{"id":5042,"date":"2026-06-10T00:18:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericka.templweb.com\/starcastlehounds\/?page_id=5042"},"modified":"2026-06-10T00:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:18:41","slug":"fun-play","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/blog\/fun-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun &amp; Play"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Photos and stories about play, games, funny moments and everyday life with Silken Windhounds.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ub-post-grid ub-block-post-grid align  preserve-post-image-aspect-ratio\" style=\"\" id=\"ub-post-grid-\"><div class=\"ub-post-grid-items is-grid columns-2\" style=\"row-gap: 32px; column-gap: 32px; \"><article id=\"post-5006\" class=\"ub-post-grid-item post-5006 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-fun-play\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-image\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/going-to-america\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img data-opt-id=377569392  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1700\" src=\"https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0041-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Greta, Starcastle Hound's Big Bang, the day before her departure to USA from Europe\" style=\"max-width: 600px; \" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1275\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0041-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:199\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0041-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:680\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0041-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:510\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0041-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:1020\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0041-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1275\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0041-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-text\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header-content\"><header class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header\"><h2 class=\"ub-block-post-grid-title\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/going-to-america\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Going to America!<\/a><\/h2><time datetime=\"2026-06-09T01:42:27+02:00\" class=\"ub-block-post-grid-date\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">June 9, 2026<\/time><\/header><\/div><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-excerpt\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-excerpt-text\" style=\"\"><p>Photos taken August 20, 2018. It is the day before Greta, Starcastle Hound\u2019s Big Bang is going to America, to live with Faith Hopperstad in California. Greta has just had a bath, and is drying in the afternoon sun, blissfully unaware of the ordeal with a long flight from Europe to USA tomorrow. Greta is\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"ub-block-post-grid-more-link ub-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/going-to-america\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Going to America!<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"post-4984\" class=\"ub-post-grid-item post-4984 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fun-play category-uncategorized\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-image\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/kicking-up-dust\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img data-opt-id=1073850901  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"965\" src=\"https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0176.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Silken Windhounds getting airborn in wild play\" style=\"max-width: 600px; \" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:965\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0176.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:241\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:823\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0176.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:618\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC_0176.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-text\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header-content\"><header class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header\"><h2 class=\"ub-block-post-grid-title\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/kicking-up-dust\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kicking Up Dust!<\/a><\/h2><time datetime=\"2026-06-08T09:16:49+02:00\" class=\"ub-block-post-grid-date\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">June 8, 2026<\/time><\/header><\/div><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-excerpt\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-excerpt-text\" style=\"\"><p>Photos were taken April 11, 2020Weather had been very dry, the ground turned into dust that swirled up into the air around the dogs as they ran. It looked so peculiar that it made me get the camera and save those moments on photos. The darkest girl is Qassie, Starcastle Hound\u2019s QuasarThe red brindle girl\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"ub-block-post-grid-more-link ub-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/kicking-up-dust\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Kicking Up Dust!<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"post-3239\" class=\"ub-post-grid-item post-3239 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-fun-play tag-living-with-silken-windhounds\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-image\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/silken-windhounds-and-their-toys\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img data-opt-id=2046406441  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Qassie-toy1.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"372\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 600px; \" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:400\/h:372\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Qassie-toy1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:279\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Qassie-toy1.jpg 300w\"><noscript><img data-opt-id=2046406441  decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Qassie-toy1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 600px; \" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:400\/h:372\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Qassie-toy1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:279\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mlvpf61vi6vj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Qassie-toy1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\"></noscript><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-text\" style=\"\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header-content\"><header class=\"ub-block-post-grid-header\"><h2 class=\"ub-block-post-grid-title\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/silken-windhounds-and-their-toys\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Silken Windhounds and their toys<\/a><\/h2><time datetime=\"2026-04-19T21:55:32+02:00\" class=\"ub-block-post-grid-date\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">April 19, 2026<\/time><\/header><\/div><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-excerpt\"><div class=\"ub-block-post-grid-excerpt-text\" style=\"\"><p>Some Silkens play with toys even as adults<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"ub-block-post-grid-more-link ub-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silken.windhound.com\/starcastlehounds\/silken-windhounds-and-their-toys\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Silken Windhounds and their toys<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos and stories about play, games, funny moments and everyday life with Silken Windhounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1981,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"longpage-signature","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Fun &amp; 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