Monday, August 5, 2019

A Visit From the Fairies

We had a visit from a lovely Silken Windsprite (also known as Long Haired Whippets until the Whippet people took umbrage...Silken Windsprite is a much better name anyway) and her litter of 8 puppies.  Mom's name is Wink.

The puppies are 6 weeks old and this is their first farm excursion.  It brought out the beast in them...

...and wiped them out.

Farm dogs in training.




















Nothing better than getting to introduce a whole pile of sweet, cuddly, beautiful puppies to the joys of farm life.

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  1. ShelleyAugust 5, 2019 at 6:46 AM

    Someone got her puppy fix!

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  2. The JRAugust 5, 2019 at 8:26 AM

    They are cutie pies!

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  3. StephAugust 5, 2019 at 9:59 AM

    Oh my, puppy love in its truest form.

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  4. MichelleAugust 5, 2019 at 10:19 AM

    I want one!! Never heard of this 'breed,' but have always wanted to adopt a retired racing greyhound. Not many around anymore with the closure of so many tracks, so I need one of these beautiful pups!

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  5. Andrea -Mustang SagaAugust 5, 2019 at 10:34 AM

    Oh my goodness, they're wonderful!

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  6. Cathy RAugust 5, 2019 at 10:36 AM

    Oh, how adorable!! Puppies really do add joy to life.

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  7. TeresaAAugust 5, 2019 at 4:26 PM

    They are adorable! A total trap.

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  8. Delrene In Carlsbad, Ca.August 5, 2019 at 8:59 PM

    Somso cute. I love all your photos of your mules, donkeys, Conor And Tess, But these babies are super adorable.
    Glad they came for a visit. Mom is so patient..

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  9. Becky BeanAugust 8, 2019 at 4:20 PM

    Are these the same or different from Silken Windhound?

    My friend just had to put down her silken windhound and I want to show her this page... but now I'm curious. Are they a different breed?

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    1. The Dancing DonkeyAugust 8, 2019 at 5:01 PM

      I think they are the same, but I won't swear to it:)

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    2. MichelleAugust 8, 2019 at 6:48 PM

      I just scoured the web to learn more about both, because they really appeal to me! They ARE different breeds with different origins; the wind hounds look more like Borzois and as a breed was founded by an AKC Borzoi breeder. I couldn't find an English-language site for the Windsprite, but had much more luck searching for long-haired whippet.

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    3. Donna at Wylde PupsAugust 13, 2019 at 8:52 PM

      Michelle is correct. They are different breeds. In the US, the breed is called Windsprite - in Europe it is known as Silken Windsprite. We don't use "Silken" here in the US because of confusion with the Windhound. One can find more information at www.internationalwindspriteclub.org.

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  10. Far Side of FiftyAugust 24, 2019 at 11:22 PM

    Nothin better than a pile of puppies!! What fun!

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