The Borzoi In Western Europe Part I Link to Part 2 By Ursula-Vera Trueb, Malleray [Switzerland] Translated from “Der Windhundfreund”#131, February 1983 by Jean Vandongen Germany, The Netherlands, England and France were the first countries of Western Europe to be interested in the Borzoi. Now and then, a few representatives of the breed had found […]
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By Jo Heller Translated from “Der Windhundfreund” by Jean Vandongen, August 1976 When I was still living in England I had already heard about Mr. H. van Erp in Holland and his ‘real Russians’. The name Van de Sabatchnaja Izba is known all over the continent. Now, as I live in Holland, when I get
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By Sue E.A. Vasick [originally published in the Spring, 1992 issue of Borzoi International magazine] All Rights Reserved. In England, Dorothy Dudley’s interest in Borzoi began in the 1930’s and continued to her demise at a ripe old age. Her first Borzoi were bitches, these being Iza, Zwogezdi and Zwogezdi’s dam, Icy Lass. Zwogezdi
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To understand the state of the breed today, one has to remember that World-War II created a special situation in most European countries. Norway, Denmark and Finland were all heavily involved, which made their breeding activities stop for a while. Sweden was lucky enough to stay
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Deceased Borzoi Stars by Erich Zeiß, Berlin im January 1926 Under the same heading, I described the old borzoi-winners of the years 1890 to 1910, some years ago. And this time I am concerned with the three thoroughbred borzois, which were imported by Dr. Arthur Wegener from Perchino, the kennels of the Grand Duke Nicolai
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The Borzoi Quarterly Talks with Reg A Bassett, COLHUGH BORZOI A collection of Colhugh borzoi (link to more photos) This inteview was conducted in the home of Mr Reg A Bassett on July 25 1984 by O W Roamer-Horn How and when did you get started in dogs? I didn’t start in dogs, I was born
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Translated by Jean Vandongan [verbatim] “Account of the judge, Royal St. Hubert Show, Brussels [Belgium], May 7 and 8: Borzoi” Appointed by the Hound Club and invited by the Royal St. Hubert Club to judge the borzoi at this show, I have accepted this task, even though I thought that after the load
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Jo Heller about the conference in Macon The fourth conference of the International Borzoi Council was held this time in Macon, France in the famous and beautiful wine region on October 12 and 13, 1989. It was the first time for me and I’m glad I went. The previous conferences were held in Sweden 1981,
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Kennel “Van Troybhiko” by E. Ebneter. ‘Der Windhundfreund’, December 1976 The Troybhiko kennel of Mrs. Matheeuwsen in Best, Holland was established in 1962. The kennel name ‘Troybhiko’ was taken from the first four dogs bought by this kennel: Troyka, Bianka, Hermi and Kosak. Troyka van Borjoschka became the foundation of the successful Troybhiko borzoi. Troyka himself
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40 Years of German Borzoi History Extracted from my book “ENCYCLOPEDIA PRIMA EUROPAEIS BARSOICAE” by Dipl.-Biol. Désirée Maass (1998), translated by the author and proofread by Lotta Broströmer (2018)
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