Can greyhounds/whippets get fat?

[nona1]

I'm just wondering as I've never seen one - they always look skinny with ribs on show (I know this is right for them) but I wondered what happens if you do overfeed/get a greedy one? Is it just not possible for them to ever get podgy?

 

[quirky]

Yes, I know of a rather rotund Italian Greyhound. He is a largish dog for his breed but he is too well covered for my liking.

 

[blackcob]

Yes, there is a chap in the village with a pair of fawn whippets that are actually rotund. Very frequently in the summer I see him sitting in the town square holding a Mr Whippy style ice cream cone in each hand, a whippet delicately perched on either side eating their individual ice creams.

 

[Pendlehog]

Yes I have seen a good few fattys, more greyhounds than whips but thats probably just because I see more greys in general. They TEND to be older dogs, but considering their mammoth appetites its surprising how slim most greys are They are serious gannets!

 

[hanny93]

we couldnt fatten up our whippet, no matter how much we fed him, he just pood a lot more!

 

[Montyforever]

we couldnt fatten up our whippet, no matter how much we fed him, he just pood a lot more!

Ditto this, my greyhound eats pretty loads and still looks skinny He looked even worse when he was ill earlier this year He seems to have an ideal weight and stays there!

 

[Hedwards]

Yes, my ex's mum and dad had one that was way overweight! I tried to tell them both about her weight and diet (cornflakes & milk for breakfast, then Bakers as her main feed in the evening!)

 

[CAYLA]

You can indeed, I have seen some right barrels of greyhounds and whippets, my little whippet never gains weight but my whippey x grey boy has to be watched closely as he is prone to gaining.
Ostriches greys on here as fat as hell