Past borzois

Sergej at 8 years of age.
BIS Fin Ch. Hatsina Artamon Sergej
1984-1994
sire Fin & S Ch. Burjan Red Rudolf
(Shelbor Count Sergei x Fin Ch. Burjan Timidia)
dam Fin Ch Polongain Galina
(Polongain Denikin x C.I.B. & Nord Ch. Polongain Carenina)
breeder Johanna Hellgren, Finland 

My first borzoi, Sergej. He came to our family in 1984 when I was 10 years old and we grew up together. Sergej was a big character. Very charismatic, substantial, strong, self-confident and quite dominant boy. 

I started showing Sergej when I was 11 years old, just for curiosity. Years went by, Sergej became fully matured, we both got some experince in the ring and as a result - for our big surprise - Sergej became one of the most successful show borzois in Finland in late 80's and early 90's. He got several Group wins and Best In Show placements, and later also Best In Show Veteran wins and placements. The highlight of his show career was Best In Show win in the biggest dog show in Finland in late 80's with over 3000 dogs.

Sergej sired one litter in 1988, Hatsina C-litter. The dam was a gorgeous import from UK, Fin Ch. Colhugh Cinatasha. White and red boy, Czardas, was our pick from this litter.

Czardas 2 years of age.

Hatsina Czardas Czar
1988-2000
sire BIS Fin Ch. Hatsina Artamon Sergej
(Fin & S Ch. Burjan Red Rudolf x Fin Ch Polongain Galina)
dam Fin Ch. Colhugh Cinatasha
(Colhugh Cobnut x Dimland Catina Of Colhugh)
breeder Johanna Hellgren, Finland 
 
Czardas was our pick from Sergej's only litter. Czaradas was a "flower child", who sweared for peace, love and happiness whole his life. He was a very athletic and fast boy, but didn't really care about chasing things.Czardas was very promissing puppy who showed excellent movement in young age, but he hurt his leg in less than one year of age. Even though he loved show rings, he was showed very rarely as the leg was bothering him a bit every now and then. Czardas got his only CAC from veteran class at 7 years of age, Czardas was so happy to be in the center of attention in the ring and we were of course very proud of him.. :)
Czardas graced our lifes for 12 years. He was the most lovable companion and he seemed to be reading our minds in older age. When Czardas left this world peacefully during his sleep, the whole house felt so empty even though we had other dogs as well that time (parson russell terrier & dobermann). I started looking for a new borzoi puppy, which I hoped would also bring some new blood to Finnish borzoi scene.


C.I.B. Fin & Swe & Ee & Lv Ch. Lynx Spirit Of The Tiger - "Vito"
2001 - 2009
 sire Ger VDH Ch. Zilver Jubilee v Triumfus Dyonisos
(BIS C.I.B. Aus & Ger & VDH Ch. Sholwood Silver Fox x
Tamara v Triumfus Dyonisos)

 dam At Ch. Lynx High Society
(GB Ch. Rothesby Saker x Leicro's Russian Zneda)
breeder Elisabet Jonsson, Sweden

In 2001 I went to visit Elisabet Jonsson to kennel Lynx in Sweden. My first intention was to see a Bengali tiger cub who was living in her home, but she also got a borzoi litter at the same time. I had started to look for a new puppy already a year before and Elisabet's very promissing looking pups stole my intrest immediately. When I saw their pedigree, I knew immediately that my searching had come to the end. Those lines of GB Ch. Rothesby Saker combined with Leicro's lines was something that I was hoping to find one day and yes, that Lynx Spirit -litter was excatly what I was looking for. :)
Like I hoped when I saw Vito's pedigree the first time, he started to look more and more "the English type" as he matured. Vito was a great mover with excellent reach and clear coming and going. The absolutely great temperament and wonderful movement are some things he also left to his offspring in three different kennels in Finland and Sweden. Vito's descendants can be found nowadays in Scandinavia, UK, Central Europe and Japan.

Vito was a loving, kind and very social boy and he made friends where ever he went.
He was great with kids and our daughter Stella grew up enjoying Vito's kind care.
Vito was multiple BOB & Group winner and
TOP # 1 Show Borzoi Male
in Finland in Finnish Borzoi Club's list 2006
TOP # 2 Show Borzoi Male in Finland in FBC's list 2004 & 2005
Vito's health clearances:
  • thyroid, kidneys and liver all normal
  • heart normal, no any signs of cardiomyophaty
  • (checked by cardiologist using ultrasound + ekg) 
  • eyes normal