{"id":940,"date":"2026-02-26T06:33:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/?page_id=940"},"modified":"2026-06-09T23:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:03:47","slug":"recognition-of-the-silken-windhound-breed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/recognition-of-the-silken-windhound-breed\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognition of the Silken Windhound breed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e835bf5a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Questions that are often asked are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is the Silken Windhound a recognized breed?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where is the Silken Windhound recognized?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Is the Silken Windhound officially recognized?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Silken Windhound is <strong>not recognized by the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Cynologique Internationale (FCI)<\/strong> and is <strong>not yet recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the breed <strong>is recognized by the United Kennel Club (UKC)<\/strong> in the United States and <strong>since April 2026 accepted into FSS, AKC Foundation Stock Service<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about <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=\"what FSS means for the breed Silken Windhound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">what FSS means for the breed Silken Windhound<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Silken Windhound is also recognized by several national kennel clubs in Europe, where recognition exists at the national level but not full registration within the FCI system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Silken Windhound is sometimes confused with the Silken Windsprite, which is recognized in some countries where the Silken Windhound is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official recognition by country (chronological):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2004 \u2014 Slovenia<\/strong><br><strong>2011 \u2014 United States (UKC)<\/strong><br><strong>2022 \u2014 Switzerland<\/strong><br><strong>2022 \u2014 Hungary<\/strong><br><strong>2023 \u2014 Belgium<\/strong><br><strong>2023 \u2014 Germany<\/strong><br><strong>2024 \u2014 Netherlands<\/strong><br><strong>2025 \u2014 Latvia<\/strong><br><strong>2026 \u2014 Finland<\/strong><br><strong>2026 \u2014 United States (FSS, Foundation Stock Service, AKC)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e835bf5a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Recognition at the national level comes with certain limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group global-presence-compact has-border-color has-custom-accent-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c2fa4475 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:16px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-left:16px\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-starcastle-gol-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ea4aabdd0cbad49cf7a225b497cb1bad\"><strong>Explore the Global Expansion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/first-arrival-of-silken-windhounds-by-country\/\" title=\"First Arrival of Silken Windhounds by Country\">First Arrival of Silken Windhounds by Country<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/first-litter-of-silken-windhounds-by-country\/\" title=\"First litter of Silken Windhounds by country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">First litter of Silken Windhounds by country<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/recognition-of-the-silken-windhound-breed\/\" title=\"Recognition of the Silken Windhound breed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Recognition of the Silken Windhound breed<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u21b3 <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=\"Are Silken Windhounds recognized by AKC?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Are Silken Windhounds recognized by AKC?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u21b3 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/recognition-of-the-silken-windhound-breed\/why-isws-registrations-are-not-accepted-everywhere\/\" title=\"Why ISWS Registrations Are Not Accepted Everywhere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Why ISWS Registrations Are Not Accepted Everywhere<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/recognition-of-the-silken-windhound-breed\/are-there-silken-windhounds-in-australia\/\" title=\"\u21b3 Are there Silken Windhounds in Australia?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u21b3 Are there Silken Windhounds in Australia?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/list-of-countries-where-silken-windhounds-can-be-found\/\" title=\"List of countries where Silken Windhounds can be found\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">List of countries where Silken Windhounds can be found<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/global-presence-map-interactive\/\" title=\"Global Presence Map (Interactive)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Global Presence Map (Interactive)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcc4 <strong>Official FCI rules for non-recognized breeds at dog shows<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the FCI\u2019s <em>Regulations for FCI Dog Shows<\/em>, the following is stated (very clearly):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Breeds not recognized by the FCI (neither definitively nor provisionally)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>must have <em>national<\/em> recognition and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>must be registered in a <em>national studbook system<\/em> recognized by FCI member organizations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>these breeds <em>may be shown in the catalogue<\/em>, but <strong>they are not included in any of the official FCI groups<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>they are placed in a special catalogue section labelled:<br><strong>\u201cbreeds not recognized by the FCI\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>They are not allowed to participate in the official group or BIS finals<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the breeds <em>cannot be incorporated into any of the 10 FCI groups<\/em> (Group 1\u201310) and therefore <strong>cannot participate in Best of Group (BIG)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>they are <strong>not eligible to participate in Best in Show (BIS) finals<\/strong> at FCI-CACIB shows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>they are <em>not eligible for<\/em> FCI titles such as CACIB or FCI Champion titles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc This generally means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a non-recognized breed may receive <em>Best of Breed (BOB)<\/em> in its special catalogue category for <em>non-FCI recognised breeds<\/em>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>but <em>BOG\/BIG and BIS are not available<\/em>, since they require placement within an official FCI group and titles of FCI character.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc3e Practical consequence in show context<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Best of Breed<\/em> for a non-recognized breed is listed separately in the catalogue \u2014 <strong>it competes in its own category, not in a group<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This BOB is not placed in <em>Group finals<\/em> against officially recognized breeds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No Best in Group and therefore no <em>Best in Show<\/em> for these breeds takes place \u2014 the finals are for Group 1\u201310 winners only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-custom-starcastle-gol-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-starcastle-gol-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-546cf0a8be12493b1b021316ef5c7c09\"><strong>Did you find this information 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