Borzoi, the Hb (World of Dogs S.) [Hardcover]

Desiree Scott (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Tfh Publications (March 11, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1852790938
• ISBN-13: 978-1852790936
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,950,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Borzoi, March 27, 2000

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Viann clements (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Borzoi, the Hb (World of Dogs S.) (Hardcover)

The Borzoi is a perfect book for the serious fancier, with extraordinary visuals that include photographs, drawings, and anatomy sketches. Borzoi history is obscured by time and the various types, but the well documented maps and early sighthounds provide a great foundation to understanding the present types.

The drawings and wonderful pedigrees give ample resources to tracing English and American bloodlines from the early 1900's to 1997. The gene pool is a broad one and well organized for easy use. The genetics section is also user-friendly and a difficult to find subject of great importance. It hits all the topics of the breed, how to pick a good dog, breeding, health, plus some hard to find subjects; with a fresh approach and a usable depth of information.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical advice with a humerous approach, August 10, 2001

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A serious borzoi owner (uk) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Borzoi, the Hb (World of Dogs S.) (Hardcover)

I found this book full of useful practical advice and knowledge. I am new to this beautiful breed and use this book on a daily basis. A serious book but sprinkled with little gems of humour. Loved it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read, January 1, 2005

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Maria Zagula "tyfani-chan" (Alaska, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Borzoi, the Hb (World of Dogs S.) (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book for someone looking to get into the Borzoi showing commuinity. Not for someone who just wants a pet Borzoi or for someone who already knows a lot about Borzoi (unless you want to do a bit of english pedigree research). I'm just getting into showing Borzoi and I found the book very informitive.

This book goes into a fair ammount of detail on conformation, bloodlines, breeding, showing, and genetics. I did happen to find the photo-manipulated pictures a bit of an annoyance though.

"The Complete Borzoi" by Lorraine Groshans (a fairly difficult book to find) and any of the BCOA publications are much better than this book. But, it's worth reading.