Borzoi
Coat
Solid:
Tan: with or brindle markings in the traditional pattern.
Sable: Red sable is accepted in any pattern.
May use as shading colour.
Brindle:
with striping.
with
Masking:
with a
mask (standard mask).
Brindles, sables, and tan-marked dogz may also be masked - the mask should then be
depending on the dog's base colour.
Domino: Black, Grey or Deer Domino, may be brindled.
Urajiro: All of the above may have urajiro.
White Markings: Any of the above colours with or without in any amount.
Ticking/Roaning: Ticking is allowed.
Eyes
preferred.
also allowed.
Nose
Faults
Wrong eye colour.
Disqualifications
None
Notes
The history of the Borzoi is not fully known, but one thing is known for certain - it has been around for a long time! There are pictures from the 1100's showing curly-coated sighthounds hunting boar and deer. A detailed description from around 1650 has been found, which tells about a dog similar to the modern Borzoi, and it has been called the first breed standard for the breed.
The most famous and perhaps also most important Borzoi kennel was Nikolaj Nikolajevitj's kennel Perchino. Perchino Borzois are considered the most valuable Borzois there are, and there are many texts and descriptions about them.
The first Borzois outside Russia reached Britain in 1840, and the breed became very popular after Queen Alexandra began breeding them.
The overall impression should be of an impressive breed, the dog with the thin body shape and slightly rectangular body.
The head is long, thin and dry with a curved profile. The eyes should have a mild expression. The ears are small and set high and far back on the head. The neck is long and muscular, the chest very deep, with a strong tuck up. The topline is gently curved, the highest point where the chest ends. The tail is set low and carried in a curve when the dog is alert. The coat is long, silky, wavy or curly in texture, as longest on the chest, backsides of the legs and tail.
Breed Files
Java V2
Filename: CS BorzoiOffset: 6772
Base: Labrador
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: July 19, 2013
Notes: Addball tail & fur/feathers, optional claws & liplines, addballs added to body to create the topline.
WHK
Filename: WHK BorzoiOffset: DB0B
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: January 1, 2006
Notes: -
Java V1
Filename: CS BorzoiOffset: 6772
Base: Labrador
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: December 30, 2005
Notes: Variations in coat heaviness, texture, tail and topline shape, snout length and leg length. Comes with or without claws. Angled legs, addball tails and feathering - movements are okay but sit is a bit off.
Abnormality
Filename: Abno BorzoiOffset: 7F96
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: December 30, 2005
Notes: Angled legs, addball tailz and feathering. Movements okay but sit is a bit off. Variations in coat heaviness. Watch for unfuzzy tails in 2nd gens.
Nimh
Filename: BorzoiOffset: D297
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: August 30, 2004
Notes: Addball tail, addball feathering, addball ears. Feathering grows in. Doesn't sit well.
Cheetah Kennels
Filename: CK BorzoiOffset: C809
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: December 14, 2003
Notes: Angled legs - should not affect obedience.