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Borzoi is the masculine singular form of an archaic Russian adjective that means 'fast'. Borzaya sobaka ('fast dog') is the basic term for sighthounds used by Russians, though sobaka is usually dropped.
The original name, Borzoi, was restored to the settlement after the restoration of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, and the Dagestanis were resettled back to Dagestan. In the vicinity of Borzoi, there is a military camp of the 291st Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 December 2024. Not to be confused with Borislav. Boris Boris I of Bulgaria Gender Male Origin Word/name Bulgar, Bulgarian Meaning Wolf, Short, Snow Leopard, Famous Battle (Borislav) or Fame-Bright (Robert) Region of origin First Bulgarian Empire Other names Related names Bob, Bobby (nicknames) Boris ...
Silken Windhounds were founded and developed in Austin, Texas, by Francie Stull, a successful breeder of show and performance American Kennel Club Borzoi and Deerhounds, using her favored Borzoi and Lurcher bloodlines.
The Samoyed (/ ˈ s æ m ə j ɛ d / SAM-ə-yed or / s ə ˈ m ɔɪ. ɛ d / sə-MOY-ed; [1] Russian: самое́дская соба́ка, romanized: samoyédskaya sobáka, or самое́д, samoyéd) is a breed of medium-sized herding dogs with thick, white, double-layer coats.
The Chortai, sometimes spelt Chortaj, is a breed of sighthound from Ukraine.. The Chortai is said to resemble a cross between a Greyhound and a short haired Borzoi, being a quite heavily built running hound but nevertheless displaying typical sighthound features.
There is a type called "desert Saluki" or "Sinai Saluki" or "Hijazi Saluki", which descends from bloodlines brought directly from the original region of the breed. It exists in the entire Middle Eastern region but the origin is West of the Arabian Peninsula. In Israel the type is known as the "Negev Saluki". [14]
The Shiba Inu (柴犬, Shiba Inu, Japanese: [ɕiba inɯ]) is a breed of hunting dog from Japan.A small-to-medium breed, it is the smallest of the six original dog breeds native to Japan. [1]