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My only suggestion is its her trying to 'talk' to you. My Whippet often looks at me then makes a soft roo ing noise, again I assume she is 'talking'.

As a Whippet owner then unless I kept her on lead all the time then she will chase Rabbits and Squirrels. most times without success, at nearly ten her tally is two Rabbits, one Squirrel and one Pidgeon. Would I encourage her to do it NO but will I keep her on lead, again NO.

Today we met a lovely Lurcher, it was a Bearded Collie cross Greyhound. Never seen that cross before but this chap was really nice, a brilliant temperament and a lovely looking dog. As she must have classified it as a Sight hound Folly went towards it and he came towards her, both wagging then...

JBP, I have to say that did cause me to chuckle. But also over many years I have noticed that people my dog takes a dislike to always turns out to be wrong uns.

I do not claim to be an expert, but all I do is when I cook veg for myself, I do extra and mix it in with her food. One tip though do not give them corn, I did once and looking at their poos I could see the corn, it had gone through them without changing one little bit.

I have to say how happy I am, over the moon springs to mind. Folly has come on a lot, in fact I think most people seeing her walk now wouldn't know their was anything wrong. OK a true dog person especially one with sight hound experience will notice that she hasn't got the true fluid movement...

Rinkydinydo, I think Folly would have a heart attack if she was put in water, she hates getting wet, wont even let a paw get wet if she can help it.

Thanks all, I was just hoping someone had experience and could give me some pointers to go along with the vets. As to the stairs yes if it came to it then I would sleep downstairs but so far I can manage her. And yes her racing days are over, though the vet did mention that with her not being...

Last Saturday, my Whippet Folly was running round like her usual idiot self near tea time. She then suddenly screamed and could not control her back legs properly. A panic ring to the vets and taking her in followed. She was kept in over night and saw a specialist vet on Sunday. Put simply she...

I remember and miss every single dog we have lost over the years, but I am glad that when we lost one we already had others, (sometimes one other sometimes more). So I have never been in the position of wondering if I should bring one into a dog less home.

As to fencing, I remember years ago a chap I met with a tiny Chih. We got talking and he said it was the hardest dog he had ever had to keep in. He started with a two foot fence, when it got a bit older it climbed out. So he put a six foot chicken wire fence round. Again he saw it climbing it...

A small local rescue my wife volunteered at and I popped in to help. They had an elderly, scruffy quite large Lurcher that had been in kennels for a long time. He just didn't sell himself at all when people came he just ignored them. Anyway one time an elderly lady who walked slowly and used a...

Congratulations @Josie, when my son was born we had three dogs, one was a 5 year old Sheltie. She totally fell for him the instant he came home, wherever he was she was. During the day he got wrapped up, (he was a December child), and put in a pram to have a sleep out in the garden, she was...

A few years ago I took in an adult Shih Tzu, he had been fed on an expensive kibble but I switched him to raw. At first he was a poo eater, but over a couple of weeks it dropped off till he didn't eat it at all. Now it could be the change in diet or being settled or a combination that caused the...

Deborah Bennett, He is a Whippet and they all love to run, and watching them really stretch out is a joy. Well it is to me anyway.

Rinkydinkydo, I'm happy with my local club, its just with the COVID-19 restrictions coming after a wet Autumn we have only managed two days racing since early October. It is a very enjoyable day when we go though, dogs all excited and loving it. I tend to think my Folly does not blink when we...

My Whippets poos are normally good, but when I took her to racing, (wonder if she will ever get the chance to go again), if she did a poo before then it was firm. But if she did one after a run it was very sloppy. I can only assume it was a combination of the exercise and the adrenaline. So its...

Yes I guess you have summed it up, I never thought about the difference in being warm between the day and night. And with the garden sprint I can only think she does it because she can.

JudyN, don't think she's trying to push me out, though she is always touching me, sometimes her feet but sometimes her back.

To start I will say I am not in the slightest bothered but a couple of things puzzle me. First, during the day when Folly is sleeping on the sofa, armchair or occasionally a dog bed, she sleeps with her legs neatly tucked up. But over night under the duvet in my bed her legs are always stuck...