The first borzoi(s) imported to Great Britain 1804-1891
One of the borzoi pioneers in the UK was Lady Emily Peel. She imported her first dogs directly from the Tzars kennels at Gatchina! 1804 Borzoi owned by 5th Earl of Sandwich sketched by H B Chalon 1832 Fawn colour Russian greyhound at the Zoological Gardens 1842 Two black/tans from Duke de Nemours in France to Prince Albert (parents from Gatchina) 1846 Pair from Imperial Hunt Gatchina to Queen Victoria 1853 Pair from Imperial Hunt Gatchina to Queen Victoria. The bitch was used in Deerhound lines. 1856 Pair from Imperial Hunt Gatchina to Lord Grenville Zver and Arapka, Pair from Imperial Hunt [...]
Year of event
1804
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