About Us
Our journey with the silken windhound began as we were searching for another hound following the loss of Scooter, our long haired lurcher. Scooter was such a wonderful natured dog and we felt it would be hard to replace her. Little did we know!
By chance, we came across the Silken Windhounds in America and with further research discovered there were a small number in the UK. After some more intensive fact finding sessions and email exchanges we ventured to Devon to meet Hilary and Martin of Kushbudar Silken Windhounds. From that day on we were under their spell, these majestic hounds just melted our hearts, so graceful and gentle yet athletic and fast. Of course it is easy to get carried away so we invited Hilary and Martin to visit our home for the weekend along with some of their silkens. We wanted to be sure this type of dog would fit into our live's plus providing the opportunity to interact and learn more about them.
Kushbudhar became our mentors and guided us to the Pengybrook Kennels. Another road trip, this time to Essex, was soon in order. Following this we were delighted to welcome the Pengybrook team to Wales who brought with them our first Silken Windhound, the beautiful Mayzee. Before long we felt she needed a companion (one is never enough!) and with the help of our mentor's were honoured that Winsome Silken Windhounds in America agreed to send one of their puppies to us, hence the arrival of Yvee.
Through our journey we have achieved some amazing milestones already. Louise travelled to SilkenFest 2016 where she was able to participate in ISWS seminars, have exposure to the large number of Silkens in America and visit Kristull Ranch, the founding kennel of the silken. Spending time with the breed founder, who was so willing to share knowledge, was a great educational experience. We have also travelled to Germany, Slovenia and back across the UK to exhibit, with all doing extremely well, and have also participated in a little racing. In 2020 we have discovered further opportunities and are now training our silkens on the oval track. Teyha is showing exceptional apptitude!
We are blessed to be the proud owners of the first Silken Windhounds in Wales, they have enhanced our lives in so many ways, and through them have met many other Silken Windhound owners who are like minded and share our same passion.
We have since bred our first Silken Windhound litter, taking great care in choosing the right stud dog to compliment our girl. We are delighted with the litter produced and look forward to being considerate silken windhound breeders in the future. Our breeding focus will be to produce silkens which are constructively sound and correct, following the breed standard alongside good health and temperaments. We also enjoy maintaining relationships with our puppy owners and watching them progress as they grow
We are both members of the UKSWC and the ISWS.
By chance, we came across the Silken Windhounds in America and with further research discovered there were a small number in the UK. After some more intensive fact finding sessions and email exchanges we ventured to Devon to meet Hilary and Martin of Kushbudar Silken Windhounds. From that day on we were under their spell, these majestic hounds just melted our hearts, so graceful and gentle yet athletic and fast. Of course it is easy to get carried away so we invited Hilary and Martin to visit our home for the weekend along with some of their silkens. We wanted to be sure this type of dog would fit into our live's plus providing the opportunity to interact and learn more about them.
Kushbudhar became our mentors and guided us to the Pengybrook Kennels. Another road trip, this time to Essex, was soon in order. Following this we were delighted to welcome the Pengybrook team to Wales who brought with them our first Silken Windhound, the beautiful Mayzee. Before long we felt she needed a companion (one is never enough!) and with the help of our mentor's were honoured that Winsome Silken Windhounds in America agreed to send one of their puppies to us, hence the arrival of Yvee.
Through our journey we have achieved some amazing milestones already. Louise travelled to SilkenFest 2016 where she was able to participate in ISWS seminars, have exposure to the large number of Silkens in America and visit Kristull Ranch, the founding kennel of the silken. Spending time with the breed founder, who was so willing to share knowledge, was a great educational experience. We have also travelled to Germany, Slovenia and back across the UK to exhibit, with all doing extremely well, and have also participated in a little racing. In 2020 we have discovered further opportunities and are now training our silkens on the oval track. Teyha is showing exceptional apptitude!
We are blessed to be the proud owners of the first Silken Windhounds in Wales, they have enhanced our lives in so many ways, and through them have met many other Silken Windhound owners who are like minded and share our same passion.
We have since bred our first Silken Windhound litter, taking great care in choosing the right stud dog to compliment our girl. We are delighted with the litter produced and look forward to being considerate silken windhound breeders in the future. Our breeding focus will be to produce silkens which are constructively sound and correct, following the breed standard alongside good health and temperaments. We also enjoy maintaining relationships with our puppy owners and watching them progress as they grow
We are both members of the UKSWC and the ISWS.
Living within an area of outstanding beauty we are fortunate to have a number of award winning beaches close by. The silkens spend many happy hours on these, either as a family unit or meeting up with visiting friends. Below are a couple of youtube clips from the earlier years:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I227JvHpG34&t=4s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I227JvHpG34&t=4s
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