Borzoi in Europe

Louis Dobbelmann, a pioneer in Borzois. Andrus Kozlov material

Louis Dobbelmann (1837-1901) was the owner of a tobacco factory. Even before buying his first borzois, Dobbelmann kept the Eldee kennel, where he had various breeds of dogs (St. Bernards, pugs, spaniels, mastiffs), but his Great Danes were especially famous. In 1892, Dobbelman exhibited borzois: a male named Malakoff, born in 1891 (Nagrazhdai I Nemirovsky

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Remarks on the borzoi awards in Kassel by General Georgi K von Meyer

When, at the request of Dr. A. Wegener, I took over the judging of borzoi (Russian sighthounds) at the exhibition in Kassel, I was most anxious to see how the type and conformation of our Russian borzoi bred in Germany had progressed and how our beautiful breed had developed under the care of German fanciers.

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“Of Notts Kennels by Her Grace, Duchess of Newcastle”

Of Notts Kennels by Her Grace, Duchess of Newcastle Written by Maja Čosić Proofreading by Sue Vasick Article was published also as printed version in Borzoi Yearbook 2021/2022 (Europeanborzoi) and also in Croatian in Kennel Club magazine “Moj pas”: https://online.fliphtml5.com/hxyvj/cxfx/#p=93 BONUS: Three pedigrees: Ivan Turgeneff, Petrosavodsk and Podar of Notts! 1.photo The Clumber mansion When

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