Asian Hounds

Our friend Lane Bellman has just produced the first litter of Taigans, the high- altitude Kirgyz version of the Eastern sighthound, just north of here. Stay tuned...

 

"The blood of the  Eastern Dragon": Vladimir Sghakula,, Kazakh Russian, dog breeder, refuge administrator' biologist. and alleged war criminsal, who still prefers Mazar el Sharif , where there  is a price on his head, to the dubious charms of Tajikistan. on the taigan.

My pick of the litter

  

More taigans from Jutta

Doesn't the big black one look like a "psovoya" borzoi? (Russian wolfhound in the west. "Borzoi" in Russian means sighthound-- we have "tasy- borzois", "Angliskaya borzois"--  greyhounds-- and so forth).

UPDATE: See the whole collection here

Spring Puppies?

Larissa and Tavi are dancing for joy and have made (at least one) tie.

But as they say, wait, there's more! If Lane has indeed bred her fine taigans, Rustam and Ooly, we are about to have the first of this more exotic variation too. Can't wait-- I am sure they will be the first working taigans in the SW or even in the states. Tell us the news!
Top two of Ooly; Rustam at bottom withDaniela's Shunkar, bred here; everybody in between-- all hard running high desert hounds.


UPDATE: Lane's taigan litter is scheduled for next year and depends on somedemand. And Dr John has bred "our" Tigger-- only living brindle Lashyn daughter, below-- to tanpoint Saudi Prince. Both are serious coursing dogs. I know of no other details yet but will. Please contact me if you have a serious interest.