The prey could be boar or smaller game, but wolves were the most prized. To capture a wolf, several borzoi would chase it down and surround it. They would seize the wolf by the ear or neck and ...

Bred for wolf hunting by the Russian aristocracy, its name comes from the Russian word “borzii” which means swift. The method of hunting the Russians used with the Borzoi was quite unique.

Hunting with dogs was a favorite and very expensive pastime of the Russian nobility. Some dogs could help to hunt very large forest animals, and one hunting dog was so famous that it even earned ...

Borzoi literally means “swift” in Russian ... then wait for the hunter to catch up. Sometimes the wolf would be released so the hunt could continue in the future. This sport was very popular ...

The film "Best in Show" revealed a surreal and exotic universe, but that was mild compared to the Borzoi National. The Borzoi National took place April 26-30 in a hotel in Mesquite, Texas ...

Often seen as a catlike breed, the Borzoi is a mix between an Arabian Greyhound and a thick-coated Russian breed. Meant to hunt in packs for foxes and wolves in Russia, Americans referred to them ...