The dog in repose…. it was a simple sleep and I took great care not to disturb itI went about my every day chores that piled until they crushed me and made me cry out in pain…..how I wanted to run away from them but where to?I had this dog I could not leave. Maybe […]
Mikhailya
The White Hound
Tho’ you are goneyour Hounds will always love you.Your image is burned into their heartsThey wait every day for you to return to themagain and take them running in the forestjust beyond our house at dawn. Instead, their wait is futile for you will never returnand they are left with only me. The white Hound understands […]
Mikhailya’s Three Puppies: A Bittersweet Update from Blyss Kennels
(This article appeared in Borzoi Connection, Summer 2009 issue) It is so rare in life to have had a joyful experience to the degree as this has been for Bob and me. I shall admit that breeding a litter has been something I have always wanted to do, since I care about dogs so deeply, […]
A Sad Day for Mikhailya
Mikhailya is our lovely Majenkir bitch, our proud, beautiful, happy borzoi. She is an athletic sight-hound, first and foremost, although not necessarily a thinking dog. That she is a Champion show dog, an adored, beloved pet, and a creature of indescribable beauty and sweetness who blesses our lives simply by being a part of it, […]