Silken Windhound

Typically a long lived breed, , Dog Body Language Silken Windhounds are active and healthy into their late teens, with the oldest known Silken living to enjoy her 20th birthday. Stull’s decades long breeding program focused on bringing together some of the best aspects of several show and coursing Borzoi lines from some of the top U.S. kennels, small , coated sighthounds developed by U.S. breeder , American Curl Walter Wheeler, and a single Whippet, whose blood brought into the breed , Orange Wing Amazon some of the most influential Whippet lines in the Americas today. Silken

Windhounds are playful, intelligent, , Bloodhound companionable, inquisitive, , Perro de Presa Canario amusing, friendly and they love to be with their favorite people, they adore socializing with humans and other dogs, , Perro de Presa Canario particularly their own breed. , Maine Coon Silken Windhounds are also incredibly athletic, and love to run. They are also quite trainable and have happily adapted to all sorts of activities including racing, agility, therapy,service dog , Missouri Fox Trotter training, obedience and of course the show ring.
 
SILKEN WINDHOUND BREED STANDARD

GENERAL APPEARANCE: The Silken Windhound is an elegant, small to medium-sized sighthound with a moderately long silky coat. , Murgese Horse Its classic lines and athletic build are the hallmark of a true coursing dog. , French Trotter - Norman Trotter When viewing a Silken Windhound, one has the impression of grace, balance, and strength integrated with exceptional running ability.

SIZE, PROPORTION, SUBSTANCE: The accepted measurements for Silken Windhounds are 18.5 -23.5 inches (47-60 cm) at the withers. Dogs , Chinese Crested over or under the ideal shall be penalized to the extent of the deviation. In proportion, Silken Windhounds are approximately square or slightly rectangular. Silkens that are excessively longer or shorter than they are tall should be penalized according to the extent of the deviation.

The build of the Silken Windhound is sleek, through a balanced combination of fine bladed bone and smooth muscle, and never looks frail. Heavy, round, or coarse bone is faulty.

HEAD: The Silken Windhound's expression is alert, friendly and intelligent. , Barred Dove Eyes are reather large and dark, almond-shaped and set somewhat obliquely. Picment around eyes is full and dark. Ears , Portuguese Water Dogs are small and fine in texture, folded and lying back along the neck when in repose. When alert, ears , Quarab Horse may prick or semi-prick. Hanging, or drooping, houndy ears , Mi-Ki (Toy) are undesirable. Moderately long in head, the Silken Windhound has a fairly narrow back skull which, when viewed from above, tapers gradually through a full muzzle to the nose. The muzzle is in good balance to the skull. When viewed from the side, the top plane of the muzzle is parallel to the plane of the flat skull, with a barely perceptible stop between.

The head is well chiseled, skin dry and tight, with noticeable veining. The nose is dark, and may be slightly down-turned at the end. Lips and flews are tight, in keeping with the dry head. Pigment on lips is full and dark. Jaws are strong to accomodate the teeth, which are large for a dog , Hungarian Vizsla of this size, with full dentition and scissors bite. Missing teeth should be penalized.

NECK, TOPLINE, BODY: The neck is long and slender. It is slightly arched, well muscled and powerful, never ewe necked. The neck is free from dewlap or throatiness, widening gradually and symmetrically into the shoulder. The topline rises gradually from slightly behind the withers, with the highest point of the arch being over the last rib, flowing smoothly over the muscular loin, carrying through and falling gradually over the long croup.

The back is short and the loin moderately long, wide, muscular and arched. It is important that the loin be flexible to sustain and drive the double suspension gallop, which Silkens exhibit when running at top speed. A flat back with steep croup is not a loin arch and should be faulted. The chest is deep with moderate spring of rib. A barrel shaped or slab sided body is faulty. The brisket reaches as nearly as possible to the elbow, with a graceful upsweep to the tuck-up; this creates the distinctive underline of the Silken Windhound.

The tail , Australian Association of Pet Dog Breeders is long and flexible, falling in a sweeping curve, free of kinks and reaching past the hock. When carried, the tail , Koi should not rise above the back. A tightly curled or gay tail , English Setter is faulty.

FOREQUARTERS: The shoulder blades are well laid back and are long and smooth with flat muscle. Fine withers are preferred. Good return of upper arm is desirable, bringing the legs well under the withers. Elbows turn neither in nor out. The forelegs are straight and strong, with pasterns straight or slightly bent, but never knuckled over. Dewclaws on front legs are acceptable. The feet are well knuckled with tough, thick pads. Both the hare foot, with its londer middle toes; and the cat , Mi-Ki (Toy) foot, with its shorter middle toes, is acceptable. Hare foot is preferred. Nails are strong and of moderate length.

HINDQUARTERS: Hindquarters are well angulated, with a long second thigh and well developed thigh muscles. Viewed from the rear, the hindquarters are slightly wider than the front, well muscled, without any suggestion of cowhocks. Stifles are well bent, and hock joints broad and strong. Hocks are short. Rear dewclaws may be removed. The feet are well knuckled with tough, thick pads. Both the hare foot, with its longer middle toes; and the cat , Falabella and American Shetland foot, with its shorter middle toes, is acceptable. Hare foot is preferred. Nails are strong and of moderate lelength.

COAT: The coat , Australian Association of Pet Dog Breeders is soft, and silky in texture. In no case should the coat , Dog Body Language be wooly or profuse enough to obscure the outline of the Silken Windhound, nor so long as to interfere with the function of a coursing hound. The coat , Ponies may be straight, slightly wavy, or curly. There is longer feathering along the back of the forelegs, the brisket, hindquarters, around the neck, and tail. , Ardennes Horse Coat , Ardennes Horse on the face, feet, front of forelegs and hocks are naturally short. Feathering that frames the ears , French Trotter - Norman Trotter and face adds to the dog's expression, and should not be trimmed. The Silken Windhound is shown in a natural coat , Anoles with minimal trimming.

COLOR, MARKINGS: All colours , Chameleons and markings are acceptable.

GAIT: The Silken Windhound moves with a with a smooth effortless trot, which has good reach in front and good drive from the hindquarters. Restricted or wasted motion of the legs or body, when viewed from the side, is faulty. Paddling, hackneyed gait, toeing in, and toeing out are faults in front movement. The hocks should not roll in or out when rear movement is viewed. While the hind legs are wider apart than the front, the feet, both front and rear, seek a center of balance closer to the centerline when the dog , Body Language moves at a fast trot. Movement which is too wide, or too narrow, or which does not converge towards a centerline, is faulty.

TEMPERAMENT: The Silken Windhound is an intelligent , Anoles hound of balanced character. While this breed , Chow Chow exhibits strong prey drive in the field, they are gentle, , Ardennes Horse affectionate, devoted companion animals , Coton de Tulear in the home. An unwarranted show of timidity or nervousness, or any sign of hostility towards people or dogs, , Quarab Horse should be penalized.

BREED ORIGINS
For years, Borzoi breeder , Collared Aracari Francie Stull had been searching for the perfect second breed , Parrotlets for herKristull Borzoi kennel. She had developed a unique and successful line of hounds that we are very proud of, however she wanted to create a 2nd breed , Karabair Horse similar to the Borzoi, but small, gentle, , Lady Gouldian Finch beautiful, silky coated, but not dragging on the ground .

After years of selective breeding, Silken Windhounds arrived as a breed , Bloodhound with the first litter whelped in 1987. In 1998 the name Silken Windhound was officially adopted and the Yahoo Windhounds list was formed.

The International Silken Windhound Society, chartered in 1999, maintains all pedigrees , Conures and DNA verified registrations for the breed. , Anoles The ISWS closed its stud book in 2000.

In what seems like the blink of an eye, Silken Windhounds are now found throughout the United States as well as Bahamas, Canada, Finland, Germany, Japan, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Union of South Africa, and United Kingdom. While members of the ISWS continue to move forward towards entry into AKC's program for registering a new breed, , Uromastyx these loyal Silken companions are active in conformation, coursing, and racing events as well as working as service dogs , Red Bellied Parrot and training , Red Bellied Parrot for cancer detection.