Borzoi Breed Standard
Hound Group

General Appearance
The Borzoi was originally bred for the coursing of wild game on more or less open terrain, relying on sight rather than scent. To accomplish this purpose, the Borzoi needed particular structural qualities to chase, catch and hold his quarry. Special emphasis is placed on sound running gear, strong neck and jaws, courage and agility, combined with proper condition. The Borzoi should always possess unmistakable elegance, with flowing lines, graceful in motion or repose. Males, masculine without coarseness; bitches, feminine and refined.

Head

Skull slightly domed, long and narrow, with scarcely any perceptible stop, inclined to be Roman-nosed. Jaws long, powerful and deep, somewhat finer in bitches but not snipy. Teeth strong and clean with either an even or a scissors bite. Missing teeth should be penalized. Nose large and black.

Ears
Small and fine in quality, lying back on the neck when in repose with the tips when thrown back almost touching behind occiput; raised when at attention.

Eyes
Set somewhat obliquely, dark in color, intelligent but rather soft in expression; never round, full nor staring, nor light in color; eye rims dark; inner corner midway between tip of nose and occiput.

Neck
Clean, free from throatiness; slightly arched, very powerful and well set on.

Shoulders
Sloping, fine at the withers and free from coarseness or lumber.

Chest
Rather narrow, with great depth of brisket.

Ribs
Only slightly sprung, but very deep giving room for heart and lung play.

Back
Rising a little at the loins in a graceful curve.

Loins
Extremely muscular, but rather tucked up, owing to the great depth of chest and comparative shortness of back and ribs.

Forelegs
Bones straight and somewhat flattened like blades, with the narrower edge forward. The elbows have free play and are turned neither in nor out. Pasterns strong.

Feet
Hare-shaped, with well-arched knuckles, toes close and well padded.

Hindquarters
Long, very muscular and powerful with well bent stifles; somewhat wider than the forequarters; strong first and second thighs; hocks clean and well let down; legs parallel when viewed from the rear.

Dewclaws
Dewclaws, if any, on the hind legs are generally removed; dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed.

Tail
Long, set on and carried low in a graceful curve.

Coat
Long, silky (not woolly), either flat, wavy or rather curly. On the head, ears and front of legs it should be short and smooth; on the neck the frill should be profuse and rather curly. Feather on hindquarters and tail, long and profuse, less so on chest and back of forelegs.

Color
Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable.

Size
Mature males should be at least 28 inches at the withers and mature bitches at least 26 inches at the withers. Dogs and bitches below these respective limits should be severely penalized; dogs and bitches above the respective limits should not be penalized as long as extra size is not acquired at the expense of symmetry, speed and staying quality. Range in weight for males from 75 to 105 pounds and for bitches from 15 to 20 pounds less.

Gait
Front legs must reach well out in front with pasterns strong and springy. Hackneyed motion with mincing gait is not desired nor is weaving and crossing. However, while the hind legs are wider apart than the front, the feet tend to move closer to the center line when the dog moves at a fast trot. When viewed from the side there should be a noticeable drive with a ground-covering stride from well-angulated stifles and hocks. The over-all appearance in motion should be that of effortless power, endurance, speed, agility, smoothness and grace.

Faults
The foregoing description is that of the ideal Borzoi. Any deviation from the above described dog must be penalized to the extent of the deviation keeping in mind the importance of the contribution of the various features toward the basic original purpose of the breed.

Approved June 13, 1972

[简介] 波索尔（俄罗斯猎狼犬）是作为在开阔地区追逐野兽的猎犬培养的，主要依靠视觉而不是嗅觉捕猎。为了达到这个目的，波索尔需要非常特殊、精确的身体机构，用来捕捉和控制猎物。特别需要强调的是正确的奔跑结构、强健的颈部和颌部，勇敢而敏捷，并将上述特点以恰当的方式组合起来。波索尔具有明显的高贵气质，流畅的线条，动作和姿态优美。雄性显得雄壮而不粗糙；雌性显得柔美而不软弱。

[头部] 脑袋轻微圆拱，长而狭窄，止部几乎不可察觉，倾向于罗马鼻。颌部长，有力而深，雌性稍微有点精细，但不尖细。牙齿健壮而整洁，剪状咬和或钳状咬和都可以，缺齿属于缺陷。鼻镜大而黑。

[耳朵] 小而质地精致，向后倾斜，休息时，靠着颈部，耳朵尖向后垂落，差不多在后枕骨之后，运动时，耳朵突起。

[眼睛] 位置稍微有点斜，颜色深，表情聪明但很温和。眼睛不圆，丰满但不显眼，颜色不能很浅，眼圈颜色深，内眼角位于鼻尖到后枕骨的中间位置。

[颈部] 整洁，喉咙无赘肉，轻微地圆拱，非常有力且位置恰当。

[肩胛] 倾斜、精细的位于马肩隆下，既不粗糙，也不笨拙。 [胸部] 胸部窄，但深度非常深。

[肋骨] 略微撑起，但给予心脏和肺部足够的深度空间。

[后背] 向腰部略微上升，形成优美的曲线。

[腰部] 肌肉非常发达，由于胸部深度非常深，而背部和肋骨相当短，所以腰部明显上提。

[前腿] 骨骼笔直，略平坦，象是扁骨。较窄的部分向前。肘部能自由活动，既不向内弯，也不向外翻。骹骨结实。

[足爪] 兔足形状，关节圆拱良好，脚趾紧凑，脚垫厚实。

[后躯] 长，肌肉非常发达，非常有力，膝关节适度倾斜；比前躯略宽；第一节大腿和第二节大腿强壮；飞节整洁且位置低；从后面观察，后腿相互平行。

[狼爪] 后肢狼爪通常都需要切除；前肢狼爪可以切除。

[尾巴] 长，位置低，且以优美的曲线下垂。

[被毛] 长，柔滑（不是羊毛状），平坦、波浪状或卷曲都可以，但以卷曲为最好。头部、耳朵、前肢前面的毛发短而平滑；颈部的饰毛浓厚，最好是卷曲的。后躯和尾巴的羽状饰毛十分丰富，胸部和前肢后面的羽状饰毛略少一些。

[颜色] 任何颜色或颜色组合都可以接受。

[尺寸] 成熟雄性的肩高不低于28英寸；成熟雌性的肩高不低于26英寸。不论雄性还是雌性，低于最小肩高标准都属于严重缺陷；雄性或雌性高于肩高标准，但不影响其匀称性、速度及骨架结构的话，则不属于缺陷。雄性的体重范围约75~105磅；雌性比雄性轻15~20磅。

[步态] 前腿必须向前充分伸展，且骹骨结实而有弹性。常见的做作步伐、摇晃的步伐或或交织步伐都属于缺陷。无论如何，后腿分开的距离要比前腿宽，当他快速奔跑时，足爪应该向身体中心线收拢。从侧面观察，由于后膝关节和飞节的角度恰当，所以驱动力强大且步幅舒展。整个动作看起来轻松而有力，有耐力，速度快，活泼，平滑而优美。

[缺陷] 前面描述的是理想的波索尔。所有背离上面描述的地方都属于缺陷，并根据背离的地方是否重要，是否违背了培育这一品种的目的而扣分。

标准通过日期：1972年6月13日

原作： 酋长

来源： 转译自AKC

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