We were first introduced to Silken Windhounds in 2011, welcomed our first Silken in 2016, and quickly caught the “show bug.” Our first litter was born in April 2020—and, as you can imagine, that was quite an adventure! 🤣
Since then, we have had the privilege of raising many healthy, sound dogs who are deeply loved by their families. We place a strong emphasis on both health and temperament, closely observing our dogs as they mature and carefully considering that information when planning future litters. We continually critique our dogs and actively seek feedback from experienced, long-time breeders to help us make thoughtful, informed decisions.
Our goal is to produce Silken Windhounds who are easy to live with and true to the breed standard. We believe a well-bred dog should not only place in the show ring, but also thrive as a cherished companion and family member.
We work closely with our veterinarians and are committed to comprehensive health testing. We routinely travel several hours to have our breeding dogs evaluated at leading veterinary clinics in our state, ensuring that we are doing everything possible to make responsible breeding decisions.
We prioritize placing our puppies in loving homes throughout Indiana and the surrounding states, allowing us to remain connected with our puppy families and follow our dogs throughout their lives.
Our Silkens are very much part of our family. They spend most of their days alternating between napping upside down on the couch and zooming + partying like hooligans in the yard. They go on regular public outings with us around town (where they are local legends), and on offleash hikes in the woods. When they’re not living the average dog life, they train in obedience and agility and the ones who can, compete in conformation and racing (lure coursing/straight racing). Our first generation of pups has gone on to place in the top 10 Silkens in UKC conformation, title in racing, rally, flyball, and agility, and train for scentwork and service work for their owners, as well as certify as therapy dogs! We hope to continue producing the same quality of dogs in the future.
We believe in completely socializing all of our pups in different environments/situations with people of all ages, shapes and sizes, different dog breeds, and cats, so that our pups are set up for success in their new homes. We start our puppies out with early neurological stimulation and socialization (we use techniques from both Puppy Culture and Avidog), and spend lots of time setting them up for success in their new homes. We send our pups home between 10 and 12 weeks of age.
All of our dogs and puppies are microchipped and kept up to date on vaccines and deworming while they are with us. Any Silkens that we place will always have a home with us no matter how old, and we will take a dog back without question. Families are always matched with the Silken that we feel will fit best for them, and Sigil Silken owners have a lifetime of support.
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