BIS ISWS/NAKC/IABCA INT CH ALLAGANTE CHRISTIAN DIOR, ISWS LCM, FCH, EC, SRC, CGC
2010 Nationals (top), J. Chin & 2011 Nationals, D. Mills.
Dior came to us from Allagante Silkens in Damascus, Oregon and he is co-owned by Paul and Karen Sanders of Allagante. He is a multiple conformation (winning Best In Show at the NAKC Livermore Classic on 01/17/10), lure coursing and straight racing champion, but most of all he is Daddy’s boy.
He is very kind, sweet, and loving, wanting nothing more that to be with us. He is a big lap dog and loves to play with his packmates and chase our feet.
Dior started straight racing and lure coursing when he was 18 months old at the 2009 Western Regional Specialty in Livermore, CA. Held on Halloween weekend, this was when his love of racing and coursing was born. He became an ISWS Lure Coursing Champion in 13 weeks, with his only event in 2009 being his first one. He became our breed's first male and
only the second dog ever to receive his Lure Courser of Merit, doing so in nine months. In lure coursing, he is the #1 2010 Silken Windhound in the American Sighthound Field Assn. and #1 for 2010 with the International Silken Windhound Society.
He loves to straight race too and in 2010 tied for 20th place in ISWS straight racing. He earned his Straight Racing Championship on April 9, 2011 (four days before his third birthday).
The following six photos are by Jim Wallace.
He is very kind, sweet, and loving, wanting nothing more that to be with us. He is a big lap dog and loves to play with his packmates and chase our feet.
Dior started straight racing and lure coursing when he was 18 months old at the 2009 Western Regional Specialty in Livermore, CA. Held on Halloween weekend, this was when his love of racing and coursing was born. He became an ISWS Lure Coursing Champion in 13 weeks, with his only event in 2009 being his first one. He became our breed's first male and
only the second dog ever to receive his Lure Courser of Merit, doing so in nine months. In lure coursing, he is the #1 2010 Silken Windhound in the American Sighthound Field Assn. and #1 for 2010 with the International Silken Windhound Society.
He loves to straight race too and in 2010 tied for 20th place in ISWS straight racing. He earned his Straight Racing Championship on April 9, 2011 (four days before his third birthday).
The following six photos are by Jim Wallace.
Dior's Statistics
Photo by CrystalB Photography
Sire: ISWS CH NAKC CH WindDancer Tocho Allagante
Dam: ISWS CH, NAKC CH Seiran Ayame Windspirit ISWS FCh, SJOR
Littermates: Allagante Giorgio Armani, Allagante Gucci & Allagante Oscar De La Renta
D.O.B. 04/13/2008
Color: Fawn w/ Black Sable
Markings: Self
MDR1 Tested Clear
BAER Tested Normal 04/23/2010
Thyroid Gold Registration Certificate from Hemopet; testing performed 02/09/2011
DM Clear
CEA parentage Clear
Cardiac tested Good
ISWS Champion
NAKC International Champion
IABCA National and International Champion (UCICB)
Multiple IABCA Reserve BIS Rare Breed
BIS NAKC Livermore Classic 01/17/2010
BOS ISWS Specialty at NAKC shows Oregon City, OR 07/23/2011
Dior earned his AKC Canine Good Citizen 08/04/2010
Straight Racing Championship earned on April 9, 2011
Lure Coursing Champion Title earned in 13 weeks
Earned his Lure Courser of Merit in 9 months; the first male and the 2nd LCM in the breed.
The #1 ASFA Silken Windhound for 2010 and #1 2010 ISWS lure courser.
Earned his EC - Expert Courser - title 11/05/2011.
Twelve Best of Breed in lure coursing.
Last year in ASFA, out of 2,297 coursing Sighthounds in 21 breeds, only the top 20 Whippets, top 2 Borzoi & Ibizan,
and the #1Saluki had more points.
He has qualified for the 2011 ASFA International Invitational.
He has won multiple ISWS Best Brace Classes with his daughter Sahara, recently at our Nationals on May 7, 2011 where he
also placed 2nd in Open Dogs.
On June 25, 2011 at the NW Silken Celebration he took Stud Dog in back to back ISWS shows (showing with Sahara and Kalahari)
and he and Sahara won both Brace Classes.
Winner of the first International Invitational American Sighthound Field Association Limited Field Trial in which Silkens
participated. Held at the 33rd Annual Running of the ASFA International Invitational 2010.
Winner of the Best of the Best Continuum Competition at the 35th Annual Turkey Run (2010). A four day lure coursing
competition in which the total highest scoring dog of each breed of all four days, courses against all of the other Continuum Breed
Winners. Dior was awarded top honors of all breeds, taking home a huge AKC sash, which we had previously only seen on
the winners of Westminster and the AKC Eukanuba Tournament of Champions.
Dam: ISWS CH, NAKC CH Seiran Ayame Windspirit ISWS FCh, SJOR
Littermates: Allagante Giorgio Armani, Allagante Gucci & Allagante Oscar De La Renta
D.O.B. 04/13/2008
Color: Fawn w/ Black Sable
Markings: Self
MDR1 Tested Clear
BAER Tested Normal 04/23/2010
Thyroid Gold Registration Certificate from Hemopet; testing performed 02/09/2011
DM Clear
CEA parentage Clear
Cardiac tested Good
ISWS Champion
NAKC International Champion
IABCA National and International Champion (UCICB)
Multiple IABCA Reserve BIS Rare Breed
BIS NAKC Livermore Classic 01/17/2010
BOS ISWS Specialty at NAKC shows Oregon City, OR 07/23/2011
Dior earned his AKC Canine Good Citizen 08/04/2010
Straight Racing Championship earned on April 9, 2011
Lure Coursing Champion Title earned in 13 weeks
Earned his Lure Courser of Merit in 9 months; the first male and the 2nd LCM in the breed.
The #1 ASFA Silken Windhound for 2010 and #1 2010 ISWS lure courser.
Earned his EC - Expert Courser - title 11/05/2011.
Twelve Best of Breed in lure coursing.
Last year in ASFA, out of 2,297 coursing Sighthounds in 21 breeds, only the top 20 Whippets, top 2 Borzoi & Ibizan,
and the #1Saluki had more points.
He has qualified for the 2011 ASFA International Invitational.
He has won multiple ISWS Best Brace Classes with his daughter Sahara, recently at our Nationals on May 7, 2011 where he
also placed 2nd in Open Dogs.
On June 25, 2011 at the NW Silken Celebration he took Stud Dog in back to back ISWS shows (showing with Sahara and Kalahari)
and he and Sahara won both Brace Classes.
Winner of the first International Invitational American Sighthound Field Association Limited Field Trial in which Silkens
participated. Held at the 33rd Annual Running of the ASFA International Invitational 2010.
Winner of the Best of the Best Continuum Competition at the 35th Annual Turkey Run (2010). A four day lure coursing
competition in which the total highest scoring dog of each breed of all four days, courses against all of the other Continuum Breed
Winners. Dior was awarded top honors of all breeds, taking home a huge AKC sash, which we had previously only seen on
the winners of Westminster and the AKC Eukanuba Tournament of Champions.
All of the above photos are by Malinda Julien Photography. Dior goes after the plastic bunny in straight racing, lure coursing and standing on the faux bunny after racing at right.
Dior racing at the 2011 Nationals. Photo by Dave Mills
Silken Windhounds and their owners at the 33rd Annual 2010 ASFA International Invitational
2010 was the first year Silken Windhounds were able to participate in ASFA's International Invitational. We came and supported ASFA with a strong showing of eleven Silken Windhounds. Having only been eligible since 12/01/2009 we already had enough qualify to make an impact. Held this year in Lawrence, Kansas at Clinton State Park, the entire group is pictured in the first photo (by Jay Cusker) and the second photo, taken by Mike Yoder of the Lawrence Journal, appeared in the local paper! Dior won the Inaugural Silken Windhound field trial and was high score in the preliminary round the second day, but was pulled with a cut pad and 3 pad burns (the buffalo grass was brutal on all breeds and many dogs were pulled with injuries). The photo of Dior flying was also taken by Jay Cusker.
Below: Photos of Dior & Sahara winning both Brace Classes and Dior's 1st place Lure Coursing at 2010 NWSWS North West Regional Specialty.
All three photos courtesy of Rick Steele of Scirocco Photo.
All three photos courtesy of Rick Steele of Scirocco Photo.
Photos by Dave Mills from the 2011 Silken Windhound National Specialty in Calistoga, CA.
