My name is Martin Brügger. I'm a Borzoi-fancier from Berne, Switzerland. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ As a child I first saw Borzois in the circus. The Kaiser-Galgojew Cossacks showed a breathtaking fast performance with sultry horses and speedy Borzois. I was so fascinated by this troop and their amazing dogs that I knew already at that time, that I would never have different dogs than Borzois. Many years later – I visited in the meantime various sighthound exhibitions and lure-coursings in Switzerland and the neighbour countries and improved my knowledge about the breed and the different bloodlines. I have now close contact to breeders from Switzerland, Germany, Scandinavia and Russia. Over the intervening years some of them became wonderful friends.  In June 2007, I could realise my dream. I picked up the little Borzoi girl “Kazar Sveta” at the famous Norwegian Kennel, Kazar of Ole Terje Hovland and Nils Erik Ness. It was a great moment when I could hold MY BORZOI (my first own Borzoi), sweet adorable Sveta, in my arms. I'm very thankful to Ole and Nils Erik that they had so much confidence in me to let me have this promising sweet little girl! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sveta grew up at the edge of a small village (120 inhabitants) in the Lake District, the Seeland. In front of the house was a large garden with apple and cherry trees. From the kitchen window we could often see hares crossing the fields in front of our house. The place fulfiled favourable prerequisites to keep a sighthound (of curse not because of the hares, as in many other European countries it is forbidden to hunt them here as well) but because it is very sparsely populated and forests, lakes and fields form a varied landscape.

The region Seeland enjoys an outstanding geographical location on the Swiss German and the Swiss French language border. The Seeland has become one of Switzerland’s most important vegetable cultivation areas. Apart from vegetables, fruit (strawberries, cherries), grain, sugar beet and grapes are cultivated. 

Life in the city is of course much more exciting and full of impressions but this is very exhausting at the same time, so we try to be as often as possible out in the nature far from any semblance of civilisation. One day we will return to the countryside forever.

Sveta (Princess self-absorbed in a cornfield) You will find more information about Sveta, her life here in Switzerland and the Russian sighthound in general on the following pages. We wish you a pleasant stay!