Borzoi(苏俄猎狼犬).doc

FCI-Standard N° 193 / 22. 11. 2006 / GB BORZOI- RUSSIAN HUNTING SIGHTHOUND (Russkaya Psovaya Borzaya)  TRANSLATION : R.K.F., revised by U. Fischer, R. Triquet and J.Mulholland. ORIGIN : Russia. DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 25.10.06. UTILIZATION : Hunting sighthound, racing and coursing hound. CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 10 Sighthounds. Section 1 Long-haired or fringed Sighthounds. Without working trial. BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : The Russkaya Psovaya Borzaya has been an integral part of the national culture and Russian history for 9 centuries. The French Chronicle of the XIth century shows that three Borzois accompanied the daughter of the Grand Duke of Kiev, Anna Iaroslavna when she arrived in France to become the wife of Henri I. Among the owners and breeders there were many famous people including Tsars and poets : Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Nicolas II, Pushkin, Turgenev. The creation of the famous kennel ??Pershinskaya okhota?? by the illustrious breeders the Grand Duke Nicolai Nicolaevitch and Dimitri Valtsev had great importance. From the end of the XIXth century, the Borzoi is seen in the biggest breeding kennels of Europe and America. GENERAL APPEARANCE : Dog of aristocratic appearance, of large size, of lean and at the same time robust constitution, of a very slightly elongated construction. Females are generally longer than males. Strong bone structure but not massive. The bones are rather flat. Muscles lean, well developed, especially on the thighs, but not showing in relief. Harmony of form and movement is of prime importance. IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS : In males the height at the withers is equal or barely superior to that from the summit of the croup to the ground. In females these two heights are equal. The height at the withers must be slightly inferior to the length of the body. The depth of the chest is approximately equal to half the height at the withers. The length of the muzzle, from