Silken Windhound

[jhiggins 48]

I was walking my lurcher through the forest yesterday when I met a couple with about 10 dogs on leads coming towards me.

 

The dogs looked like very small Saluki types or even small afghan hounds.

 

As my bitch was bounding around and winding all these dogs up, I got chatting to the owners. They explained that the dogs were Silken Windhounds and that they were an American bread.

 

Anyone come across these kind of dogs before? I suppose they could be used for coursing Jack Rabbits over there - too small for anything else??

 

The pic below (if it loads) is from google, just to show you what they look like.

 

 

 

 

[mackem 24,177]

I just had a look at one of the american kennels,they look a bit like scrubby lurchers,but they are cheap only £1000 for a bitch

[riohog 5,658]

whippet x borzoi arnt they ?

[General lee 979]

There was a thread about these awhile ago wasn't they whippet x borzoi

[boyo 1,398]

There was an article on them bout 2years ago in CMW said they were bred for showring no working strains in their make up

[strayshot 105]

There was an article on them bout 2years ago in CMW said they were bred for showring no working strains in their make up

 

 

That may be the case but there are some in the US that are decent coursing dogs - the dog on the right here is a silken windhound.

 

[courseadog 231]

 

There was an article on them bout 2years ago in CMW said they were bred for showring no working strains in their make up

 

 

That may be the case but there are some in the US that are decent coursing dogs - the dog on the right here is a silken windhound.

 

May be ok doubled up but iwouldn't entertain one

Show dogs

Edit change it to I

I wouldn't entertain one

Edited February 23, 2015 by courseadog

[boyo 1,398]

That would be the one behind the other dog then??!! Lol

[nomoon 542]

bag of overpriced shit,

[sailor30 658]

I would give 1 ago

[eastcoast 3,795]

A living Art Deco sculpture. Developed for people who require a smaller dog than a Borzio and have no desire to catch wolves. Very nice looking designer dogs.

[General lee 979]

The one in the top pic looks quite show type but the one in the bottom looks a lot more lurcher like to me

[strayshot 105]

That would be the one behind the other dog then??!! Lol

 

Come on, you know that one pic doesn't tell the full story - the blue dog might have done all the work and the other only just got in.

 

I've never seen one of these run but if they use them on massive desert land to run jackrabbits in the US they can't be all bad. A lot of people on here are writing them off without ever having seen one - small minded mentality IMO.

 

Don't see why the cross shouldn't work - perhaps the borzois have lost their fire and drive over the years, but a decent whippet should bring that back to the mix.

[riohog 5,658]

ive, seen them run in hamburg at the reenebahnn race track there ok .but cant compeat with the salukis , but hey there not likely to ..

 

they are faster than a poodle though

[mC HULL 10,668]

It that do you do rio race your saluki's