Lilly's Fridge

Blog mainly to showcase my Borzoi puppies Mikko (3/17/21-) and Shiloh (2/17/22-) Forever in my heart and mind, Beau ❤ (10/22/20-4/22/21)

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Pair of Russian Wolfhounds/Borzoi Sculptures by Scalini (aka Scali) (Italian, 20th century) circa 1930’s Patinated spelter 9 x 14 inches (on bases)

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I call this his baby face

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A normal way of sitting, according to borzoi

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Margo confirms.

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They talkie-talk to eachother

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A story in pictures of Krampus photobombing

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She was noodling around and then she saw her best friend Dexter

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borzoi + deer = ?

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Flupdate

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fact: day old guinea pigs are 90% head.

Fact: my job is sometimes the best job ever.

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Because this post has exploded recently, and I’m seeing lots of questions/surprise in the tags, some info on Guinea Pigs:

Yes, they are born eyes open and fully furred and capable of running which is very much unlike the rodents most people are used to. These babies were literally born the night before, so they’re a little over 15 hours old in these photos.

This is in part due to their unusually long gestation period (~60 to 70 days as compared to about 20-23 days for a mouse or rat.)

They can fully wean just after 2 or 3 weeks.

When they’re little like this and they become excited or playful, they will popcorn around. I’m sure you can all imagine what that looks like, and how ridiculously cute these things are when doing it.

While these guys are about 90% head, almost the entire remainder is legs. They are very disproportionate babies. When you see them run you begin to wonder just where exactly their body is as there’s nothing but head and startlingly long legs.

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@talesfromtreatment - are they born already able to VWEEP like the adults, or is that a later systems update?

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The vocal cords are able to function at full volume from the get go. Piglets did not like being taken out of their carrier and let me know that they Had Opinions.

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The Hidden Pool’ by Flora McLachlan

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These are what we call shilohs frog legs. They bring me immense joy.

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My friend’s boy is a good example of the other end of the borzoi temperament spectrum. He met this man about .2 seconds previously. In contrast, Margo was laying beside me flat out and didn’t bother even raising her head.

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This past weekend was hell on earth, but one very good and amazing thing came out of it.

Introducing Highgarden K-C Ghost of Christmas Past, aka “Krampus.” He’ll be joining the fam in a couple weeks! He is a show and breeding prospect, and I cannot wait to see what he becomes!!

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I’m sure you get asked this a lot, but what are borzois like in your experience? I’ve yet to meet up with one at a show and until then, everything I read on them seems to be contradictory, like some saying they’re cat like with their affection(Im not sure about this cause I’ve only had cuddly cats lol)to being one of the most affectionate sighthounds, or how theyre skittish but others saying that theyre meant to be brave per breed standard. Do you also have any sites/books with info about them?

Borzoi are an enigma, honestly. As hard as we try to describe them I don’t think anyone can fully understand their eccentricities until they live with them.

There’s a decently wide range of temperaments in the breed, from golden levels of social to wanting nothing to do with anyone ever, and some can be on the skittish side of things although frankly I don’t see that very often. Imo a correct temperament is quietly confident but not obsessively caring to interact with strangers. Able to adapt quickly to new environments without getting over aroused or upset. It’s not at all unusual to see borzoi flat out sleeping while waiting around for ring times at shows! I would say the vast majority of borzoi I’ve met like people and will seek out attention from strangers, but not in an overly pushy obnoxious way. Margo is a bit more on the reserved side and people not familiar with the breed often think she’s shy/scared, but in reality she simply doesn’t care about strangers. She’ll typically sniff them and then not care to interact further. She’s about as reserved as I’d like to go, but I don’t find her temperament incorrect or out of the ordinary for the breed.

I think they’re more cat like in their general personalities than in confidence and affection levels. They do what they want when they want, in all things. They’re independent and know they don’t really need us. This sounds cheesy, but you really do have to earn their love and affection. They aren’t very dog like so getting into the breed from having “normal” breeds is pretty wild.

I don’t have a ton of experience with other sighthound breeds, so I have nothing to offer as far as their affection levels there. I will only say Charlie gets big mad if I don’t spend enough time cuddling him, and this is not at all a rare trait in the breed. They don’t tend to be clingy or a velcro breed, but when they want attention they want attention.

I don’t really have any good resources just on general temperament! All my stuff is very structure and pedigree and breeding skewed lolol you could check out The Complete Borzoi by Lorraine Groshans, and The Borzoi by Desiree Scott. I honestly can’t remember now how much either of these go over correct temperament lol it’s definitely something a bit subjective, but in general you don’t want temperament traits that would be difficult to handle in a giant breed.

Editing to add: generally the boys are way more affectionate than the girls, and the girls are more likely to be a bit more reserved and well. Bitchy.

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He’s at it again

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Turtle neck baby 😭