Neo  started life as a pushy presumptuous red head.  

At eight months Neo  was Reserve Winners Dog at the Potomac Valley Borzoi Club Specialty and Best in Sweepstakes.

Barely out of the puppy stage, Neo had taken majors at the Borzoi Club of Greater New York Specialty and the Central New Jersey Hound Association shows.

Neo took two first placements in standard agility and has two rally titles.

Neo marched with the BCDV Drill Team

As a young dog, Neo loved to course

[Barb Ewing photo]

Even a life-threatening lung lobe torsion at the age of six years old didn’t derail Neo’s accomplishments: Neo went on to garner Best of Opposite Sex at the Borzoi Club of Greater New York Spring Specialty.

Neo received Awards of Merit at the Borzoi Club of America National Specialties in Rhode Island (2007) and Kentucky (2010).   

     [Rebecca Neal photo]

Neo has won many Specialty Best Veteran Awards and Awards of Merit.

At the 2010 BCOA National Specialty Show, 9 year old Neo was awarded Best Veteran in Show.

Getting closer to ten did not deter Neo from taking Best of Opposite Sex at the Central New Jersey Hound Association September 2010 show.   That 4 point major stated him on his way to his Grand Championship title.

At that same show he took Best in Veteran Sweepstakes & a Veteran Sweepstakes Hound Group 2.

[photo by Spectrum Photography]

Neo puts it into high gear and struts his stuff for the for the group ring.

In October Neo was awarded Best Veteran in Show at the South Jersey Kennel Club all breed Show.

At the Potomac Valley Borzoi Club October 2010 Specialty Neo took Best in Veteran Sweepstakes.

and Best of Breed from the Veteran Class.

Neo garnered six major wins on his way to his Grand Championship, all between the ages of 9 1/2  and 9 3/4 years of age. He culminated that quest at the Delaware Water Gap Show on December 19, 2010. 

Neo started his ballet career at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia and with his usual great timing and good luck was immediately invited to appear at the Met in Gisselle.

As a therapy dog Neostands strong and tall in the face of thundering walkers and insists that his admirers pet him…continuously.

[James Duncan photo]

[Lesha Studios photo]

Neo makes our Koi pond safe for it’s inhabitants, by driving off the great blue heron.

A striking and captivating dog, Neo is a stand-out wherever he goes.  But at home we see the puppy in him every day.

      [James Duncan photos]

 And Neo Smiles