Shefaro History and Credits

<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>Welcome to Shefaro Borzoi and Boer Goats</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>    |  </B><A HREF="http://www.shefaro.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.shefaro.com"><U><B> </B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.shefaro.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.shefaro.com"><U><B>  </B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.shefaro.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.shefaro.com"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Shefaro History and Credits</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#0000BF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1810a8a90.jpg" border=0 width="168" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Shefaro History and Credits</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="626" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="622"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="622" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Shefaro History</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Shefaro Borzoi was founded in 1978 with the importation of my foundation bitch, Cherta, from Switzerland. Serious showing and name recognition came with my first special, Eagle, in 1988. Both Shefaro Borzoi and Boer Goats are winning in their respective show rings and I look forward to greater success in the new years to come.  Shefaro Borzoi have branced out into obedience, rally, agility, coursing, service and therapy, and most important, making their new families happy.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Shefaro's success comes from careful breeding and importing some of the finest bloodlines from Europe.  There were two American bred dogs incorporated into Shefaro's breeding program, both were disasters.   One brought odd rear movement, the other at-a-year undershot.  In order to clear the gene pool, I was forced to sell off some lovely Borzoi.  They carried their paternal grand aunt's gene for undershot bites.  I went back to Europe to get back to what I had before using these American bred dogs.   I imported from Sweden, Denmark and the newest kids at Shefaro are Polish imports, Hortus Shefaro Tesoro and Hortus Shefaro Tessa, Hortus Shefaro Tajga and Hortus Shefaro Tigra.   Interestingly enough, their pedigree goes back to von Smetanka, the kennel of my foundation bitch, Cherta.  Importing from Sweden Ch. Zchatsaj's Shefaro Guillermo and his sister, Gloriosa, gave me access to the wonderful old Polongain lines.    My Danish import boys, Champions Lhaghana Dario and Darnilo of Zarina, gave me the look and temperaments I love with an infusion of old Danish blood.   Darnilo has proved to be one of my best producers to date.  It is his get out of Shefaro bitches that will be bred eventually to the new Polish kids.   </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The table below was created at one time to keep track of Shefaro credits from the beginning.   Shefaro Borzoi have now achieved so much, that it's impossible to keep the table any longer.   To see many Shefaro Borzoi accomplishments and additions to Shefaro (Ibizan Hound, Lily, and Salukis, Sunny and Alegria), please go back to my home page and enjoy.  There is a lot to see.</B></I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="320" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFF00 HEIGHT= 1039 WIDTH="310"><div> <I><B>Shefaro Credits</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Top Breeder 1988-89-91-99*</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Top Producing Borzoi bitches*</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>1988-1989 </B></I><I><B>Cherta</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>1991 </B></I><I><B>Reyna</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>1999 Marina</B></I></div> <div> *stats were done by Borzoi Quarterly magazine, no longer in publicaton</div> <div> <I><B>Top Ten Borzoi </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>1988 </B></I><I><B>Eagle</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>1991 </B></I><I><B>Fenix</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>1992-93-94 </B></I><I><B>Cesar</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>1997 </B></I><I><B>Shosta</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>2000 </B></I><I><B>Sinbad</B></I><I><B> & </B></I><I><B>Mariska</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>2001 Mariska</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>2002 Mariska (AOM "The Garden")</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>World Champions</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>1982 Cherta</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>1997 Shosta</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>1999 </B></I><I><B>Alejandra</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Specialty winners</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>1992 Cesar and Reyna</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>1996 </B></I><I><B>Tessa</B></I><I><B> and </B></I><I><B>Allegra</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>1997 Reyna </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>1998 </B></I><I><B>Rocky</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>2001 Brooks</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Champions Nov. 2000-April 2001</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Fabiana</B></I><I><B>, </B></I><I><B>Darnilo</B></I><I><B>, </B></I><I><B>El Dorado</B></I><I><B>, </B></I><I><B>Dario</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Multi International Champions 2000 </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Amadeo</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Multi International Champions 2001</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Alejandra</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Multi International Champions 2002</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Elia's Guillermo</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2002 - six champions - several pointed</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Champions:</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Ch. Shefaro Alejandro's Amadeo</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Ch. Shefaro's </B></I><I><B>Guardian </B></I><I><B>of Delights, CD </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Ch. Shefaro's Anasazi</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Ch. Shefaro Elia's Guillermo</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Ch. Shefaro </B></I><I><B>Xena</B></I><I><B> Empress of the Hunt</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Ch. Zchatsaj's Shefaro </B></I><I><B>Guillermo</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Pointed and ready to go in 2003:</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Shefaro Chita</B></I><I><B> Enrique </B></I><I><B>(major)</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Shefaro </B></I><I><B>Venado</B></I><I><B> Anubis</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Shefaro Amadeo's </B></I><I><B>Rodrigo</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Shefaro </B></I><I><B>Chevalier </B></I><I><B>Rouge (major)</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Shefaro's </B></I><I><B>Katyiana</B></I><I><B> Tiara</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFF00 HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="310"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="310" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>While Shefaro Borzoi have an admirable winning record, at Shefaro it is temperament that matters most.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Three St. Bernard breeders were on their way home from a specialty</B></div> <div> <B>show. As dog breeders often do, they spent much of the drive arguing about which was most important -- type or soundness.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>They took a shortcut through a mountain pass, got lost & became low on gas. They then skidded off the road and found themselves trapped in a ditch.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>A snowstorm moved in and next thing they knew, they were stranded in the van with just a little water, no food and no gasoline to provide heat.  Night was closing in and the breeders feared they would freeze   to death before the road was plowed and anyone found them. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The breeder who advocated that type was most important said, "let's</B></div> <div> <B>send my St. Bernard for help -- he is a true St. Bernard type."</B></div> <div> <B>Bounding out of the van, the big-bodied, magnificently coated and headed dog began leaping through the drifts. He made it a quarter of a mile and then collapsed, in too much pain to go on from his dysplastic hips.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Watching through the window the second breeder exclaimed, "AHA!</B></div> <div> <B>See, soundness is most important -- my dog is OFA excellent. He'll bring us some help!" Letting her dog out of his crate, his strong powerful leaps through the snow were magnificent to see. Unfortunately he only made it half a mile before freezing to death because his coat was incorrect.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The third breeder watched this smugly, for she knew her dog had both</B></div> <div> <B>type and soundness. She released her dog, the BOB winner from the</B></div> <div> <B>specialty. On his sturdy limbs and with his perfect coat, her dog</B></div> <div> <B>was a lovely sight to behold as he powered through the snow tirelessly.  Mile after mile until he finally spotted a forest ranger, and promptly attacked and killed him, for breeder number three had forgotten about breeding for temperament.</B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>