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Ziggy was the second to the last born in a litter of Borzoi puppies in December 2020 — the last puppy was stillborn.
Little Ziggy had her own troubles.
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The silver and white puppy weighed in at 16 ounces, about half what an average Borzoi puppy should weigh. She was the runt of the litter and so small that her siblings wouldn't let her latch onto their mother to breastfeed.
Ziggy was expected to die.
"She had a tough time growing at first, and there were moments we weren’t sure she would make it," said Randi Chylinski, Ziggy's owner.
"But she persevered and grew into the beautiful lady she is today."
Chylinski, 32, and Ziggy, 4, are both survivors. Ziggy overcame her early struggles to blossom into a grand champion show dog who is preparing to compete in the Super Bowl of dog shows, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which starts on Feb.
8 in New York City. Chylinski, who splits her time living between her hometown of Grosse Pointe Woods and Los Angeles, where her job is based, made it unscathed