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MBISS, ISWS Ch, NAKC Int Ch, IABCA Int Ch Talisman Maia Mudita Kumbaya ISWS Fld Ch "DITA"
Nationals Best in Show 2010 winner under judge Eugene Blake. L to R, Eugene Blake, Kent Jones, Joyce Chin, Jay Cusker . Ch Allagante Lunar Talisman SRCX X Ch Kristull Quite Black International Silken Windhound Society Champion, NAKC International Champion, IABCA Champion Nationals Best in Show, Regional Specialty Best in Show, Regional Specialty Best Opposite Sex in Show, Nationals Best of Winners, Mutliple Best of Breed, Multiple Best Puppy in all breed show Talisman Maia Mudita Kumbaya ISWS Fld Ch .
Dita is the elegantly photogenic Queen of Kumbaya. We first became interested in adding Silken Windhounds to our family after we had seen her parents, Gideon and Cinder of Talisman Hounds. Well before Dita's litter was conceived, we dreamt of an irish marked brindle girl. Dita was the only irish marked brindle girl in her entire litter, so you could say she was destined to be part of the family from the day she was born.
Dita going Best of Breed at the ISWS Western Regional Specialty under AKC Borzoi Whippet and Greyhound Judge Helen Brettell , Lost Creek Whippets and Borzoi !
From the Judges Commentary regarding Dita at the ISWS Western Regional Specialty : "I absolutely loved my Best of Breed bitch. One of the things I wanted to see was how they held their shape on the move. Her profile was perfect. She had lovely extension at both ends and seems that she could have gone all day and never wore out. That Best-of-Breed bitch was my top bitch from the very beginning..." Dita running on the beach The very first time she stepped into the ring Dita showed us that she was a natural, she wound up taking a Best Puppy in Breed, Winners Bitch, Best Puppy in Hound Group, and went all the way to win Best Puppy in Show under AKC Hound judge Pat Gilbert, giving her her first five point major towards her NAKC show championship.
Dita's first show win picture with a NAKC Best Puppy in Show Win with judge Pat Gilbert Oct 2005 She got her second Rarites/NAKC major by going Winners Bitch in a very large showing of Silkens in the spring of '06, and finished her Rarities NAKC Championship in December of '06 !
Western Regional Show " Boofest" 07 Reserve Winners Bitch with judge Cyndi Dell of Morgandell Borzoi In 2007, at the Western Regional Specialty, with an entry of 60 hounds Dita won Reserve Winners Bitch ! From the Judges Commentary of Dita by Cyndi Dell : "... a real show girl , she was another I could have taken all the way. Again the head, eye, forechest and brisket to go with her superb angulation. She is a beautifully filled out bitch and feels wonderful to the touch. Her more rounded outline gives her a more dramatic angle at the croup than the winner. It was a difficult choice between the two. "
Silken Windhound Nationals 2008 Winners Bitch to finish her ISWS Ch, with judge Roberto Elinan, Kent Jones , Joyce Chin , and Steve Jones At the Silken Windhound Nationals in 08 in Colorado, Dita trotted her way to Winners Bitch, then Best of Winners under FCI judge Roberto Elinan, finishing her ISWS title!
Silken Windhound Nationals 2008 Dita goes Best of Winners ! At the Western Regional Specialy of 2009, Dita, showing under AKC Best in Show judge, Ms. Betty Stites, was awarded a Best of Breed Opposite Sex ribbon! She also helped her Sire and Dam win the Stud Dog and Brood Bitch classes under Ms. Diane McCormack and Ms. Betty Stites!
Dita and Ms. Betty Stites Best of Opposite Sex, Western Regional 2009 In 2010, Kumbaya moved from California to Texas, where, as it happend, the Silken Windhound Nationals 2010 were held. This proved to be a grand Texas welcome for Dita, as she won Best of Breed under judge Eugene Blake on Saturday, and followed up by placing in the top rankings in her lure coursing debute on Monday!
Dita showing off her trot and winning Best of Breed at the Nationals in 2010
Dita as a Baby Dita was a standout even as a very young puppy. She's just barely five weeks old in the picture above, and already you can see some of the humor, poise, and coquettishness she has as an adult.
Dita and Loki the Swamphounds in the waves in California Dita, like her best canine friend in the whole world Loki, is a pure swamphound, and she loves nothing better than a fast romp in the surf with him.
Dita Leaping Ft Funston Beach Dita started her race career in late 06 at the very first ISWS regional race specialty, having never practice raced before, so we weren't sure what she could do She really amazed us, in her very first race day ever in a large field of experienced racers, our elegant brindle girl blazed her way right to the high pt races and earned her first SRC points towards her ISWS straight racing championship !
Dita racing in the spring Since then, she's earned even more points, and it's looking as if she has the speed to match her beauty!
Dita in the garden in California
Dita racing
Dita and Kent puppy show train Dita's light on her feet, walks herself right into a stack, and has been very much the polished show dog right from the beginning as you can see from this early photograph of us show training before Dita's first show outing.
Dita lure coursing in Texas Dita started her lure coursing career in 2010 at the Silken Windhound Nationals, and wound up being one of the top scoring hounds that day! Running most of her meets in Texas, she wound up earning her ISWS Fld Ch, and became the #15 top ranked ASFA Silken Windhound for ASFA's first full year running the breed in 2010!
Dita in her lure coursing debute at the Nationals 2010
Dita and Loki lure coursing in Texas We're hoping she's passed down her winning ways to another generation of Silkens with the birth of her first litter , themed Hot Stuff , and her second litter, sporting the theme of Love , we hope Dita's pups will follow in her tracks in both show and performance!
Dita on the couch BIS BISS, ISWS Ch , NAKC Ch, Kumbaya Delta Smoke Signal "Smokey" who is at Delta Windhounds has already had an incredible show career, going Best Puppy in Breed at an April 08 ISWS Specialty hosted at a NAKC show, getting his NAKC Ch with a Reserve Best in Show win, and getting his ISWS Ch with a win at an NAKC hosted ISWS Specialty in 2011, and going all the way to BIS! Kumbaya Kilahuea Morgandell " Pele" , who resides at Morgandell Borzoi and Silkens took a Winners Bitch for her first 5 pt major in a Specialty show ! Our Sandy took Winners Bitch for a 5 pt major and her ISWS Ch qualifier at another Specialty show!
Loki and Dita at the ocean
Loki and Dita at Talisman Hounds as puppies She has style, type and class to spare, and has a lovely sense of humor and is a world champion snuggler too. DOB: 1/29/05 DNA profile:456A0E5E77 Thyroid: SWH-TH70/32F-PI Cardio: Normal CERF: SWH-224/2007-33 BAER: Normal Mdr1 : Clear Height: 23 inches (58.4cm) Weight: 32 lbs Pedigree of Ch Talisman Maia Mudita Kumbaya _________________________________________________________
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