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Thanks for your response Judy. Haha yes I read that about the potato-masher effect too :) But the poo that she eats tends to be mostly very dry stuff. She also picks up bits of plastic which would be difficult with, say, a fabric muzzle. I've tried doing the 'look at me' thing and she responds...

Joanne - Ah great okay, yes that's good advice I will try do it as calmly as possible. I am thinking of embarking on the leave it training. But you know how, when you know your dog really well and you just know that it's not going to go well? That's how I feel. I've taught her 'drop' already...

Hi Joanne - Thanks for the response. With the poo eating, are you saying I should just let her eat it, if she gets some in her mouth? (I am as vigilant as possible with trying to spot what is on the ground before she does, but this is really really hard, and also results in ME stepping in poo...

My 4.5-month whippet puppy picks up everything and anything she sees/smells on a walk. I'd say every 10-15 secs she is eating something or chewing it, and this will be anything from poo, to plastic, to plantlife. I know this is normal behaviour for a pup, however there are obvious risks with...

Hi. Can I ask where your back door is situated in your house? This may not be suitable for you, but I found the biggest thing that helped my pup become fully toilet trained was this: my back door is in my living room, and so I kept my puppy in the living room with the door shut (between the...

Thanks for the advice. I don't understand this bit, sorry. I just have one whippet, a female who is currently 4 months.

I guess this is a bit like the neutering thread but female-focused. Does anyone have any advice or opinions on when I should get my female whippet spayed? I will ask the vet too, but thought it helpful to gather different people's advice. Thanks

Lynyona, Having had my puppy for two months, I can now safely say that the biggest thing which makes new puppy owners feel depressed, stressed, and guilty is OTHER PEOPLE. Not only does all the advice out there completely contradict itself. But you also find that the main reason you keep...

Hi. I recently bought this one for my 14-week-old puppy and it has a backup built in! On the front it has a clip which you clip to the dog's collar, so that if they did slip out of it then you'd still be attached to the collar. It also has the benefit of both a front and back D-ring, so you can...

Thanks Caro. When you say 'no need to shut him in', may I ask why there was no need? Was it because he would stay in there regardless of whether you shut the door or not? What would you have done if he had not stayed in there?

IF you used a crate for your puppy e.g. 1) for moments when you couldn't supervise them e.g. you were in another room for a extended period of time, or 2) when you left the house ...what age was the puppy when you stopped doing this? (Please just people who did/are using a crate.) Thanks

I've been making a list of all the things that I've found incredibly useful since getting my whippet puppy 5 weeks ago. Here are some that have become absolutely essential for me, even though I didn't necessarily think of them before!: Grannick's Bitter Apple Spray (to spray on furniture to...

Hi A I don't have experience with whippets' prey drive towards smaller dogs (although I was worried my aunt's greyhound would see my tiny whippet puppy as prey, and she didn't at all - my aunt said the greyhound instinctively knew what was 'dog' and what wasn't, even though she's an ex-racing...

Great! Seriously it sounds like she'll be absolutely fine! I'm so anxious too - it's just my personality. I've got a whippet puppy. They are really chilled when they're older but a nightmare as puppies! So fast and agile and she gets into so much mischief. I can't complain though, as she's great...

When I first got my puppy home, I did the whole wait-til-she's-asleep-on-me thing before putting her in the crate and like you I left the crate door open for the first two or three weeks even when she was asleep, so she could wander in and out freely. I think this helped her to see the crate as...

Hi Jo If it helps, I have had my puppy for a month now, and she still starts crying 9/10 times I leave the room, even if I'm just in the next room. She will start immediately, not just when I've been a while. But I don't consider her to have separation anxiety at all, not above the norm for a...

Lynyona, I think just find what works best for you and don't worry too much about review sites. I've read a couple of review sites that scored Skinners very highly and others that scored it in the middle-ground, but it is one of those 'conscientious' brands that is careful about the ingredients...

Yeah the heat is both a blessing and a curse. It's making my puppy calmer, but she is also obsessed with lying in the direct sunlight. I don't know how she does it as it's burning hot. We've been playing a not-so-fun game where she sits in the sun, then I sit next to her with an umbrella which...

My whippet puppy is 12 weeks and she was weaned onto Skinner's Field and Trial Puppy (duck and rice) which I have carried on with. It's a high quality food, you have to order it online as Pets at Home don't stock it, but it's very reasonably priced and the ingredients are very healthy. She's...

That's encouraging, thanks :)