lenght of forearm nearly equal to half total height at withers.

Body Chest, ribs of narrow oval cut, great depth of brisket reaching to elbows, giving great heart and lung room, especially in mature dogs. Breastbone slightly pronounced with adequate width between elbows and abdomen very tucked up. Back rather bony, muscular and free from any cavity, rising in a graceful curve with well balanced fallaway. Highest piont of curve in situated over last rib. Curve is more pronounced in dogs than bitches. Loins broad and very powerful with plenty of muscular development. Fallaway long and well musculed. Width between hip bones at least 8 cms ( 3 ins ).

HindQuarters Quarters wider than shoulders, ensuring stability of stance. Thinghs long, well developed with good second thigh; hindlegs long and muscular; stifles well angulated, hocks broad, clean and well let down. Posterior line of hock vertical. Senn from side legs slightly set back.

Feet Front feet oval, toes close together, well arched over strong, thick pads, turning neither in nor out. Hindfeet hare - like, i.e. longer and less arched.

Tail Long, rather low set when measured between thighs reaches uo to top of nearest hip bone. Well feathered, carried,low in a graceful curve. From level of hocks may be sabre - or slightly sickle-shaped but not ringed. In action not rising above level back.

Gait / Movement Front, straight with long reach, pasterns springy. Hind, straight with powerful driving hocks. Moving wider than front. Viewed from side, appearance in action should be that of effortless power.

Coat Silky, flat, wavy or rather curly but never woolly. Short and smooth on head, ears and front of legs; much longer on body with heavy feathering on backs of legs and hindquaters, tail and chest. Neck carries a large curly frill. More profuse in dogs than bitches.

Colour Any colour acceptable.

Size Minimum height at withers: dogs: 75 cms * 29 ins *. bitches; 68 cms * 27 inch *.

Faults Any departure from the foregoig points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.

Note Male animals should have two apperently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.