For anyone interested in the breed Silken Windhounds will be taking part in the rare breed parade at the Houndshow Ch show on 4th August. I think there will be 6 silkens there, along with other rare or endangered breeds.

If you don't know what a silken is here is one with it's distant borzoi cousin :-)

aw,theyre lovely!And what a lovely name.

Can you remind us just before the show? I'd love to have a look but will have forgotten by then :)

If someone reminds me to remind you :-) I'll try and remember to bump this up the day before :-)

I'm stewarding in the main ring so with luck I may still be there when the parade takes place but knowing my luck I will have been sent for lunch. :-(

Chaumsong - do you have a website that you'd recommend for further reading about this breed please?

Thanks x

Oh of course, lots of them :-)

The International Silken Windhound Society - our parent club.

How silkens came about.

The European Silken Windhound Club under the show section here you can see results, critiques and photos of this years shows in Sweden and Finland, no photos for Germany yet.

If you're interested in learning more about silken windhounds the yahoo list is the best place, I'll send you the link if you want to join :-)

If you just want to look at pretty pictures of them then have a look here for photos from last years German show. I have about 800 pics from this year to sort through before I can put them up.

I've started working on a website myself, still in the construction stage but there are some show and fun photos of my two.

Anything else?

I know there seems to be some reluctance/animosity from some Whippet folk but I cant see a problem(like I do with Labradoodles & other designer crosses!!). To me, from pics I have seen, they look just like a smaller version of a Borzoi, which I should imagine makes them appealling to Borzoi people, as they get 'more mature in years' & more mantainable??

> which I should imagine makes them appealling to Borzoi people, as they get 'more mature in years'

Exactly, not that I'm old mind you! ;-)

Similar to the situation with Cirneco's (which I am very taken with) and Pharoah Hounds and even Ibizans.

It seems there will be a few more silkens now, hopefully 10 or more. I'm going down too for the day so say hello if you see someone with 2 collies and 2 silkens :-)

Just looking at the 'here' link photos, wonderful, lots of lovely dogs but one question pic on 1st page of Kristall Paladin, is it me or is it the photo or is the dog bigger than the others?

Love the look of Zois and loved the ones I have met but just too big but as others have said now Silkens..............???

Chris

> Kristall Paladin, is it me or is it the photo or is the dog bigger than the others?

Yes he is, he is about 66/67cm. About 6 years ago, and after much deliberation, the ISWS decided to add in another borzoi line for gene diversity. Paladin is a result of this mating - silken to borzoi. He's too big to be shown really but important to the gene pool and a lovely dog, and a demon on the lure :-)

> Love the look of Zois and loved the ones I have met but just too big but as others have said now Silkens

Yep, you can fit more of them on your sofa for sure ;-)

Yep, you can fit more of them on your sofa for sure

:-D :-D

>> which I should imagine makes them appealling to Borzoi people, as they get 'more mature in years'
> Exactly, not that I'm old mind you! ;-)

lol...I meant to haved added aswell..appealling to those who like Borzoi's but are put off by the size..

> Can you remind us just before the show? I'd love to have a look but will have forgotten by then

bump as promised :-)

Milly is supporting the Collooney in the Pink breast cancer event at the show, she'll be wearing pink and has been saving her pocket money up to donate.

Aw,Millie is beautiful!and what a kind girl!

Hopefully we will see you Jane. We'll be with the PBGV's and our breeder should be in the parade too with their Griffon Fauve, Arnie who is just a sweetie :-D

Saw your photos on Facebook Jane! Well done, keep promoting this glorious breed ~ blooming gutted I didn't get to catch up with you when you were darn sarf :0( but I'm definitely going to get my Spice and Milly hug in soon!

I saw them at Houndshow and asked if anyoen was a champdogger and got blanck stares, so obviously didn't catch you, LOL

Oh sorry Barbara, I would have liked to meet you, I was standing in a group with 5 silkens and the 2 collies all day but wasn't in the actual parade. Spice went in with his breeder and her 3 :-)

We were in the main ring, and I spotted the ladies outside it after judging, and several times after by the bandstand thingy.

Yes, we were next to the wall by the bandstand :-) we probably walked right past each other!

I managed to meet some :)

Unfortunately I was unable to make the show at all and would have loved to have met you and your dogs.

I'm sad now, I had one want to enter my rally trial, but it's full and I can't fit them in. I wanted to see one in the flesh!

I saw photos of the show from Facebook and it looked fabulous, I am definitely thinking of coming over from Ireland for it next year.

Oh Lucy I wonder who that was? Glad your trial is so well supported though :-)

Yes, I've got so much interest I've had to turn people away because I didn't give my judges enough time for lunch! We desperately need more rally judges!