Eee, that's awesome about Chilli. I've met a range myself, but am always interested to gather more information I guess about how they turn out. I guess because I've met some really closed minded absolutist attitudes which are like 'all labradoodles are uncontrollable and hyper!' *sigh* And yeah, parentage is just so important.
We do have a few borzoi here, but not being bred. I know there are breeders in the Eastern states, and there are actually two litters on the ground in Australia right now (one in Queensland and one in New South Wales) but still, they are a rare dog, and apparently decreasing in popularity with time. Don't get me wrong, I love staffies! But I sometimes wish we had more variety here in Australia. Do you get a lot of whippets where you are? They're very common here - and come up for rescue (sadly) a lot - but I prefer the long-haired sighthounds, particularly staghounds / deerhounds / wolfhounds / borzoi.
I like beaucerons, though I am strongly, strongly opposed to the ear cropping that they put them through in the USA. It is thankfully banned here though; so they can retain their full, beautiful ears! They are striking, incredible dogs.
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Date: 2012-07-12 04:23 pm (UTC)We do have a few borzoi here, but not being bred. I know there are breeders in the Eastern states, and there are actually two litters on the ground in Australia right now (one in Queensland and one in New South Wales) but still, they are a rare dog, and apparently decreasing in popularity with time. Don't get me wrong, I love staffies! But I sometimes wish we had more variety here in Australia. Do you get a lot of whippets where you are? They're very common here - and come up for rescue (sadly) a lot - but I prefer the long-haired sighthounds, particularly staghounds / deerhounds / wolfhounds / borzoi.
I like beaucerons, though I am strongly, strongly opposed to the ear cropping that they put them through in the USA. It is thankfully banned here though; so they can retain their full, beautiful ears! They are striking, incredible dogs.