{"id":2859,"date":"2026-04-13T19:35:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/?page_id=2859"},"modified":"2026-06-07T22:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:40:13","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Silken Windhound<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From origins and development of the breed to its spread across countries, as well as observations on health, lifespan, and everyday life with Silken Windhounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle wp-block-ub-content-toggle-block\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-block-88020d0e-5a92-4b33-8e1d-28737d56c603\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"false\" data-preventcollapse=\"false\" data-showonlyone=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-88020d0e-5a92-4b33-8e1d-28737d56c603\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-88020d0e-5a92-4b33-8e1d-28737d56c603\" style=\"color: #000000; \"><strong>Silken Windhounds have been accepted into FSS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-88020d0e-5a92-4b33-8e1d-28737d56c603\">\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/recognition-of-the-silken-windhound-breed\/are-silken-windhounds-recognized-in-akc\/\" title=\"April 2026, Silken Windhounds have been accepted into AKC FSS (Foundation Stock Service)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">April 2026, Silken Windhounds have been accepted into AKC FSS (Foundation Stock Service)<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle wp-block-ub-content-toggle-block\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-block-82ca1940-05d3-43ec-8a0d-87a56857abf6\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"false\" data-preventcollapse=\"false\" data-showonlyone=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-82ca1940-05d3-43ec-8a0d-87a56857abf6\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-82ca1940-05d3-43ec-8a0d-87a56857abf6\" style=\"color: #000000; \"><strong>Health &amp; Longevity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-82ca1940-05d3-43ec-8a0d-87a56857abf6\">\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/about\/health\/lifespan\/\" title=\"How long does a Silken Windhound live?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">How long does a Silken Windhound live?<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle wp-block-ub-content-toggle-block\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-block-9e65665d-8edc-43ba-b666-6c2b6e1b8191\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"true\" data-preventcollapse=\"false\" data-showonlyone=\"false\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-9e65665d-8edc-43ba-b666-6c2b6e1b8191\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-9e65665d-8edc-43ba-b666-6c2b6e1b8191\" style=\"color: #000000; \"><strong>About the breed name<\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-9e65665d-8edc-43ba-b666-6c2b6e1b8191\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/milestones-in-silken-windhound-history\/early-stories-from-silken-windhound-history\/the-story-behind-the-silken-windhound-breed-name\/\" title=\"The story behind the breed name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The story behind the breed name<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/milestones-in-silken-windhound-history\/early-stories-from-silken-windhound-history\/the-silken-windhound-breed-name-in-different-languages\/\" title=\"The breed name in different languages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The breed name in different languages<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/starcastlehounds\/silken-windhounds-i-sverige\/silkens-silken-swh-silky-silkies-sv\/\" title=\"Silken? Silkens? SWH? Silky? Silkies?\">Silken? Silkens? SWH? Silky? Silkies?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle wp-block-ub-content-toggle-block\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-block-e1cd5f2b-e3b1-4b8f-8e3a-e3201670edf9\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"true\" data-preventcollapse=\"false\" data-showonlyone=\"false\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-e1cd5f2b-e3b1-4b8f-8e3a-e3201670edf9\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-e1cd5f2b-e3b1-4b8f-8e3a-e3201670edf9\" style=\"color: #000000; \"><strong>Global Presence<\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-e1cd5f2b-e3b1-4b8f-8e3a-e3201670edf9\">\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The spread of the breed across countries and continents.<\/a><br><br>From its origin in the United States, the Silken Windhound has gradually spread across continents. This section documents that expansion \u2014 from the first recorded arrival in each country, to the beginning of local breeding, and ultimately to national recognition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle wp-block-ub-content-toggle-block\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-block-0e2923dd-2a00-4686-b71e-ed0e2f4b7163\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"true\" data-preventcollapse=\"false\" data-showonlyone=\"false\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-0e2923dd-2a00-4686-b71e-ed0e2f4b7163\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-0e2923dd-2a00-4686-b71e-ed0e2f4b7163\" style=\"color: #000000; \"><strong>Kennel Starcastle Hound\u00b4s<\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-0e2923dd-2a00-4686-b71e-ed0e2f4b7163\">\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/kennel-starcastle-hounds\/\" title=\"Starcastle Hound's\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Starcastle Hound&#8217;s<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Silken Windhound<br \/>\nFrom origins and development of the breed to its spread across countries, as well as observations on health, lifespan, and everyday life with Silken Windhounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"longpage","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","slim_seo":{"description":"From origins and development of the breed to its spread across countries, as well as observations on health, lifespan, and everyday life with Silken Windhounds.","title":"About"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2859","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2859","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=2859"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5129,"href":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2859\/revisions\/5129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}