Russian Borzois Dog

The BSF has rescued a pair of Russian dogs from being smuggled to Bangladesh from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, an official of the border guards said in Bengal's Kalyani on Wednesday.

Alexander the Velikiy or Alex is no ordinary dog. The Russian Borzoi is arguably the only one of its kind in India at present. And he hasn't come cheap - he cost his owner a whopping Rs.22 lakh to import him and has to be kept in an air-conditioned environment.

The BSF has rescued a pair of Russian dogs from being smuggled to Bangladesh from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, an official of the border guards said in Bengal's Kalyani on Wednesday.

Alexander the Velikiy or Alex is no ordinary dog. The Russian Borzoi is arguably the only one of its kind in India at present. And he hasn't come cheap - he cost his owner a whopping Rs.22 lakh to import him and has to be kept in an air-conditioned environment.