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The Chart Polski (pronounced "Hart
Pole-Ski") is a breed of dog originating from Poland. It
is a large, muscular dog that was bred for hunting hare, fox,
deer, and wolves. The Chart Polski, or Polish Sighthound, is
descended from the Asiatic sighthounds. This breed was not
bred, developed, or reconstructed from the "English"
Greyhound or the Borzoi - the Polish Sighthound breed type had
been well established long before those breeds were known in
the area which included Poland.
Xavier Przezdziecki theorized about the Chart Polski's origin
in his book, "Le Destin des Levriers" (1984):
(Translation) "At the same time greyhounds in England
were being selected and developed for extreme speed on
relatively short distances to catch hare, the Poles were
selecting their sighthounds to be capable of chasing their
prey - hares, foxes, wolves, and bustard - in vast dry
steppes."
The Chart Polski was first described in writing in 1600
(Gostomski), and appears in numerous paintings of the 1800's
by Juliusz Kossak, Jozefa Brandta, and Alfreda
Wierusz-Kowalskiego, and also in sketches by Siemienski and
Norblina. The Chart Polski has certain features in common with
the Saluki - including coat colors, feathering, and patterns
(grizzle/domino, black and tan, etc.), as well as certain
distinct cranial properties.
Most Chart Polski were lost in Poland's turbulent past,
including WWII. There remained only a few purebred Charts in
Poland when Drs. Malgorzata and Izabella Szmurlo (Celerrimus
Kennel) began the effort to revive the breed in 1974. On May
20, 1991, the first American bred Chart Polski litter was born
at Elzbieta Kennels in Maryland. The sire of this litter was
CH Rosochaty od Charciarza, the dam CH Troska Celerrimus.
The Chart Polski hunted hare, deer, and wolves in his
homeland, and the Chart Polski of today is only a few
generations from the working/hunting hounds of Poland. During
the chase, besides being extremely fast with great endurance,
the Chart Polski is also very skillful and persistent -
reacting quickly, confidently, and displaying great courage
under fire.
The Chart Polski is a good-tempered dog - very loyal, devoted,
and demonstrative to its family. It should be noted that the
breed is also quite protective of its family and territory,
and is often suspicious of strangers. This breed requires
proper early socialization, firm and fair human leadership,
and must never be treated harshly. Like many other
sighthounds, the Chart is very intelligent, creative, and can
be stubborn. However, they have their own unique breed traits
and in many ways are definitely not "typical
sighthounds."
The lifespan of the Chart Polski is 12-15 years. This a
slow-growing dog taking at least three years, often four, to
fully mature - physically as well as mentally. The female
Chart Polski should never be bred before she is at least three
years old.
Male Chart Polski are 28-32" (70-80cm), females are
27" to 30" (68-75cm). They have short, wash and wear
coats of a fairly hard texture. Any color is allowed and none
preferred (red, black, blue, white, light sand to red-fawn,
black/tan, blue/tan, tri-color, brindle, sable,
domino/grizzle, and parti-color). The hair along the withers
and back, and on the underside of the tail, and the back of
the thighs is longer than the rest of the coat (but also
harsh) forming culottes and a brush.
According to the standard, the Chart Polski is clearly
stronger and less fine in shape than other short-coated
sighthounds. The body is powerful and short-coupled, but must
not appear heavy or stocky. The musculature is dry and flat,
and the coat is considerably heavier than that of a Greyhound.
The Chart Polski has a characteristic movement of the hind
legs, which move close together (single-tracking) at a trot.
This is typical of the breed, and is not a fault.
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