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The Silken Windhound is a rare American breed of dog, a member of the sighthound family .
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 many small, fast running animals in the field may be chased.
Appearance: 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. Heights can range from 18 to 24 inches .
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.
Temperament: 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 many
small, fast running animals in the field may be chased.
Training: The Silken Windhound is a gentle,
intelligent breed, they train easily and most effectively
using reward and affection based training in short, positive
sessions . Using positive training methods , Silkens will work
eagerly and form strong relationships with their owners.
Harsher training based on corrections do not work well with
this breed, and will often create a fearful Silken rather than
an obedient one. Like many in the sighthound family, most
Silken Windhounds can slip out of a standard buckle collar,
and the collar most often used with these hounds is a
martingale dog collar, or a semi-slip collar.
Health: With proper care, many Silken Windhounds
will live into their late teens, with some living until they
are 17 to 20 . Bone and joint ailments like Hip dysplasia are
generally not a problem, nor is bloat. However, some dogs in
this breed are sensitive to Ivermectin and related drugs, and
there have been some cases of cryptorchidism and also deafness
and cataracts in geriatric dogs.
History: The Silken Windhound was created by Francie
Stull, a successful breeder of top show and performance 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
, and like other members of their group, they hunt by sight,
and can course game in open areas at high speeds.
Event Venues: In addition to specialty shows that
held worldwide, in the US, Silken Windhounds are welcome to
show in the rare breed show venues Rarities, IABCA, and NCA,
competing as part of the Hound groups. In Slovenia, the Silken
Windhound is an accepted part of the Slovenian Kennel Club,
member of the FCI, and also participates in the Hound group.
Silken Windhounds are also able to participate in
sighthound performance sports, and in addition to competing
alongside other sighthounds in Finnish lure coursing and
straight racing events, the ISWS has an established straight
racing program that enables Silkens to race and win points
towards their straight racing championships(SRC)in race events
around the USA .
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