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dogs. Many persons object to the brindle or 

 tiger-coloured marks, and Colonel Tchebeshoff, one 

 of the great authorities on the breed, disqualifies 

 black, and black and tan, and white with black 

 spots, as indicating descent from English or 

 Oriental greyhounds. Still, against this opinion 

 there is a famous picture, in the possession of 

 the Czar, of four Borzois chasing a wolf. At least 

 one of these animals gives the appearance of 

 being black and tan, with an almost white face, 

 very broad white collar and chest, white stern and 

 hindquarters. 



The size of the Borzoi and his coat will have 

 been surmised from what has already been written. 

 His general appearance will be seen from the 

 illustration. As a companionable dog he is highly 

 spoken of, but, like all other dogs, he must be 

 brought up for the purpose for which he is 

 intended. In many of the Russian kennels he is 

 kept for hunting a savage animal (by a few only to 

 be used for fox and hare) and to do so successfully 

 must be savage himself. Those which have been 

 reared in this manner, and not had the benefit of 

 civilising home influences, are not to be trusted any 

 more than would one of our own foxhounds. But, 

 as I have said, properly brought up and educated, 

 he will be found as companionable as the best 



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