No, they are the same breed. They were known as Russian Wolfhounds until 1936 when the AKC changed the name to Borzoi.
The term Borzoi refers to a breed of dog created by the Russians for hunting wolves and fox. Until 1936, they were called Russian Wolf Hound in the US and then the name was changed to Borzoi.
The Borzoi is in the AKC Hound Group.
There are many graceful breeds. Some are the Borzoi, Afghan Hound, and the Ibizan Hound.
There are two types of hound dogs in the world: sight and sound hound dogs. Some hound dogs include the Borzoi, Irish wolfhound, Dachshund, whippet, and the basset hound.
There are two types of hound dogs in the world: sight and sound hound dogs. Some hound dogs include the Borzoi, Irish wolfhound, Dachshund, whippet, and the basset hound.
Sobaka means dog, hound.
The na me of the stuidest dog in the world is...... its your name! :p just kidding!
A blood hound has longer legs than a basset and a stronger sense of smell (the best, actually, of all dogs). According to wikipedia the modern basset hound was bred from a bloodhound and another type of basset.
No, the basset hound is the smallest hound in the hound family. The basset hound has short stubby legs, long droopy ears, sad looking droopy eyes. The Basset hound may look sad often but it is just the dogs look, he could be very happy at the moment, his tail will wag if he is. The hounds in the hound family are the basset hound, the beagle, the blood hound
Hound dogs "bay"--aaarrrrrrOOOOO! That's the best I can do. Most hounds are the product of many generations of cross-breeding and in-breeding to produce certain hounds with certain qualities. Some hound breeders do not consider the dog a true hound if it doesn't bay. There are scent hounds (Bloodhound, Catahoula, Walker, Blue-tick, Plott) and sight hounds (Saluki, Borzoi, Greyhound) and some bay, some don't.
houndn.1.1. A domestic dog of any of various breeds commonly used for hunting, characteristically having drooping ears, a short coat, and a deep resonant voice.Source: http://www.answers.com/hound%20Hounds are their own breed. Of coarse there are several different kinds of hounds: Afghan Hound, Basenji, Basset Hound, Beagle, Black and Tan Coonhound, Bloodhound, Borzoi, Dachshund, English Foxhound, Greyhound, Harrier, Ibizan Hound, Irish Wolfhound, Norwegian Elkhound, Otterhound, Petit Bassit Griffon Vendéen, Pharaoh Hound, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Saluki, Scottish Deerhound and Whippet.
Some of the main dog breed are :- Afghan hound Alaskan Malamute husky Australian cattle dog Basset hound Beagle Bearded collie Bichon Frise Bloodhound Border collie Borzoi Bulldog Chihuahua Dachshund Dalmation Doberman cocker spaniel Airdale terrier German shepherd