Reading the Borzoi family tree before anything else
Borzoi breeding values the long view: a tall, graceful sighthound built to course game across open ground, with lines that may blend show, coursing, and imported Russian heritage. The family tree in your puppy's folder should name the sire and dam over several generations, and it is worth reading for more than names. Note which ancestors carried titles in the ring or on the coursing field, and whether recent generations were imported, because that background shapes the elegant, independent dog you are raising.
With the family tree should come registration papers or the application form, plus a written contract. Check that the puppy's color, sex, and microchip number are recorded consistently across the contract, the vet record, and the registration application. Borzoi coat colors are described in particular terms, and a mismatch between documents is easiest to fix at the breeder's kitchen table, not after the registration has been processed.
Health paperwork for a deep-chested, fast-growing sighthound
The vet record should list examinations, vaccinations, and deworming with dates and the practice's stamp. Ask for a weight history too. Borzoi puppies grow tall quickly while staying naturally lean, and a written record of steady growth helps your veterinarian distinguish a normal, ribby sighthound youngster from one who is genuinely falling behind. Keep the breeder's feeding note beside it: the food used, portion guidance, and meal frequency for a puppy whose adult frame will be large but never heavy.
Copies of the parents' health screening results belong in the same envelope. Breeders who plan Borzoi litters carefully complete recommended screening on the sire and dam before breeding and keep the certificates; you should leave with copies rather than a verbal assurance. If any result is still pending, get that in writing in the contract, with a date by which the breeder will forward it, and file the promise where you will actually see it again.
Contract, microchip, and the breeder's raising notes
Read the guarantee and the return clause. A Borzoi is a sensitive, quiet dog that bonds deeply, and a responsible breeder will require that the dog come back to them rather than be passed on if your circumstances collapse. The contract should also clarify breeding rights, since many Borzoi puppies are placed as companions on limited registration, and that status should be explained in plain language before you sign.
The microchip certificate needs the same care as any identity paper: confirm the number, keep the transfer form, and register your own details promptly. Then file the breeder's notes on early experiences — footing surfaces, car travel, meeting strangers, and how the puppy handled being handled — because a reserved sighthound benefits when new experiences continue the pattern the breeder began, instead of restarting with a timid teenager.
A filing system ready for the vet, the field, and travel
Divide the Borzoi file into identity papers that never change and care records that keep accumulating. In the second group you will soon add adult weight checks, dental notes, and any paperwork from lure coursing or shows if you take up the sports his family tree hints at. Sighthounds also tend to be treated a little differently at the clinic, where vets take their lean build and sensitivity into account, so a complete history you can hand over quickly genuinely helps whoever is treating him.
Scan the family tree and screening copies, store the originals flat and dry, and keep the chip number in your phone. Should you change vets or travel to an event, the whole story moves with you instead of living in a drawer. With KinsLe, the Pet Passport feature assembles family tree, parents' screening copies, microchip details, and visit records into one packet you can present wherever your Borzoi is seen, entered, or treated.