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This table shows when the first Silken Windhound litter was born in each country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n While the arrival of an individual dog marks the physical presence of the breed, the birth of a first litter indicates the beginning of local breeding activity. It represents a transition from ownership to stewardship \u2014 from keeping the breed to actively participating in its development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Explore the Global Expansion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A first litter does not necessarily mean that a sustained breeding population immediately followed. In some cases, early efforts remained limited in scope. However, for the purpose of this documentation, the first recorded litter in a country is regarded as the starting point of that country\u2019s breeding history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is also important to note that national breeding populations within Europe have never functioned in isolation. The Silken Windhound community has, from early on, relied on international cooperation, imports and cross-border breeding to maintain genetic diversity. Therefore, these first litters should be viewed as milestones within a broader, interconnected population rather than as the creation of separate national gene pools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While the breed has established litters in multiple countries, the numerical center of gravity remains the United States, where the vast majority of the global population resides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most of the information presented here is based on my own collected records, cross-referenced with official registration data and the breed\u2019s documented timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n \n Year\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/th> \n Country\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/th><\/tr> \n 1985\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n USA<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n \n Year\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/th> \n Country\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/th><\/tr> \n 1985\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n USA<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n 2007\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n Canada<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n 2019\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n Mexico<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/figure>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n \n Year\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/th> \n Country\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/th><\/tr> \n 2001\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n Sweden<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n 2003\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n Finland<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n 2004\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n Slovenia<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n 2006\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n United Kingdom<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n 2007\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n Netherlands<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n 2009\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n Germany<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n 2011\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n Austria<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n 2016\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n Norway<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n 2017\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n Hungary<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n 2022\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n Estonia<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n 2024\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n Poland<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n \n Year\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/th> \n Country\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/th><\/tr> \n 2008\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td> \n Japan<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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