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Yes, with the supervision every breed deserves: the Silken Windhound's record with children reads Good with children. Supervision, respectful children and a dog allowed to walk away are the universal conditions; the Silken Windhound asks no others.
At 4 out of 5 for energy, the Silken Windhound is a working dog in pet clothing, and its 45 to 90 daily minutes are a minimum, not a target. Children read dogs badly by default and dogs read children generously up to a point; the Silken Windhound's point sits where its Sweet, aloof with strangers, devoted and fast asleep by the fire nature puts it.
The Silken Windhound's growth stages run 8 weeks at about 3 to 6 lb, 9 months at about 15 to 33 lb, 18 months at about 20 to 45 lb, ending at the adult range of 20 to 45 lb and 18 to 24 inches tall. Any colour. Home ground: United States. The record groups the Silken Windhound with the Hound breeds.
Children old enough to ask for the dog are old enough for a share of its routine, and a Silken Windhound bonds fastest with whoever feeds and walks it.
For scale: the Silken Windhound stands 18 to 24 inches and weighs 20 to 45 lb, counts as a senior from about 8 years, and needs 45 to 90 minutes of exercise daily. Keep those numbers in mind and the rest of the page falls into place.
Owners describe the complete modern sighthound: Borzoi elegance at Whippet scale, in silk, with the sweetest temperament in the coursing family. Owners describe the complete modern sighthound: Borzoi elegance at Whippet scale, in silk, with the sweetest temperament in the coursing family. Owners describe the complete modern sighthound: Borzoi elegance at Whippet scale, in silk, with the sweetest temperament in the coursing family. Families that do best give the Silken Windhound a quiet retreat children never enter, food and chews in peace, and praise when it walks away from irritation.
Breed is only the opening hand with children: socialisation, coaching and supervision decide how a Silken Windhound's story in a family actually goes.
The social picture around a Silken Windhound is completed by its barking score of 2/5: the household hears arrivals announced at that level. At 2 out of 5 for barking, the Silken Windhound announces little and settles fast, one of the easier breeds for shared walls.
Puppy or adult is the family's other decision: a Silken Windhound puppy grows up fluent in your chaos, an adult with a known history removes the guesswork.
Three rules cover most of childhood with any dog: never disturb a sleeping or eating dog, never pull ears, tails or coat, and always let the dog walk away. A Silken Windhound whose signals are respected stays the dog its Good with children rating describes.
With dogs the Silken Windhound record reads: Usually good with dogs. Cats and small animals depend on the individual dog's prey drive and on being raised with them. Introductions on neutral ground, with food and toys managed separately at first, prevent most household friction.
Prey drive varies by individual more than by the family rating. Teach children never to run squealing with small pets loose around any dog; in a Silken Windhound rated Good with children, calm introductions on the floor, supervised, are the safe pattern.
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On the evidence of its record, Better with older children is the Rottweiler's standing with children, supervision assumed as with any dog.
Last updated: November 4, 2026