Borzoi

Hounds & sighthounds · Russia

About the Borzoi

The Borzoi or Russian Hunting Sighthound is a Russian breed of hunting dog of the sighthound type. It was formerly used for wolf hunting; until 1936, the breed was known as the Russian Wolfhound.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Borzoi” (lead section), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type	Hounds & sighthounds
Origin (Wikidata)	Russia
Map pin	Representative point in Russia (not an exact location)
Height	Males: 75–85 cm (30–33 in) Females: 68–78 cm (27–31 in)
Weight	27–48 kg (60–106 lb)
Size class	Large (our grouping, from the weight above)
FCI classification	Group 10 (standard no. 193)
Wikidata	Q37866

Height and weight as given in the infobox of the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0), with unit conversions added; we omit figures we cannot read reliably.

Dog breeds from Russia · Hounds & sighthounds