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RYHKA BORZOI
All of our current dogs being shown go back to one kennel - Ryhka. Diana Darling and her late husband, Paul Anuta, have been involved in the breed for 42 years. They have bred and owned some of the top lure coursing borzoi in the United States. They have produced numerous dogs titled in AKC coursing, ASFA, NOTRA, LGRA, and the open field. They have bred many champions, dual champions, and obedience titled dogs. We are forever grateful to Diana for sending us two beautiful girls - Sion and Cheyenne - to serve as the foundation for our kennel. Although outdated, The Ryhka borzoi website has many of their past hounds notable accomplishments listed.
BELOW ARE SOME OF THE INCREDIBLE HOUNDS THAT CAN BE FOUND BEHIND OUR DOGS:

FC NITESHADE'S PHENANTHRENE OF RYHKA LCM 4, VET LCM 5, LCX, CAN FCH, ORC, GRC, MC
(WindnSatin Niteshade of Ryhka
FCh, SC x Cesium's Iodine of Ryhka
JC)
Phenanthrene was truly an awesome borzoi. She lure coursed until she was 13 years of age finishing 5th for the year in the ASFA Top 10. A few months before her 12th birthday she finished both her AKC LCX title and her NOTRA ORC title. She was the first borzoi to finish a Veteran ASFA FCh title and Veteran ASFA LCM title. At 10 years and 5 months of age, she completed her Veteran ASFA LCM 2 title becoming the first borzoi and the first non-whippet to earn this title.
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Phenanthrene remains #9 in the ASFA Lifetime Top 20 borzoi.

FC WIND N'SATIN AUAMBERLE OF RYHKA LCX6, LCM, VET LCM2, JOR, MC
(FC Niteshade's Praseodymium of Ryhka FCh, MC x FC Mayberry's Aurium of Ryhka LCM 5, Can FChX, CC, CM, ORC, CGC, SC)
Amberle was the #1 AKC lure coursing Borzoi in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and #2 AKC lure coursing borzoi in 2005. She was also the  NUMBER ONE ALL BREED AKC lure coursing hound (based on total dogs defeated) for 2002. On December 30, 2005 Amberle earned her LCX 5 title becoming the third sighthound to earn this title. On August 26, 2007 Amberle earned her LCX 6 title becoming the second sighthound to earn this title.

AKC FC NITESHADE'S PRAESODYMIUM OF RYHKA
ASFA FCH, AKC MC
(WindnSatin Niteshade of Ryhka
FCh, SC x Cesium's Iodine of Ryhka
JC)
Although not as accomplished on the field as his littermate, Phenanthrene, Praesodymium is found in the pedigrees of all of our hounds. He only sired 3 litters, but he can currently found behind top performance hounds around the globe.