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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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CHAPTER
XVII
THE
BORZOI
OR
RUSSIAN
WOLFHOUND
Of
the
many
foreign
varieties
of
the
dog
that
have
been
introduced
into
this
country
within
recent
years,
there
is
not
one
among
the
larger
breeds
that
has
made
greater
headway
in
the
public
favour
than
the
Borzoi,
or
Russian
Wolfhound.
Nor
is
this
to
be
wondered
at.
The
most
graceful
and
elegant
of
all
breeds,
combining
symmetry
with
strength,
the
wearer
of
a
lovely
silky
coat
that
a
toy
dog
might
envy,
the
length
of
head,
possessed
by
no
other
breed--all
go
to
make
the
Borzoi
the
favourite
he
has
become.
He
is
essentially
what
our
American
cousins
would
call
a
"spectacular"
dog.
Given,
for
example,
the
best
team
of
terriers
and
a
fifth-rate
team
of
Borzois,
which
attracts
the
more
attention
and
admiration
from
the
man
in
the
street?
Which
does
he
turn
again
to
look
at?
Not
the
terriers!
Add
to
this
that
the
Borzoi
makes
a
capital
house
dog,
is,
as
a
rule,
affectionate
and
a
good
companion,
it
is
not
to
be
wondered
at
that
he
has
attained
the
dignified
position
in
the
canine
world
which
he
now
holds.
In
his
native
country
the
Borzoi
is
employed,
as
his
English
name
implies,
in
hunting
the
wolf
and
also
smaller
game,
including
foxes
and
hares.
Several
methods
of
hunting
the
larger
game
are
adopted,
one
form
being
as
follows.
Wolves
being
reported
to
be
present
in
the
neighbourhood,
the
hunters
set
out
on
horseback,
each
holding
in
his
left
hand
a
leash
of
three
Borzois,
as
nearly
matched
as
possible
in
size,
speed,
and
colour.
Arrived
at
the
scene
of
action,
the
chief
huntsman
stations
the
hunters
at
separate
points
every
hundred
yards
or
so
round
the
wood.
A
pack
of
hounds
is
sent
in
to
draw
the
quarry,
and
on
the
wolves
breaking
cover
the
nearest
hunter
slips
his
dogs.
These
endeavour
to
seize
their
prey
by
the
neck,
where
they
hold
him
until
the
hunter
arrives,
throws
himself
from
his
horse,
and
with
his
knife
puts
an
end
to
the
fray.
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