SummersSpirit Chipotle, SGRC 4, FCh, SORC, SOR
"Ranger"
Four-generation pedigree, International Silken Windhound Society
Ranger 2017 Ohio Classic (4 years old). Photo by Shelby Stegall.
Nationally Ranked #1 NOTRA Oval Racing Silken Windhound for 2016
Nationally Ranked #2 LGRA Straight Racing Silken Windhound in 2016 & 2017
NOTRA OB Nationals Winner: 2015, 2016, 2019
2017 ASFA Region 8 Invitationals BOB Winner
All-Around Goofball & Superior Snuggler
Nationally Ranked #2 LGRA Straight Racing Silken Windhound in 2016 & 2017
NOTRA OB Nationals Winner: 2015, 2016, 2019
2017 ASFA Region 8 Invitationals BOB Winner
All-Around Goofball & Superior Snuggler
Ranger May 2016 (retouched to remove leash, original photo credit Steven Beckerman)
June 2015 (2 years old)
Small (just over 22") and boyishly goofy, Ranger is easy to underestimate. He is best observed in his natural habitat: flying over the ground in his powerful, ground-eating running stride. He is engineered for speed, running with the fluidity of a wave rippling through the ocean.
Racing at the 2015 Ohio Classic. Photo Credit Emily Buerger Pugh, Four Steady Paws Photography
Ranger oval racing (Photo credit Steven Beckerman)
June 2014
Ranger is unshakably joyful; he seems to view everything as part of life's great adventure. He loves attention (just looking at him is enough to set his tail wagging), but he never demands it. He's so easygoing and happy, it's like every day is the best day of his life!
Ranger with dad Logan, Fall 2014
Ranger racing with dad Logan at the 2015 LGRA Nationals (Ranger finished in second place, just on Logan's heels). (Photo by Marc Stumbo, Axis Imaging)
Ranger has a performance pedigree that is second to none. For many years his father Logan dominated straight racing on the East Coast. Logan remains the only three-time SilkenFest (breed nationals) LGRA winner. I attribute much of Ranger's sunny disposition to Logan's good-natured, low-key personality.
L-R Sister Chickadee, Ranger, brother Chocolate, mom Katarina, Fall 2014
Ranger's mother Katarina has impressed both in the show ring (including a BISS win at the 2011 Ohio Classic) and on the field. She has enjoyed a hugely successful lure coursing career with several notable wins. I am beyond thrilled that Ranger inherited her stunning running ability.
Like mother... (Photo credit Emily Buerger Pugh, Four Steady Paws Photography)
...like son! (Photo credit Emily Buerger Pugh, Four Steady Paws Photography)
Beyond Ranger's parents is a family of extremely successful (and very fast) Silkens, including Logan's sire Pride. Katarina's parents, (the legendary) Czar and Sasha, and brothers Sergei and Alex, have also enjoyed enormous success both on the field and in the show ring, and have shown remarkable longevity on the field. Czar completed two full straight racing meets just days from his 13th birthday, and is still happy to show the young dogs how to run in his semi-retirement.
We are eternally grateful to Donna Murphy at Summers Spirit Sighthounds for entrusting us with this very special boy.
We are eternally grateful to Donna Murphy at Summers Spirit Sighthounds for entrusting us with this very special boy.
Lure Coursing in July 2016 (Photo credit Emily Buerger Pugh, Four Steady Paws Photography)
Lure Coursing in July 2016 (Photo credit Emily Buerger Pugh, Four Steady Paws Photography)
Lure Coursing in July 2016 (Photo credit Emily Buerger Pugh, Four Steady Paws Photography)
Ranger at the 2017 Ohio Classic (we'd rather be racing). (Photo credit Shelby Stegall)
Racing in April 2016
