Presentation
General
My name is Susann Stjernborg,
Starcastle Hounds is the name of my kennel.
The name itself is derived from my name Stjernborg wich more or
less means Star Castle.
A "borg" is really a medieval stronghold, think "stoney
fortress, very thick walls".
I live with my little Silken Windhound kennel on the countryside
outside the city of Finspång, in central
Sweden.
It is 2 hours south of the capital, Stockholm.
The dogs
live with me in the house, or maybe you could say I am the one
living in the dog house since the house is surrounded with fences
for the dogs.
Right now I have 9 Silken Windhounds belonging
to me at home, representing several generations of the same family,
plus imports. In addition to the dogs at home I also co-own or
fully own other Silken Windhounds, mostly imports, living in Sweden
as well as abroad.
I have been involved with Silken Windhounds since 1992
when I discovered them through an ad in the magazine Borzoi International.
My first imports were bought in 1998, they came to Sweden in March
1999 after 6 months of "quarantine" in Germany where
they lived with Edith Titze at kennel Spirit
of the Tsar.
I bred my first Silken Windhound litter in 2001.
Before the
Silkens I had Borzoi for many years, since the 1980's although
I did not breed them
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