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The Borzoi [a] or Russian Hunting Sighthound [b] is a Russian breed of hunting dog of sighthound type. It was formerly used for wolf hunting , [ 1 ] : 125 and until 1936 was known as the Russian Wolfhound.
The wolf is the most widespread large indigenous game animal in Russia. [6] The best hunting time is considered to be January–February. [6] Carcasses of hunted wolves in Kamyshinsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. Wolves were hunted in both Czarist and Soviet Russia with borzoi by landowners and Cossacks. [7]
Wolf hunting with dogs is a method of wolf hunting which relies on the use of hunting dogs.While any dog, especially a hound used for hunting wolves may be loosely termed a "wolfhound", several dog breeds have been specifically bred for the purpose, some of which, such as the Irish Wolfhound, have the word in their breed name.
Until the 1990s, the breed was almost unknown outside of Russia, and so relatively few details on associated health issues are known. The Russian Toy was originally bred as a rat fighter and watchdog, and can still exhibit the vocalization expected from the latter. It is a friendly dog and can become very attached to the family unit.
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.
The Borzoi Club of America, Inc. has determined that the plural of Borzoi is Borzoi. Regards, Barbara O'Neill, President Borzoi Club of America, Inc. Consistent with providing the most accurate expert info possible, versus that which can be found in a general purpose reference such as a dictionary, I'll leave note of the two plurals in the ...
[1] [2] [3] The American staghound developed as a distinctive variety of dog from crossings of various breeds of sighthound found in America at the time, principally the British Greyhound, Scottish Deerhound and Irish Wolfhound, and the Russian Borzoi.