History is replete with examples of purebred dogs being traded for goods, and being gifted to distinguished dignitaries. We’ve come across an account that in the 1800s, the hand of a “princess of the blood” was given in marriage to an elderly hunter in exchange for a Borzoi. Descendents of the bride vigorously dispute this. Grandmama, they maintain, was exchanged for two Borzoi.

Photo by Tamara Tamtam who does remarkable period piece reenactments