Sky, Thunderstruck Night Sky at Arcaniss, awarded Select Bitch at PSBC 2025
Arcaniss Borzoi · Sherwood, Oregon
Romantasy

our Borzoi litter has arrived

The Romantasy puppies are here. Whelped at Thunderstruck Borzoi and raised in the quiet of our home in Sherwood, Oregon. Get in touch to ask about the litter and our placement process.

SireCH Summerlane’s Jumpin Jehoshaphat
DamGCH DC Thunderstruck Night Sky at Arcaniss SC CGC FDC ATT JSR
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About Arcaniss

Borzoi, raised at home in Sherwood, Oregon.

Arcaniss Borzoi is one household with a handful of borzoi. Puppies for the Romantasy litter are whelped at Thunderstruck Borzoi and come home to us in Sherwood once weaned. They are placed by application; temperament first, pedigree second. We breed rarely, and only when we want a puppy from the pairing ourselves.

Affiliations

Members of the borzoi community.

We stay active in the parent club and our regional clubs: showing, coursing, and keeping current with breed health and mentorship.

BCOA
Borzoi Club of America
PSBC
Puget Sound Borzoi Club
CHA
Cascade Hound Association
The dam

GCH DC Thunderstruck Night Sky at Arcaniss SC CGC FDC ATT JSR

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If you have ever had the pleasure of meeting Sky, you know she gives 110 percent. She loves everyone unconditionally, has a buttery-sweet temperament, and is a huge smiler. She is a demon on the field and would run all day. She has dabbled in rally and agility, and loved both. She is often called a border collie and a golden retriever in a borzoi body.

Her favorite thing to do, when not strutting her stuff in the show ring or chasing the lure, is to snuggle up with her people.

AKC Reg.HP64295302
Whelped20 December 2021 · Cream
BreederMarie & Mark Yoesel · Thunderstruck Borzoi
Health clearances
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
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Degenerative Myelopathy
BZ-DM2286/1F-PI · Feb 2022
Clear / Normal
Eyes
BZ-EYE1403/26F-VPI · Mar 2024
Normal
Thyroid
BZ-TH1698/27F-VPI · Apr 2024
Normal
Pedigree
Three generations
Parents
Sire
GCH DC SVershin’s Zenovi SC CA
HP53350404
Dam
BIS BISS GCHG Majenkir Thunderstruck White Storm Rising JSR
HP52032302
Paternal grandparents
Sire
Maskova’s Heart of the Rose Svershin
HP46922701
Dam
SVershin Twin Elms Anzhelina
HP42490002
Maternal grandparents
Sire
Majenkir Bookstor Fyodor Fine Art
HP37176002
Dam
(forthcoming)
Sky moving in the breed ring, PSBC 2025
PSBC 2025 · Breed ring
Borzoi, briefly

A primer, for the new.

If you’ve fallen for the face and the tail and the long slow turn of the head, good. But borzoi are not a golden in a fancy coat. Here is what we would want you to know.

Origin
Russia, bred by the aristocracy for hare and wolf coursing, c. 17th century.
Size
Tall. 28 to 32 inches at the shoulder; 75 to 105 pounds. Light on the ground for their height.
Coat
Long, silky, often feathered. Weekly brushing. Seasonal heavy shed.
Energy
Sprinters, not marathoners. Off-leash only in fully fenced space; sighthounds follow their eyes.
Temper
Like people, no two the same. The old “aloof sighthound” story is overstated; many borzoi, including our line, are warm with strangers and openly affectionate at home.
Life
Nine to fourteen years with good care. The breed is prone to heart issues, bloat, and cancer, so screen the parents, feed small meals, and keep a good vet on speed dial.
What we do before go-home

Raised in the house, by hand.

The first weeks are at Thunderstruck, where Sky whelps and settles with the puppies. They come home to Arcaniss once weaned, and the rest of the program unfolds under our roof.

Whelping
Whelped at Thunderstruck Borzoi, on a warmed box, with Sky at her own pace. First two weeks monitored around the clock.
Week 1-3
Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS). Quiet handling, varied scents, soft sounds. Mother sets the rhythm.
Week 4-6
Puppy Culture protocol begins: novel surfaces, safe startle-recovery work, first tastes of raw food.
Week 7-8
Volhard PAT temperament test. Begin individual assessments: structure, bite, coat-color confirmation.
Week 8-12
Recall game, crate introduction, car rides, first vet visit. House sounds: vacuum, kettle, slamming doors.
Go-home
Puppies leave at twelve weeks, microchipped, up to date on vaccines and wormer, with AKC registration sent off and a lifetime return clause.
Application

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