{"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":"2026-08-15T13:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T11:00:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Silken Windhound<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle wp-block-ub-content-toggle-block\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-block-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"true\" data-preventcollapse=\"false\" data-showonlyone=\"false\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-right: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-bottom: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-left: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-top-left-radius: 18px; border-top-right-radius: 18px; border-bottom-left-radius: 18px; border-bottom-right-radius: 18px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #cfcabe;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" 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-0-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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)\">April 2026, Silken Windhounds have been accepted into AKC FSS (Foundation Stock Service)<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-right: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-bottom: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-left: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-top-left-radius: 18px; border-top-right-radius: 18px; border-bottom-left-radius: 18px; border-bottom-right-radius: 18px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #cfcabe;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" style=\"color: #000000; \">About The Author<\/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-1-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/about\/about-the-author\/\" title=\"About The Author\">About the author<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-right: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-bottom: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-left: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-top-left-radius: 18px; border-top-right-radius: 18px; border-bottom-left-radius: 18px; border-bottom-right-radius: 18px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #cfcabe;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-2-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" style=\"color: #000000; \">About the site<\/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-2-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/starcastlehounds\/about\/behind-the-illustrations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Behind the illustrations<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-right: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-bottom: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-left: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-top-left-radius: 18px; border-top-right-radius: 18px; border-bottom-left-radius: 18px; border-bottom-right-radius: 18px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #cfcabe;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-3-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" style=\"color: #000000; \">About the breed<\/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-3-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/starcastlehounds\/about\/silken-windhound-coats-and-shedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Silken Windhound coats and shedding<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/starcastlehounds\/about\/voices-they-are-not-all-the-same\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Voices \u2013 they are not all the same<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/starcastlehounds\/about\/health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Health<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-right: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-bottom: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-left: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-top-left-radius: 18px; border-top-right-radius: 18px; border-bottom-left-radius: 18px; border-bottom-right-radius: 18px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #cfcabe;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-4-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" 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-4-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/starcastlehounds\/about\/health\/lifespan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">How long does a Silken Windhound live?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/starcastlehounds\/silken-windhounds-and-the-greying-gene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Silken Windhounds and the greying gene<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/starcastlehounds\/about\/health\/ltv-lumbosacral-transitional-vertebra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">LTV, lumbosacral transitional vertebra<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-right: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-bottom: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-left: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-top-left-radius: 18px; border-top-right-radius: 18px; border-bottom-left-radius: 18px; border-bottom-right-radius: 18px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #cfcabe;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-5-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" style=\"color: #000000; \">Breed history<\/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-5-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Section about <a href=\"\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">breed history<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-right: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-bottom: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-left: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-top-left-radius: 18px; border-top-right-radius: 18px; border-bottom-left-radius: 18px; border-bottom-right-radius: 18px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #cfcabe;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-6-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" 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-6-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\">\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\">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\">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\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/starcastlehounds\/about\/about-the-breed-name\/silken-swamphounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Silken Swamphounds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-right: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-bottom: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-left: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-top-left-radius: 18px; border-top-right-radius: 18px; border-bottom-left-radius: 18px; border-bottom-right-radius: 18px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #cfcabe;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-7-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" 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-7-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/history-of-the-silken-windhound\/global-presence\/\">The spread of the breed across countries and continents.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-right: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-bottom: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-left: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-top-left-radius: 18px; border-top-right-radius: 18px; border-bottom-left-radius: 18px; border-bottom-right-radius: 18px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #cfcabe;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-8-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" 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-8-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/kennel-starcastle-hounds\/\" title=\"Starcastle Hound's\">Starcastle Hound&#8217;s<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-right: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-bottom: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-left: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-top-left-radius: 18px; border-top-right-radius: 18px; border-bottom-left-radius: 18px; border-bottom-right-radius: 18px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #cfcabe;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-9-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" style=\"color: #000000; \">Links and Resources<\/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-9-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/starcastlehounds\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Links and Resources<\/a><br>Mostly European links, to breeders, web sites, FB-pages, groups and communities<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-right: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-bottom: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-left: 2px solid #abb8c3; border-top-left-radius: 18px; border-top-right-radius: 18px; border-bottom-left-radius: 18px; border-bottom-right-radius: 18px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #cfcabe;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-10-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\" style=\"color: #000000; \">Privacy Policy<\/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-10-34649a1b-102e-4dc0-81e4-8c6a23c63803\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/starcastlehounds\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pricacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img data-opt-id=82714351  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0044.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-custom-starcastle-gol-border-color wp-image-6306\" style=\"border-width:3px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:400\/h:475\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0044.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:253\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0044.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Plutten, Starcastle Hound&#8217;s Pathfinder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","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":6306,"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","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0044.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2859"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6791,"href":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2859\/revisions\/6791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}