[TigersEye]

:) Apparently new neighbor is really into them. He described a get together with a bunch of other Borzoi owners on a large property. About fifty Borzois took off after a rabbit and by his description they clearly began working together in an instant. Amazing since they weren’t familiar with each other until that day. On the run they assumed the roles of leader, followers and flankers with no apparent confusion about it. He said it was beautiful to watch and I can see why.

[Chode]

instinct and training are a lot alike... if you simply start doing what you see needs to be done, others will do the same and a leader will naturally emerge

[Salamander]

That is the beauty of the sighthound.
They all *just know* what to do.

I had 4 Ibizans here that were related but not familiar with each other, really.

Along with them, there were 2 Dobes and a small Am Staff.

One day, the aggravating squirrel who tormented them daily from the safety of the old maple in the front yard went suddenly stoopid and leaped into the back yard, right in their collective midst.

In a flash, the Ibizans gave chase and shockingly, the Dobes and AmStaff followed.

It was the only time I ever heard their infamous yodeling, war cry.

Blood curdling!

The squirrel made it to the back fence but not before Renne, the bitch in the lead, chomped down on his tail.

“Stumpy” lived many more years after that but never bothered the dogs again.

I only have Djinni the Ibizan and Gypsy, the Portuguese Podengo Medio left now but every spring and summer is spent keeping them from murdering my chipmunks.

Gypsy, smaller and fuzzier, zooms under the thickets to flush them out and Djinni, tail ‘flagging’ like crazy awaits on the edge of the briars to seize them as they run out.

It’s amazing how well they coordinate their hunt but still, I like my little chippies *alive*.

:)

I used to go to lure coursing events and the Borzoi and Scottish Deerhounds were my favorites to watch.

Very pointy dogs.