Shefaro Borzoi Adults for Sale

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="09a00640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Shefaro Borzoi for Sale</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>    |    </B><A HREF="http://www.shefaro.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.shefaro.net"><U><B> </B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.shefaro.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.shefaro.net"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Shefaro Borzoi Adults for Sale</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#0000BF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>Sired by Ch. Bokhara Shefaro  El Dorado,</B><B> bred by Shen Smith, BOKHARA BORZOI, </B><B>American Champion BOKHARA Shefaro El Dorado</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="16aa88e0.jpg" border=0 width="168" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>(Ch. J.A.Y.  Seabury JP Japaneski aka "Bubba"  x Majenkir Bonfire of  Vanities) </B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Shefaro Borzoi Adults for Sale</I></div> <div> <I><B>The Borzoi below are sired/grandsired by Ch. BOKHARA Shefaro El Dorado, son of  Ch. J.A.Y. Seabury Japaneski BOKHARA (Bubba), grandson of Birk.  He inherited the bad bite gene.  He did not create it.  He does not have a bad bite although as time progressed it went from scissors to slightly "reverse" scissors also known as undershot.   Some of his kids and grandkids do not necessarily exhibit the undershot bite, but it is there in their pedigree.  Since they are not for sale for breeding or show, it is not a problem for their owners or future owners.   I felt it was something that should be disclosed.  </B></I><I><B>El Dorado himself was a lovely dog, but he carries and produces the at-a-year undershot bite gene.   </B></I><I><B> Birk's owner, Monika Hard, sent me the following email when I asked her about the bite problems behind El Dorado.  </B></I></div> <div> <B>----- Original Message ----- </B></div> <div> <B>From: "Monika Hård af Segerstad" <</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>monika@jof.se</B></FONT><B>> </B></div> <div> <B>To: "shefaro" <</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>shefaro@ev1.net</B></FONT><B>> </B></div> <div> <B>Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 4:02 AM </B></div> <div> <B>Subject: Re: Nessie x Alaska </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>></B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0066CC" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>In Bubba´s litter there was a sable female with a big undershoot that stayed in</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>> Japan.</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Birk has never left undershots before. I guess the Seabury did have the</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>> problem. My Seabury Egoiste had a perfect bite, gave both perfect bites with</B></div> <div> <B>> females with perfect bites, and some scissor and level with females with not</B></div> <div> <B>> that good bites, but overall mostly scissors. </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" ><B>One puppy with Egoiste to a</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>> Majenkir female gave a very bad bite, don´t remember if it was a over or</B></div> <div> <B>> undershoot.</B></div> <div> <B>> Alaska-Nessie is something I strongly believe in, see the pedigree and You know</B></div> <div> <B>> why. I guess Nessie is a female in Your taste as I myself thinks she looks much</B></div> <div> <B>> like Yours.</B></div> <div> <B>> Enclosing some photos of a big breed in Sweden, but rare overseas, a Swedish</B></div> <div> <B>> Moose Dog, JAMTHUND. I have two of them, Eros and Yarro, and these two are</B></div> <div> <B>> Finnish imports Multitled Show and Hunting Champions. I will have another one</B></div> <div> <B>> in December, a both Hunting and ShowChampion male called Raku, he´s an</B></div> <div> <B>> expensive one. Hunting Dogs are very expensive if they have andy awards. Raku</B></div> <div> <B>> costs 15 000 USD, but anyway, letting him breed some females he pays himself, I</B></div> <div> <B>> guess.</B></div> <div> <B>> </B></div> <div> <B>> Sincerely,</B></div> <div> <B>> Monika</B></div> <div> <B>Zimistraja Borzoi, Sweden</B></div> <div> <B>Owner of Timirinja's Birkovitch</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1407f4b90.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="441" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Nikolai</B></div> <div> <B>Nikolai  is a lovely dog with a sweet disposition.   He is looking for a forever companion dog home.    He inherited his paternal grand aunt's undershot bite.  He has it himself and can never be used for show or breeding.   This has proven to be a heartache for me.  I raised his father and several of his siblings only to have the bites go undershot at a young adult/adult age.   It is not a bite that is seen in a puppy.  It hits later on and is worse since I have counted on these kids for Shefaro's future and now I can't.    Please see pictures below.    These are kind, loving dogs who deserve to be someone's sole companions.   Nikolai's dam was bred twice to other dogs and did not produce undershot bites. </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="14fd904c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="332" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Cheval - SOLD! </B></div> <div> <B>Cheval is a lovely dog with a sweet disposition.   He is a finished champion looking for a companion dog home.    Cheval inherited his paternal grand aunt's undershot bite.  He has it himself and he passed it to his son, Pegaso.   This has proven to be a heartache for me.  I raised his father and several of his siblings only to have the bites go undershot at a young adult/adult age.   It is not a bite that is seen in a puppy.  It hits later on and is worse since I have counted on these kids for Shefaro's future and now I can't.   Cheval's sisters, Magdalena and Blondie are also available.  Please see their pictures below.    These are kind, loving dogs who deserve to be someone's sole companions.   Cheval's dam, Princesa, was bred twice to other dogs and did not produce undershot bites. </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="12b640710.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="369" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Blondie - SOLD! </B></div> <div> <B>Blondie is a lovely girl with a sweet disposition, just like her brother, Cheval, and sister Maggie.   Blondie  inherited her paternal grand aunt's undershot bite and will no longer be a part of Shefaro's breeding program.   While Blondie  has a level bite, she will not be  shown.     This has proven to be a heartache for me.  I raised her father and several of her siblings only to have the bite go undershot at a young adult/adult age.   It is not a bite that is seen in a puppy.  It hits later on and is worse since I have counted on these kids for Shefaro's future.     Maggie, Cheval and Blondie are kind, loving dogs who deserve to be someone's sole companions.    Their  dam, Princesa, was bred twice to other dogs and did not produce undershot bites. </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1d940f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Maggie - SOLD! </B></div> <div> <B>Maggie is a lovely girl with a sweet disposition, just like her brother, Cheval, and sister Blondie.    Maggie inherited her paternal grand aunt's undershot bite and will no longer be a part of Shefaro's breeding program.   While Maggie has a level bite, she will not be  shown.     This has proven to be a heartache for me.  I raised her father and several of her siblings only to have the bite go undershot at a young adult/adult age.   It is not a bite that is seen in a puppy.  It hits later on and is worse since I have counted on these kids for Shefaro's future.     Maggie, Cheval and Blondie are kind, loving dogs who deserve to be someone's sole companions.    Their  dam, Princesa, was bred twice to other dogs and did not produce undershot bites. </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="14fb40f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Angelica - SOLD!</B></div> <div> <B>Another lovely girl with a sweet disposition Angelica  inherited her paternal grand aunt's undershot bite.  Her brother, Leonardo, has the undershot bite himself.    This has proven to be a heartache for me.  I raised her father and several of her siblings only to have the bite go undershot at a young adult/adult age.    Both Angie and Leonardo, otherwise very correct dogs have been relegated to pet status.   It is not a bite that is seen in a puppy.  It shows up later on and is worse since I have counted on these kids for show and now I can't.     Angie and her siblings are kind, loving dogs who deserve to be someone's sole companions.   </B> </div> <div> <IMG SRC="124840f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Libby</B><B> - SOLD!</B></div> <div> <B>carries her Paternal Grand Aunt's undershot-at-a-year bite gene.   While Libby   has a "good" bite, she will not be  shown or bred at Shefaro.     This has proven to be a heartache for me.  I raised her father and several of her siblings only to have the bite go undershot at a young adult/adult age.   Another breeder who bred to El Dorado's sire, coined the phrase "undershot-at-a-year" and she had the same in her own litter.    Libby's grand aunt was left in Japan because of her undershot bite.   Libby,  otherwise very correct has been relegated to pet status.   It is not a bite that is seen in a puppy.  It hits later on and is worse since I have counted on these kids for show and breeding.    Libby  and her siblings are kind, loving dogs who deserve to be someone's sole companions.</B></div> <div>  <IMG SRC="13972caf0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="431" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <B>Rolando - Sold!</B></div> <div> <B>Rolando is a handsome dog with a sweet disposition.   He lacks one major from becoming a champion and is looking for a companion dog home.     He has a level bite himself, but possesses the "at-a-year-undershot-bite" gene.   This has proven to be a heartache for me.  I had so much wrapped up in Rolando.     He is a kind, loving dog who deserve to be someone's  sole companion.  Rolando's  dam, Fabiana, was bred twice to other dogs and did not produce undershot bites. </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="ac240f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Here are a couple of boys who went undershot at a year.   But for that, they'd be champions.   They are in pet homes.  This is the Bokhara legacy at Shefaro.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="14fc5c0e0.jpg" border=0 width="348" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="14fd904c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="332" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>