Articles
in English
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Introduction
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Taigan Breed Standard
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The Taigan Society
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Word on the Taigan
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Taigan as breed
- Gossips
and reality
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Hunting with the Taigan
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Hunting
Birds
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About Kumayik
Expedition ins Gebiet Naryn (I)
Expedition ins Gebiet Naryn (II)
Introduction
This site is dedicated to a unique breed of hunting dogs, the Kyrgyz taigan, whose origins date back a thousand years. Although this breed is from the age of antiquity, there is much information about it. This site was developed in order to promote and inform the reader about the taigan and to correct any misinformation.
The taigan is a part of the group of eastern borzoi. This breed is inextricably embodied in the history of the Kyrgyz people. The taigan has accompanied the nomad cattle herdsman and hunter from the first pages of Kyrgyzstan’s epic history: From the Altaian steppes through the taiga, to contemporaneous settlements in forests and in the high mountains. The taigan has served as the companion of the Kyrgyz. Every change of geography and climate posed demands on this breed. The ways of the Kyrgyz on horseback instilled speed. From ages of selective breeding, we now have a unique breed of hunting dogs, the Kyrgyz borzoi: The taigan.
A unique trait of the taigan is good eye sight, combined with a keen sense of smell. When a beast is out of sight, the taigan relies solely on smell to hone in on its prey. This is one of many distinctive traits of this breed. The taigan is an adept hunter in the harshest terrain, from mountains to thick forrest.
Its physical beauty projects its lethal efficiency as a hunter and its unpretentiousness as a companion: chiseled legs, a tall figure, proud chest, a deer’s neck, a prominent and elegant head, slightly wavy fur with symmetrical and not spotty tones, and a straight noble gaze.
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Source: National Society
Kyrgyz Taigan, 2002