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Elance Borzoi A Canadian Borzoi kennel dedicated to promoting and protecting the Borzoi, and enjoying the company of those like-minded.

New BISS Ch. Elance Honour Guard. Zoom x Vera, owned by Tammy Hawco. Tammy brought 21 month old Rogue to the AKC shows a...
07/08/2024

New BISS Ch. Elance Honour Guard. Zoom x Vera, owned by Tammy Hawco.

Tammy brought 21 month old Rogue to the AKC shows and graciously allowed me to help her groom and show this exciting young male.

Rogue took BOB from the classes on Friday to finish. Then moved up to Specials, in an excellent group of entries he went on to take Select Dog at the Borzoi Canada National specialty, a Best of Opposite S*x, another BOB, and BOB/BISS at the Foothills Gazehound Specialty. Thank you to the judges who complimented on the quality of this young male.

This is the second BISS winner Vera has produced (Vannah, MBISS Ch. Elance Velvet Ribbons is from her first litter), and they stand in quality along with Wendy Wilkinson's Finch (Elance Veiled Rose), who took BOW at the BCOA 2024 National specialty.

We look forward to Rogue's future. Congratulations to his owner Tammy Hawco!

Cello (Elance Heavy Water) was WD both days at the Camrose shows this weekend. He's 17 months old.
25/03/2024

Cello (Elance Heavy Water) was WD both days at the Camrose shows this weekend. He's 17 months old.

This lovely, lamp is so charming! It is fully functioning. $250 USD obo. Shipping extra.
01/12/2023

This lovely, lamp is so charming! It is fully functioning. $250 USD obo. Shipping extra.

If you've noticed your Borzoi has dandruff after their bath, it's very likely due to the bathing technique. Back in the ...
07/08/2023

If you've noticed your Borzoi has dandruff after their bath, it's very likely due to the bathing technique.

Back in the day my dogs would have dandruff in their coat after every bath I gave them. When I mentioned this to a wise person who had been in the breed longer at the time, she pointed out that it was likely due to the fact that I was scrubbing my dog's skin during the bathing process. Indeed I was! She noted that unlike the human scalp, the skin on a dog does not produce oil, so it doesn't need to be scrubbed clean like our own scalp does. Rather, just the hair needs to be washed. Scrubbing Borzoi skin during a bath causes flakes of epithelial cells to be released, thus the dandruff I was seeing afterwards.

Thus I stopped scrubbing their skin when I bathed my Borzoi, and began simply massaging the shampoo through the coat to clean it. The results were clean dogs, no dandruff. Try it!

This photo is one of my favourite bi***es of all time: Brenna (Elance Smooth As Silk - owned by Gordon and Carol Walter.) No dandruff on this girl. :-)

Cello (Elance Heavy Water.) Pictured here in a Jonathan Stade photo from the FGC specialty, as well as right after his f...
07/08/2023

Cello (Elance Heavy Water.) Pictured here in a Jonathan Stade photo from the FGC specialty, as well as right after his first show groom before the weekend, Cello was entered in three events at Canada's largest dog show, the Alberta Kennel Club. He came home with two Best Puppy in Specialty awards (Borzoi Canada and Foothills Gazehound), a Best of Winners over adults, and a Specialty Reserve Winners dog over adults. It was his first dog show, and he handled it like he's been doing it all his life - until the end of day three, that is. By then the need to play finally broke out in the ring. LOL!

We are growing out three very promising boys from the Zoom X Vera litter. Drake (Elance Hyperion) was the first to hit the show ring, and he took a BOS in Gazehound Sweeps, as well as a WD/BOW over adults in early June. This weekend was Cello's turn. We'll get the third boy out in the fall.

We are also growing out two girls. Next weekend will be Nora's (Elance Hourglass) turn at a show. She's the wild one, so we'll see how many feet stay on the ground... We'll keep you posted!

Ch. Elance Falling Fire. Owned by Kerry Russell.
06/08/2023

Ch. Elance Falling Fire. Owned by Kerry Russell.

Phoebe (Elance Va-va-voom).
08/07/2023

Phoebe (Elance Va-va-voom).

Vannah at 20 months old, in her birthday suit. Look close and you'll see her entire topline from her ears on back is jus...
09/06/2023

Vannah at 20 months old, in her birthday suit. Look close and you'll see her entire topline from her ears on back is just wisps.

Regardless, she is pictured here going Best in Specialty from the classes at the Alberta Lure Coursing Association sighthound specialty, over 70+ hounds, under breeder/judge Jocelyn Gagne of Starkeeper Irish Wolfhound fame. Vannah also took another Best of Breed from the classes this same weekend, as well as another Best of Winners. She is now a Champion.

Vera.
31/03/2023

Vera.

Megan Thompson's girl "Jujube".
29/01/2023

Megan Thompson's girl "Jujube".

Happy Saturday!
25/06/2022

Happy Saturday!

The Zoom X Shimmer babies are 11 days old now and thriving. Shimmer is being a devoted mother. There are two girls left ...
18/05/2022

The Zoom X Shimmer babies are 11 days old now and thriving. Shimmer is being a devoted mother. There are two girls left available.

13/05/2022

By Helen St. Pierre
So often I get this request:
"I want my dog to be able to play with other dogs."
And my answer is always -
"Why?"

The reasons are usually similar. Things like, I have friends with dogs and I want to be able to go over and have fun with them. Or, I think she's missing out. Or, I've always had a dog who liked to play.

The problem with these answers is that they are all based on what the human wants, not at all on what the dog wants. Playing and enjoying the company of other dogs is something that WE like because it gives US pleasure. It however, has very little effect on a dogs quality of life.

Not all dogs want to play with other dogs past adulthood. In fact it's very common for lots of dogs past 3 years old to start looking at play with other strange dogs the way human adults look at teenage raves. They may co exist well, or play very occasionally with close dog friends, but the enjoyment of large groups of rough housing and playing no longer thrills them. They'd rather go on a walk with you and play with you. Some dogs, whether because of personality, genetics, or past experiences/traumas, never want to be around other dogs, even co existing is a challenge. However even well socialized, playful adult dogs may not like every dog they meet and as a result be choosy in who they play with. There's nothing wrong with them, it's us humans that need a lesson.

Our expectations and desire for dogs to play with one another has to be checked. I often tell people if your dog doesn't like other dogs, I can help them work through some of that and show them how to walk past them, even be in the same room with them calmly, but can't force them to enjoy playing with another dog the same way I can't force you to like someone else if you just don't.

If you have a dog that doesn't like to play, your dog isn't broken. Change the way you think and give your dog other fun activities he will enjoy rather than forcing an expectation on him that isn't fair. Enjoy your dog for who they are, rather than worrying about who they aren't.
Helen St. Pierre
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Published blog on May 8, 2017

Shimmer has had a litter of five, sired by her nephew Zoom. Zoom (CanCh. Glacier's Zoom Zoom at Elance) finished easily....
07/05/2022

Shimmer has had a litter of five, sired by her nephew Zoom.

Zoom (CanCh. Glacier's Zoom Zoom at Elance) finished easily. He is incredibly fast, and incredibly sweet. I have to check the car of every visitor to make sure they aren't sneaking him off.

Shimmer (AmCanCh. Elance Moonshimmer) is the 2018 BCOA WB/BOW.

Sire and dam have completed all health testing, though Shimmer's CHIC number has yet to be applied for. We will do that this week.

https://borzoi.breedarchive.com/animal/view/zoom-x-shimmer-b460ae7e-b413-4c4c-83f9-3d525cbe309a

This sweet, beautiful boy is from the PIco X Harper litter. Now 12 weeks old, he is available. Contact us for more infor...
16/11/2021

This sweet, beautiful boy is from the PIco X Harper litter. Now 12 weeks old, he is available. Contact us for more information.

Elance Resolute Raiya, from our 2017 Cypress x Twila litter, winning Best in Field. Congratulations to her wonderful own...
31/10/2021

Elance Resolute Raiya, from our 2017 Cypress x Twila litter, winning Best in Field. Congratulations to her wonderful owner Leslie Walenta.

Thanksgiving weekend at Elance.
12/10/2021

Thanksgiving weekend at Elance.

Update: his first day out Vapour was awarded Winners Dog and Best Puppy in Sighthound specialty. This weekend it's Vapou...
11/09/2021

Update: his first day out Vapour was awarded Winners Dog and Best Puppy in Sighthound specialty.

This weekend it's Vapour's turn to head to a dog show. He is Elance Falling Fire, and 8 months old. From the Zoom x Sparrow litter.

The delightful Sparrow. Her second weekend out. She picked up another Best of Breed and a Group Third.
24/08/2021

The delightful Sparrow. Her second weekend out. She picked up another Best of Breed and a Group Third.

UPDATE: "True" went Best Puppy In Group his first weekend out. How's this for talent? Hold a freshly groomed seven month...
07/08/2021

UPDATE: "True" went Best Puppy In Group his first weekend out.

How's this for talent? Hold a freshly groomed seven month old puppy in one hand while you take a one handed photo of them in the mirror with the other. Call Simon Cowell! 😂

Said puppy is "True," Elance Firecrown, from the Zoom x Sparrow litter.

Sparrow went to the first shows we've been to since the fall of 2019, and it was so good to be back with the community a...
02/08/2021

Sparrow went to the first shows we've been to since the fall of 2019, and it was so good to be back with the community again! The first day we just all walked around grinning at each other, whether we knew each other or not, as it was so good to be back.

Sparrow was entered in four events - the ASHA Group Two specialty, two AKC all breeds, and the Borzoi Canada National specialty. She came away with three Best of Breeds, a Group Two at ASHA, a Group Four in one all breed, a cut in the group from the other all breed, and BOS at the Borzoi Canada National specialty. We're home now, having had enough of the hot and sticky. It was wonderful to be out.

Sloane (Elance The Fountainhead) getting his first chance to chase the lure, at five and a half months old. He is one of...
12/07/2021

Sloane (Elance The Fountainhead) getting his first chance to chase the lure, at five and a half months old. He is one of the Zoom x Sparrow boys.

Update: Sweet Bentley has had several inquiries, but for reasons that do not involve him, they have had to withdraw. Thu...
12/07/2021

Update: Sweet Bentley has had several inquiries, but for reasons that do not involve him, they have had to withdraw. Thus he is still looking for the right place to land. If you can provide this boy with a loving home where he can join one or more other dogs (Borzoi or sighthounds preferred), please contact us.

This handsome boy will be four years old this year. Recently, circumstances in his home changed and he is not thriving as the only remaining dog. It is not an option for his home to add another dog at this time, so we are looking for a new home that already has one or more dogs (Borzoi or other sighthounds preferred). If you can offer this boy a home with some canine company, please let us know. He is currently in Nevada.

It was hot when I got home from work today, so Sparrow got the bath I've been promising her. Her puppies turn five month...
02/06/2021

It was hot when I got home from work today, so Sparrow got the bath I've been promising her. Her puppies turn five months old tomorrow, and she is just starting to grow some coat back.

28/05/2021

Congratulations to two Ben grandsons at the BCOA National in Ohio.

This boy, Kohl (Elista's Cross My Heart), is out of Bree, one of our Ben X Maiden girls (Bree is co-owned with Judy Carleton, Kohl's breeder/owner). He took WD/BOW and an AOM from the Open Class. We've been watching him from puppyhood and are thrilled to see him doing all we'd hoped for.

His cousin, Kyrov-Rikov Written In The Stars at Legends, is sired by Amy Sorbie's Ben son Dagus (who took WD/BOW at the 2019 Nationals). Written In The Stars took RWD. So both the 2021 BCOA WD and RWD are Ben grandsons, with pedigrees taken in different directions but still showing quality.

At recent past Nationals, Ben's daughter Shimmer took WB/BOW in 2018, the same year Ben granddaughter Harper took Best in Futurity, and the Ryder son Logan took BOS. (Kohl's mother took 2nd in Open behind her sister Shimmer that year).

In 2019, Harper took WB/Best Bred By and Ben daughter Tula - another of our Ben X Maiden girls - took an AOM. Years prior to that saw Ben take BOS, and another year Best in Futurity. His sire Zion took RWD at a National prior to that (and a Zion granddaughter took Best in Sweeps this year). So many wonderful National memories.

Zion is gone now. His son Ben will be 8 years old next week. I told him that his grandsons did well today, and he just wagged his tail in hopes that I'll offer a cookie. I think I just might - he deserves it.

Congratulations to all the winners this year. We are missing everyone, as better than any ribbon is the friends, the laughter, the beautiful dogs, and more friends.

14/05/2021

As our Zoom X Sparrow kids grow (they are 4.5 months old now), we've been getting some more health testing done.

Shimmer (AmCanCh. Elance Moonshimmer) has had both her thyroid and heart echocardiogram results come back as Normal this month. She is DM clear by parentage, and had her eyes test clear earlier.

Vera (Elance Sylvan Summerlane Veracity) had her heart echocardiogram come back as normal as well, and is scheduled for her eye exam in July. Vera has been tested as DM clear.

Other than that, all is quiet at the moment, unless the sound of Borzoi winter coat blowing everywhere counts. LOL!

The little prince. "Oliver" is even sleeping all night long like a big boy for his owner Haley Peacock.
15/04/2021

The little prince. "Oliver" is even sleeping all night long like a big boy for his owner Haley Peacock.

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Here he is! Pimlico! This handsome little fella is shown at his first outing off the farm, meeting new dogs, new people and generally having a grand time at his first debut to the big world out there. His parents are Zion and Panga, and it shows. This short clip shows him gaiting in the grass, learning a little more about the whole leash thing.

Zion X Sadie puppies.
Zion X Sadie puppies.

The Gang. 8 hours old.

New Year's Eve walk with Zion
New Year's Eve walk with Zion

Zion and I coming back from a walk on New Year's Eve. Let's try the Ipod and see if the video works!

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