When I told my boyf I was getting a whippet he snorted and said 'a whippet's not a dog, darling!" I retorted whatever was it then, a goldfish?!
Boyf. grew up on a farm, designs extremely fast cars for a living, and is into dangerous sports and sailing. His idea of a dog is an English setter, or maybe a Rhodesian ridgeback, or a Weimaraner. I pointed out that whippets' 0-60 mph acceleration comes third after cheetah, and - I think - some brand of Jaguar(car). It got him thinking.
I went out and procured Freddie.
When boyf first saw him he immediately changed tune. "Ahh!" All six foot 3 of him melted. The first weekend he designed Freddie a 'Freddie log' - a bone shaped toy made of hard, non splintering wood that had Freddie's name engraved on it, and a rope attached to it.
Six months on whenever boyf comes to the house he drops to his knees at the front door, allows Freddie to lick him all over, and makes odd cooing noises. If my daughter and I try to say something boyf. does not hear: he's talking to the dog, grunting, stroking him, telling him how wonderful he is.... communing!!!
"So, is a whippet a dog now?" daughter cheekily asks. "The best there is," comes the answer. "Ooh yes..." Bloke is now actually sitting ON the dog bed, reverting to odd cooing sounds and playing with Freddie's ears...
Boyf. grew up on a farm, designs extremely fast cars for a living, and is into dangerous sports and sailing. His idea of a dog is an English setter, or maybe a Rhodesian ridgeback, or a Weimaraner. I pointed out that whippets' 0-60 mph acceleration comes third after cheetah, and - I think - some brand of Jaguar(car). It got him thinking.
I went out and procured Freddie.
When boyf first saw him he immediately changed tune. "Ahh!" All six foot 3 of him melted. The first weekend he designed Freddie a 'Freddie log' - a bone shaped toy made of hard, non splintering wood that had Freddie's name engraved on it, and a rope attached to it.
Six months on whenever boyf comes to the house he drops to his knees at the front door, allows Freddie to lick him all over, and makes odd cooing noises. If my daughter and I try to say something boyf. does not hear: he's talking to the dog, grunting, stroking him, telling him how wonderful he is.... communing!!!
"So, is a whippet a dog now?" daughter cheekily asks. "The best there is," comes the answer. "Ooh yes..." Bloke is now actually sitting ON the dog bed, reverting to odd cooing sounds and playing with Freddie's ears...
:cheers:
