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Multiple Best of Breed Winner . Best Puppy in Show winner NAKC Int Ch, IABCA Int Ch Talisman's Viking Kumbaya SRC Loki Kumbaya Silken Windhounds are 2 guys and a ranch full of Silken Windhounds located in Texas just outside of Austin. Our dogs are very much a part of our daily lives and live as companions inside our home. Our dogs are very versatile, easy to train and low maintenance. The fact that they love to go to dog shows, racing events, lure coursing, the beach, the desert, or camping is simply a bonus reason to have them in our lives.
Nationals Best in Show, Regionals Best in Specialty Show, Nationals Best of Winners,
Multiple Best of Breed Winner . Best Puppy in Show winner ISWS Ch, NAKC Int Ch, IABCA Int Ch Talisman Maia Mudita Kumbaya ISWS Fld Ch Dita Both of us have had dogs throughout our lives. Jay grew up on a ranch in Montana and used to show livestock at county fairs as part of his 4H projects. He has owned Lhasa Apsos and Chows before being introduced to Silkens. In my lifetime I have owned and showed Borzoi, Whippets, and a number of other breeds. I’ve also had Manx cats, goats and various types of birds. I bred my original Borzoi to a Borzoi from Silken Windhound breed founder, Francie Stull, whom I met in 1977. Since the breed’s beginning I had known about Silken Windhounds but lost track of their development.
Elessar Mikado Kumbaya Mika One day in 2002 while volunteering for a community service project to clean up a city park in San Francisco I met Joyce Chin of Talisman Silken Windhounds. From Joyce we obtained our first Silken Windhounds Loki and Dita in 2005.
Kumbaya Sandy Beach Sandy We had our first litter , the Hot Stuff litter, in Dec of 2007, and Sandy, our keeper, won Winners Bitch at the 2008 Western Regional Silken Windhound Specialty, losing Best of Breed to her mother Dita!
Kumbaya hounds get a tasty chicken snack LtoR, Sandy, Uita, Kent, Mac, Doozie, and Dita bringing up the rear We made the move to a ranch in Texas near Austin in 2010, and had the Love and the Mixed Nuts litters, from which we kept Mac and Doozie We also welcomed Uita from Morgendell, who's dam was Sandy's sister Pele!
Loki and Dita playing in the waves December 2008 We selected the name Kumbaya since it was a friendly nickname from years ago. It is also a light hearted reminder not to take ourselves too seriously. One of our goals is to have fun with our dogs whenever possible. We are also very interested in quality of life and test our dogs for heart, eyes, thyroid and MDR1 to ensure they are as healthy as they can be.
Dita, Jay, and Loki in the Garden We are very proud of our small tribe’s accomplishments. If you see us at a dog event or just out with our dogs please feel free to say hello. We are always r eady to talk about dogs. -Kent Jones - Jay Cusker
Mika, Loki, Dita, and Kent _________________________________________________________
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