Interspecies Adventures: Borzoi/Cheetah Playdate
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Last summer saw a slew of similar videos making the rounds, and to date, my favorite has been the dog/deer play video that had so many of us smiling back in June. Considering my love of sighthounds, it should come as no surprise that this new video from a zoo in the Czech Republic gets my nod as the best of the bunch. Watching these two graceful animals at play is nothing short of beautiful, and while some will decry the potential dangers of letting a wild, predatory animal play with a domesticated dog, this is one of those heartwarming animal moments that you just have to see.
Ah, if you had seen my Borzoi take out a chicken in about half a second flat you wouldn’t make the mistake of distinguishing between dogs and “predatory animals.”
Awww
That was amazing. All Mom could think of was Ciara and TD together:)
Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara
I’d like to have a Borzoi in my life, just once. They sure look like a great match for companions!
Remember when the Borzoi was called a Russian Wolfhound?
Aw..gorgeous video! Interpecies love is always so wonderful to see and so inspiring. For those people critical of the safety – we may be proven wrong but I do think cheetahs are different from other big cats. Back in Auckland the Zoo there ran a programme where you could go in to visit certain animals in their enclosures – and I organised a Cheetah Experience for my husband’s birthday – we got to go in and actually stroke them and spend time with them – and the keeprs told us that Cheetahs are much more like dogs in their social habits &* temperaments and that for example, they would never DARE to do such a programme with a tiger or other big cat – too untrustworthy – whereas there have been many instance of cheetahs living as pets or households with other animals, like dogs.
Hsin-Yi (& Honey the Great Dane)
heart warming video but the dog does look like he could definitely use a little more meat on his bones…. Looks extremely skinny!
Actually Anonymous, that Borzoi looked absolutely fit and at a perfectly healthy weight for a Zoi. They are sighthounds and often look thin to those who have not had the pleasure of owning one.
it really is amazing to watch the two of them play together! i have to admit that i was somewhat tense while watching…worrying what the cheetah could do…but they seem to get along beautifully!
the booker man and asa’s mama
Love this video… and that song is pretty awesome too.
A borzoi would definitely be on my life list of dogs I’d like to have.
Wow! I wonder if they were raised together, or otherwise slowly socialized? Any background information on how this friendship developed?
Hair-raising, but amazing to watch!
Hey, Anonymous . . . Borzoi are supposed to be skinny. Like Greyhounds they’re not built to carry the same body fat as other breeds. If you overfeed them to make them look like labs (no offense Sola) it’s very bad for their health, especially their joints.
I remember that dog and deer video! The music for this video fits perfectly.
Its really Amazing! Love this video…
Beautiful.