{"id":1288,"date":"2026-03-01T18:51:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T17:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/?page_id=1288"},"modified":"2026-05-23T20:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T18:48:00","slug":"personal-reflections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/kennel-starcastle-hounds\/personal-reflections\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;grid-template-columns:auto 21%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">Essays, reflections, and historical perspectives on everything about the Silken Windhound and more<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-opt-id=2051907661  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Reflections-150px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1520 size-full\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5071 page type-page status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/kennel-starcastle-hounds\/personal-reflections\/thoughts-about-imports\/\" target=\"_self\" >Thoughts About Imports<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<span class=\"badge-updated\">Updated<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date__modified-date wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-10T22:52:16+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/kennel-starcastle-hounds\/personal-reflections\/thoughts-about-imports\/\">June 10, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Over the years, I think many of us in Europe have learned that importing new blood is about much more than pedigrees, COI percentages, or DNA panels. Those tools are valuable \u2014 but they are not the whole picture. Some traits and problems simply cannot currently be DNA-tested away. They have to be followed through&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1527 page type-page status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/kennel-starcastle-hounds\/personal-reflections\/the-name-book\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Name Book<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<span class=\"badge-updated\">Updated<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date__modified-date wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-26T15:58:47+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/kennel-starcastle-hounds\/personal-reflections\/the-name-book\/\">May 26, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">My Name Book. Whenever I hear, see, or think of a word that could work as a puppy name, I write it down in the book. Often it leads to more names in the same spirit \u2013 a theme slowly taking shape. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1132 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/kennel-starcastle-hounds\/personal-reflections\/when-did-the-silken-windhound-become-a-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" >When did the Silken Windhound become a breed?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<span class=\"badge-updated\">Updated<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date__modified-date wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-25T02:01:09+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/kennel-starcastle-hounds\/personal-reflections\/when-did-the-silken-windhound-become-a-breed\/\">May 25, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A reflection on when a breed\u2019s identity truly begins \u2014 seen through the unique lens of perception, technology, and the early internet. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1628 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/kennel-starcastle-hounds\/personal-reflections\/conversation-with-saabis\/\" target=\"_self\" >Conversation with Saabis<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<span class=\"badge-updated\">Updated<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date__modified-date wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-23T22:18:35+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/kennel-starcastle-hounds\/personal-reflections\/conversation-with-saabis\/\">May 23, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Conversation with Saabis. A very important discussion about puppies. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Essays, reflections, and historical perspectives on everything about the Silken Windhound and more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":1354,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"longpage","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Personal Reflections","description":"Essays, reflections, and historical perspectives on everything about the Silken Windhound and more"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1288","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1288"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1866,"href":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1288\/revisions\/1866"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}