Comparison: Borzoi and Polish Greyhound

Borzoi and Polish Greyhound are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

Borzoi
Photo: ROVER_JP, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Polish Greyhound
Photo: Lilly M, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
BorzoiPolish Greyhound
FCI group10. Sighthounds10. Sighthounds
Country of originRussiaPoland
CategoryGiantLarge
Height at withers68–82 cm68–80 cm
Weight25–48 kg–
Life span9–12 years–
Recognition features
  • Long fine silky wavy coat with a neck frill
  • Long narrow head with a Roman nose
  • Tall lean body up to 85 cm
  • A large, powerful, muscular sighthound, stronger and less fine than the other short-haired sighthounds
  • Springy, rather harsh coat, longer on the withers and on the buttocks and underside of the tail, forming breeches and a brush
  • Feathered tail carried low with a sickle-shaped or ring-curled tip; ears folded back, roof-shaped or erect when excited
CoatLong, silky, wavy coat.Springy to the touch, rather harsh, neither wire-haired nor silky, of variable length: longer on the withers, shorter on the sides and shortest on the sternum and legs, finer and sparser on the abdomen; longest on the buttocks and underside of the tail but still harsh. All colours are permitted; eyelid borders and nose black or dark, blue or beige in correspondingly coloured coats.
PurposeA Russian aristocratic sighthound used for wolf hunting; keen vision and high speed.A hunting dog used not only for hare, fox, roe deer and bustard but also for wolf.

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The information is indicative. Texts are based on available sources and may contain inaccuracies; for binding details (e.g. for breeding or shows) use the official breed standard.