Welcome to Borzoi Oxota
The Russian word "borzoi" means swift; "oxota" means hunt. After a few years of running borzoi, we've come to appreciate their superior ability to execute their original function - coursing live game over rough terrain in cold weather.
We are relatively new to borzoi, but have been admirers of the breed since the late '70's. We've come to realize that a good-looking borzoi isn't necessarily a good borzoi, so our emphasis and passion are on function - really, on proven performance.
We are relatively new to borzoi, but have been admirers of the breed since the late '70's. We've come to realize that a good-looking borzoi isn't necessarily a good borzoi, so our emphasis and passion are on function - really, on proven performance.
Beauty is
as Beauty Does
Happily we "do" dogs pretty much full-time. Training, trialing, and teaching are routine parts of every week. We travel for trials in a variety of sports: agility, lure coursing, hunting, rally, racing - firmly believing a dog with a job is a happy dog and has a high quality of life.
We live on several acres in northeast New Mexico, where our dogs routinely free-course cotton tails rabbits and the occasional black-tailed jackrabbit (hare). At an elevation of 7,000' our dogs develop endurance while navigating difficult terrain and obstacles, including a variety of trees and cacti, along with very tough feet and tremendous agility.
We regularly take our dogs off-property for training and competition, and although open field coursing (OFC) is not our primary sport we appreciate its singular ability to test a borzoi's form for function. No other endeavor requires such fitness, speed, and stamina, nor so clearly calls on a dog's true heart, body and soul.
photo credit: Afanasii Shots
Feel free to contact us if you are in the area, we love to talk dogs and watch them do what they do best.
We regularly take our dogs off-property for training and competition, and although open field coursing (OFC) is not our primary sport we appreciate its singular ability to test a borzoi's form for function. No other endeavor requires such fitness, speed, and stamina, nor so clearly calls on a dog's true heart, body and soul.
photo credit: Afanasii Shots
Feel free to contact us if you are in the area, we love to talk dogs and watch them do what they do best.
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