Zubin and Galina casual show stack*UPDATED pg2 +Hottie and Femka

Finally took time to go through this thread. Wow, I love the picture of your husband eye-to-eye with (sorry I forgot which one it was). What a TALL dog!
Look at the Hottie - he sure is! He looks like he knows he's hot, too ;)

Borzoi's ere bred to hunt down wolves, yes? They look rather fragile (although extremely elegant!) for hunting such a daunting prey. Are they pretty hardy? I'm surprised they have no undercoat - being developed in Russia, I thought they would have a more dense coat for the cold.

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Originally Posted by cyber-sibes

Finally took time to go through this thread. Wow, I love the picture of your husband eye-to-eye with (sorry I forgot which one it was). What a TALL dog!
Look at the Hottie - he sure is! He looks like he knows he's hot, too ;)

Borzoi's ere bred to hunt down wolves, yes? They look rather fragile (although extremely elegant!) for hunting such a daunting prey. Are they pretty hardy? I'm surprised they have no undercoat - being developed in Russia, I thought they would have a more dense coat for the cold.

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They are actually an incrediably powerful breed. Very strong, with strong neck, shoulders and muscles. Their prime asset is speed and determination to chase. Usually up along side of the " prey" and grab the neck to stop it. They have powerful shoulders, and you are surprised when you touch the dogs, although they look "aristocratic" just how powerful they are. Wolves, bobcats etc including rabbits- shows a powerful, but agile breed. You can tell by looking at the length of the shoulder bone, muscles, and rear every inch of the breed is made to hunt with deep bones and mucle tone.
Their have almost no undercoat, but the coat is long and falls very dense. Trying to put a comb through them is almost impossible because of how much hair there is per square inch so to speak. .
My guys love snow- as I stated before, to the point I have to make them come in the house by taking their collars.
The one standing up is Zubin- as a 10 month ( actually closer to 9 months old). He has grown since then obviously

It was WONDERFUL to find a long lost friend! How amazing that it is such a small world! Wouldn't have traded the Gasps Luaghs or tears last night for a million dollars!

And yes I hear that too about the Rotties, worse though since I do rescue now and it is for dobies not Rotties (although the occosional Rott graces us for a time). I miss the ring now and again but I am so glad you found a breed that you will excel in AGAIN LOL! Still shoud've bought a Mystic pup yrs ago, *kicks self * :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by borzoimom

My guys love snow- as I stated before, to the point I have to make them come in the house by taking their collars.

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(I've gotta do that too :p )


*pats on back for providing more hottie pics*

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Originally Posted by Danegirl2208

oh no no no they cant be shepherds!! sillly... those are giant 4 foot tall border collies.. dont ya know it ;)

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:confused: What are you talking about? They are not all border collies, Femka is mostly newf, maybe a bit of border collie in there. That's why she can't show femka ;) . The others she shows, because they're purebred BCs.

They are gorgeous! I've always had a soft spot for borzoi and greyhounds, two of my favorite breeds. It's a treat to get to see your babies!

Thank you!!

Psssssssssstttttttt!

You should know: On gabbly everyone is discussing tactics on stealing hottie. I know a few of them leaked out while you were there. Most of the time you aren't here when we discuss our BIG plans for hotties removal from Virginia. ;)

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Originally Posted by GreyhoundGirl

Psssssssssstttttttt!

You should know: On gabbly everyone is discussing tactics on stealing hottie. I know a few of them leaked out while you were there. Most of the time you aren't here when we discuss our BIG plans for hotties removal from Virginia. ;)

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ROFL!!!! lollllllllllllllll..

They are all gorgeous, but I also have to say that my favorite is Hottie! I would watch being friends with Dr. Goodnow though .... :eek: she's already threatened to steal my gorgeous Panda kitty one day, I wouldn't put it past her to swipe Hottie either! :eek: :rolleyes: ;)

rofl!!! Thanks for the tip!

Borzoimom, they are so dignified and regal! No wonder the Russian rulers wanted such dogs in their presence. Could you please pet them for me? Yes, again. Like you have nothing else to do today except to pet them for me (sorry). I never get tired of looking at these pictures!