Our Club was founded in 1997 by Mr. Sergey Pitulko, highly skilled borzoi breeder. At the very beginning we started with the Russian Psovoy Borzoi (Russian wolfhound, Psovoy means "long coat"), but later in 1999 two more kennels joined our Club: The Whippet Kennel & The Pekingese Kennel.

But still breeding the Russian Psovyi Borzoi is our main priority. Annually we have the City Borzoi Exhibition, where participants of all St. Petersburg kennels are invited.

The basics of our breeding program is revival of specific St. Petersburg "czar" type of the Russian Psovoy Borzoi which became nearly extinct after the Revolution 1917. This type of Borzoi was widely known and breeded at The Imperial Hunt of Russia in Gatchina (garrison town near St. Petersburg). These Borzoi were medium sized, the color was mostly white with yellow or red markings, head was firmly fixed in his line the long, had good boning and in hunting they were very fast and extremely game with a love for the kill. These Borzoi vibrated with the love of the chase. The unique features of this type was elegant, dignified, aristocratic exterior in combination with excellent working qualities.

Wolf hunt in Gatchina took place only in winter, besides there were fox and rabbit hunts.
     The hunt begun in early spring as soon as the snow had started to melt; rabbits and foxes were the game during this early season. The hunter used from tow to four Borzoi which comprised a team or "Svora", the nine foot rowhide being used to scare the rabbits into the open, while a hunting horn accomplished this purpose when the game was fox. For foxes several teams of Borzoi were used.
     The Master of Imperial Hunt was Prince Galitzin. He often visited England in the suite of Czar and had, for several seasons, hunted with England's Midland packs. During the winter he resided in the official Hunt Lodge at Gatchina. Whenever the Czar could come, there was some sort of hunting.

The Russian revolution and the subsequent civil war plus World War I was a tragedy of wholesale destruction of both men and beast and was to prove to be an extremely difficult time in the history of the Psovoy Borzoi. Nearly all kennels were destroyed; surviving dogs were given away, became wild or were shot by the revolutionary soldiers. The Crimean and Gorsky hounds did become extinct and by the mid 1920's the number of pure bred Borzoi were only a few dozen, most of whom were kept in either Moscow or St. Petersburg. Thankfully, Chelischev, Sumarokov and V. Mamontov were able to save their Borzoi by continuing their work as Borzoi experts under the communist government. The communist eventually established a government kennel that employed many workers and Borzoi lovers some of whom has been previously employed in pre-Revolutionary kennels.

By the time World War II ended there were only a few purebred Borzoi remaining and breeders had to start almost from nothing. Despite many difficulties, lack of food and infrastructure, a few individuals were able to preserve the breed. Some offspring of the Borzoi who had fortunately escaped during the revolution and World War I to Europe, mainly Holland, were able to be returned to their native country.

We also aim at revival of real hunting Borzoi type, not any decorative showdog.
     Our dogs several times each season take part in field trainings, chasing rabbits and foxes.

You can see some photos of these field trainings in our PHOTOGALLERY.

Each year we have several top-quality puppy litters. You are welcome to purchase. Puppies for sale
     We offer help in executing all necessary export documents. Our puppies were sold and live now in Germany, Poland, France and USA.

E -mail or phone us. We'll inform you when puppies are available.

You can see all the best of our dogs and puppies in our PHOTOGALLERY.

Puppies for sale

	We offer help in executing all necessary export documents. Our puppies were sold and live now in Germany, Poland, France and USA. To purchase write or call Club as mentioned above.
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BORZOI ART.

Our breeder Mrs. Svetlana Timofeeva is also the successive painter. Her art pieces are made in traditional Russian style - painting on the wood, Paleh. Her compositions are all connected with Russian Borzoi.
You can order these and other pieces by e-mail borzoi4@yandex.ru or phone (+7 812) 906 244 1255.

Plate. Ø 20 sm. Wood, tempera, lacquer.

Matroshka. Wood, tempera, lacquer.

Plate. Paleh. Ø 20 sm. Wood, tempera, lacquer.

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