Le Silken Windhound

[Soleil05 0]

Je trouve ce chien splendide... on dit sur le site qu'ils seraient à la fois plus grands et plus affectueux que que les whippets et qu'ils aiment l'eau et la neige (contrairement à ces derniers apparement). "eager to please", disent-ils aussi ; "The best thing about Silken Windhounds is how much they love their people and want to be with them as much as possible. Most Silkens are grade A cuddlers, and love nothing better than to relax draped around their two legged pals."

pas une race reconnue, croisements entre borzoi & whippet à poils longs... mais tentent de se faire reconnaitre. les chiens sont superbes en tout cas

je partage mes découvertes avec vous, puisqu'ils ne sont pas connus ces toutous !

(le chien blanc à l'avant est ici un saluki)











SILKEN WINDHOUND BREED STANDARD
adopted by the ISWS, March 2001; revised December 2005

GENERAL APPEARANCE: The Silken Windhound is an elegant, small to medium-sized sighthound with a moderately long silky coat. Its classic lines and athletic build are the hallmark of a true coursing dog. 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 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. Eyes are reather large and dark, almond-shaped and set somewhat obliquely. Picment around eyes is full and dark. Ears are small and fine in texture, folded and lying back along the neck when in repose. When alert, ears may prick or semi-prick. Hanging, or drooping, houndy ears 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 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 is long and flexible, falling in a sweeping curve, free of kinks and reaching past the hock. When carried, the tail should not rise above the back. A tightly curled or gay tail 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 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 foot, with its shorter middle toes, is acceptable. Hare foot is preferred. Nails are strong and of moderate length.

COAT: The coat is soft, and silky in texture. In no case should the coat 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 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. Coat on the face, feet, front of forelegs and hocks are naturally short. Feathering that frames the ears and face adds to the dog's expression, and should not be trimmed. The Silken Windhound is shown in a natural coat with minimal trimming.

COLOR, MARKINGS: All colors 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 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 hound of balanced character. While this breed exhibits strong prey drive in the field, they are gentle, affectionate, devoted companion animals in the home. An unwarranted show of timidity or nervousness, or any sign of hostility towards people or dogs, should be penalized.

voir notamment :
www.silkenwindhounds.org
www.talismanhounds.com

[Sasha1111 0]

Tu ne peux pas laisser courir ce chien dans un parc à chiens avec une clôture de 4 pieds. Il va sauter la clôture sans problème.

[Soleil05 0]

évidemment !

[Vaks1 0]

Moi tant qu'à faire, j'achèterai un vrai barzoï . C'est ben à mon goût ces lévriers là.

xx

Hélène xx ;-)

[Soleil05 0]

Ben moi je préfère ce type là ! un peut plus petit et plus affectueux Mais les barzoi aussi cest beau.. spécial mais beau. il y en a un près de chez moi, qui se promène "dignement" si l'on peut dire

mais j'avoue que c'est beau des lévriers à poil longs

alors, j'attends qq années de plus, le temps d'avoir ma cour clôturée ?? lol

blague à part, je trouves juste ça ben amusant de voir des beaux chiens comme ca que je ne connaissait pas et les éleveurs passionnés qui ne vivent que pour la reconnaissance des chiens qu,ils affectionnent ! Je fais de belles découvertes et personnellement, pour mon futur chien... que la race soit reconnue ou non, je m,en fou un peu du moment que l'éleveur soit éthique et que je l'ai en très haute confiance. Ça pourrait ben être un gros mélange de races, croisé, bâtard, ça ne me ferai pas un pli au coeur... MAIS chose certaine c'est que je veux savoir à quoi m,attendre un maximum (d'où mes recherches parmis les chiens d'élevage plutôt que les chiens de fermes québécoises :43: )

[Vaks1 0]

Si tu fini par choisir une "création nouvelle" faite par un designer dog, soit prudente et essaie de savoir depuis combien de génération leur standard est stable.

Mettons que dans mon cour d'obéissance, il y a un clône d'un épagneul français... qui un "labernois" PURE RACE. Le labernois est loin d'être une race fixée. 22 labernois, 22 physiques différents.

xx

Hélène xx

[Soleil05 0]

oui, tu as bien raison vacks, cest sur et certain. certain aussi que je n'irais pas vers une création "à la mode" comme tous les "poo" et autres croisements ... moi ce qui ressemble à des produits commerciaux, je m'en tiens loin. Un vrai passionné, connaisseur, depuis des dizaines d'années, sérieux, éthique, rigoureux, etc. Ouin, why not.

qq qui fait des "chipoo" ou des "labradoole" ou des "labernois" pour entrer dans une niche de marché, no way. L'éleveur qui vends ses chiens à n,importe qui prêt à payer, no way également.

je ne crois pas que l,on puisse qualifier la silkhound et le whippet à poil longs - par exemple, de "designer dogs" oui ?

[Vaks1 0]

Comme je dis, ça dépend depuis combien de générations le physique est stable. ;-)

Il me semble que les labernois de chez Mira sont tous pareils. Noir, poil mi-long, poitrail blanc. J'me trompe?

xx

Hélène xx