shallettes litter | borzoi puppies — saxafrax & wild rushes borzoi

gold and white borzoi standing in front of brick wall

sable and white borzoi standing in front of rhododendron

QUE SERA SERA / “THE SHALLETTES”

Whelped October 12, 2019

DAM “Allee”

Am. CH Adrienne Laureate Shantar Going All In

Pedigree | OFA Health Testing

SIRE “Shaniko”

Am. GCH UKC CH Adrienne Zooropa Massandra Palace, JSR, TKN

Pedigree | OFA Health Testing | Embark | Better Bred

LITTER PEDIGREE: https://borzoi.breedarchive.com/animal/testmating?dam_uuid=350ac957-05f5-44a9-a065-7bc02d99b42d&sire_uuid=e0e464dc-e8d8-4f44-88ab-4b67af27c0b4

Our first litter. The only thing we knew for sure before we bred these puppies is that nothing is for sure! No amount of strategizing, planning, or preparation a breeder does will ever surmount the hand of fate when it comes to rolling the ol’ genetic dice. Although research and diligence are incredibly important components of breeding, there are nevertheless some things a breeder must simply leave to fate.

Respecting nature’s role in what would come of this pairing, we applied a luck/fate theme to this litter under our oft-repeated mantra, “Que Sera Sera” - what will be, will be. Affectionately, the puppies also became known as “the Shallettes” (a combination of their parents’ names and homonym to “shallots”, as the puppies’ litter call names were garden-themed).

This co-breeding took place under the mentorship of Allee’s breeders/owners, AKC judge & breeder Jan Leikam (Adrienne borzoi), and AKC Breeder of Merit Monica Barry (Hounds of Laureate).

The Shallettes

Sanin ("Tater")

IntSR, NatSR Saxafrax Wild Rushes Adrienne Ni Pukha Ni Pera, JC. Living with Alexandra Sullivan in Washington.
@sanin.borzoi | Pedigree | OFA
Ora ("Saffron")

Saxafrax Wild Rushes Shou Ga Nai. Living with Jacob & Tina Chattman in Arizona.

@esperborzoi | Pedigree | Link Tree
Rusalka ("Cardamom")

Am. CH Saxafrax Wild Rushes Adrienne C'est La Vie, JC, BCAT. Living with Sy & Dylan Shaffer in Oregon.
@motherofdoggos | Pedigree | Embark | BetterBred
Fawn ("Broccolini")

Saxafrax Wild Rushes Adrienne Luck of the Draw, JC, CGC, TKN. Living with Jessica & Ian Eschler in Oregon.

@fawntheborzoi | Pedigree
Fennel

Am. CH UKC CH Saxafrax Wild Rushes Adrienne Que Sera Sera, SC, SSR, GRC. Living at Saxafrax. See her full profile.

Pedigree | OFA | Embark | BetterBred
Fancy ("Acorn")

Saxafrax Wild Rushes Sitting Pretty. Living with brother Fester (left) and Lyndsay Snow & Richie Darling in Washington.

@fancyandfesterborzoi | Pedigree
Sprout

Wild Rushes Saxafrax Adrienne So Mote It Be. Living at Wild Rushes. See her full profile.

Pedigree | OFA | Embark | BetterBred
Nettle

Saxafrax Wild Rushes Adrienne Simply Serendipity. Living with Kim Weindel Volhontseff in Washington.
Pedigree | Website
Fern

Saxafrax Wild Rushes Come Home to Roost. Living at Saxafrax. See her full profile.
Pedigree | OFA | Embark
Fester ("Rocket")

Saxafrax Wild Rushes Leap of Faith. Living with sister Fancy (right) and Lyndsay Snow & Richie Darling in Washington.

@fancyandfesterborzoi | Pedigree
Asparagus

(10/12/2019 - 10/19/2019)

Although only with us for a week, he remains forever in our hearts.