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Borzoi
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The Borzoi or Russian Hunting Sighthound is a Russian breed of hunting dog of sighthound type. It was formerly used for wolf hunting; until 1936, the breed was known as the Russian Wolfhound.
Key facts
- Dog breed.image
- Chart rosyjski borzoj rybnik-kamien pl.jpg
- Dog breed.name
- Borzoi
- Dog breed.country
- Russia
- Dog breed.coat
- medium length, silky and wavy, short length
- Dog breed.colour
- any colour
- Dog breed.litter_size
- up to 11
- Dog breed.fcistd
- https://www.fci.be/nomenclature/Standards/193g10-en.pdf
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Description
- Appearance
- Temperament
- Coat gallery
- Health
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
The Borzoi or Russian Hunting Sighthound is a Russian breed of hunting dog of sighthound type. It was formerly used for wolf hunting; until 1936, the breed was known as the Russian Wolfhound.
== Etymology ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Borzoi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.