Silken Windhound
The Silken Windhound is a rare American breed of dog, a member of the sighthound family.
History
The Silken Windhound was created by Francie Stull, a successful breeder of top show and performance American Kennel Club (AKC) Borzoi and Deerhound who utilized her decades of experience with AKC hounds in the formation of this breed, combining the best aspects of some of the top performance Borzoi and Whippet bloodlines in the Americas. The first Silken Windhound litter was whelped in 1987, and the breed club was formed in 1999. Silken Windhounds now are located all over the US, Canada, and Europe. Silken Windhounds were bred to be a small to medium-sized sighthound. Like other members of their group, they hunt by sight, and can course game in open areas at high speeds.
Appearance and Size
The Silken Windhound is a graceful, small to medium-sized sighthound with a moderately long silky coat. This breed owes its unique appearance, elegant build, and the athleticism of a true coursing dog to champion Borzoi and Whippet ancestors. The Silken Windhound can be any combination of coat colors and markings, from spotted to solid, black and tan, saddled, brindle and sable, pure white and reds to deep black and blues, and a rainbow of colors in between.
Personality
Silken Windhounds are as comfortable in the sporting fields as they are on the couch at home with their humans. They are generally affectionate and playful, and make ideal family companions and good playmates for gentle children. They are unsuited as guard dogs due to their trusting and friendly nature. Like all sighthounds, Silkens excel in racing or lure coursing but have also proven to be intelligent and responsive enough to also enjoy less typical sighthound activities. There are successful agility, therapy, flyball and obedience Silkens, as well as those that perform as assistance dogs. They do well with smaller household pets indoors if socialized to them properly, but their sighthound nature means that any small, fast running animals in the field may be chased.
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Videos of Silken Windhounds
Silken Windhound Races Boofest 2009
Highlights from the recent silken windhound dog races at Boofest 2009 in Livermore, CA.
Silken Windhound Races (25% slow motion)
Shot with Canon MiniDV camcorder at 1/8000 sec shutter and slowed down to 1/4 speed.
Silken Windhound Races (in slow motion)
These clips are from the same two silken windhound races as before (BRNC and Boofest), but in slow motion.
Silken Windhounds
Sheesh. It's a dog's life. These two girls are Renaissance Ever After & Windspirit Belle Geste or Bacardi & Bella. Aquilo Silken Windhounds is a small kennel located in southern Ontario, Canada. This is the updated version of the original video hopefully the quality is a little better.
Dog Show Training Class
Segment from a dog show training class at the 2008 Silkenfest given by Kent Jones of Kumbaya Silken Windhounds. More at www.kumbayasilkens.com
Dog Show Training (James Bond)
Kumbaya Silken Windhound breeders Kent Jones and Jay Cusker practice with 22 month old James Bond.
Monte the Silken Windhound Puppy playing in the snow
Monte the Silken Windhound puppy loves playing in the snow! He is almost 7 months old here. The squealing sound part way in is my baby girl :)
Our Pack
Featuring Eve the Chow/Siberian X, Chili the Borzoi, Kioni the Rhodesian Ridgeback, Inca the Silken Windhound, Astrid the Central Asian Shepherd Dog, Mach the American Hairless Terrier (coated variety, lol), and Savvy the Silken Windhound. They are playing in a field and in the river on the Swamp Rabbit Trail in downtown Greenville, South Carolina.
Silkenfest - Purina Farms;; St. Louis Missouri
This is my video of Silkenfest. It's a Dog Show for only Silken Windhounds. Its once a year. I have only one Silken which I got for my birthday from my aunt and uncle. He is the Red Boy ((Pride)).
Monte The Silken Windhound Puppy Playing with a Toy
Monte is a Silken Windhound puppy who was born in May of 2011
Floyd and Jed Playing
Floyd is the black and white one. He's a seven month old Silken Windhound. FloydianTimeMachine.Wordpress.com Jed is the little tan one. He's a two year old Puggle/rolling missile.
Honey Thinks Snow is Fun!
Our 5 month old Silken Windhound puppy, Honey (Kristull Honey Ryder), going after slowflakes during a flurry!
Steele Interview
Interview with dog breeders Ann & Rick Steele of Scirocco Silken Windhounds about their upcoming litters recorded on October 11, 2009.
