sarah.oxford
Well-Known Member
Debated long and hard whether to post this question. My mum doesn't do internet and doesn't know I'm posting.
This is the situation. My mum has had dogs all her life, in my lifetime there was a rehomed GSD, a collie, a jrt x springer, a collie cross rescue pup that looked like a toller (no idea what it was crossed with) and most recently a lurcher.
The lurcher was pts approaching her 17th birthday and was fairly active up until the last 6 months.
My mum enjoys countryside walking, lives in a rural location, works for a couple of hours Monday to Friday mornings and lives alone.
She has great grandchildren who visit once a week.
She has a large garden.
She really misses having a dog, but will not look beyond a greyhound or lurcher for her next dog.
What are people's experiences of bedlington/whippets ? I am trying to come up with a sighthound type that has the lesser end of the prey drive???
My mum is 80, but super fit. She will do at least 2 walks a day, probably 3.
She will not muzzle anything but will be open to a long line while recall training is in progress .
Obviously this rules out retired greyhounds.
I wish she'd look beyond the sighthound thing but she won't.
Does anyone have any advice on a direction to steer her ?
This is the situation. My mum has had dogs all her life, in my lifetime there was a rehomed GSD, a collie, a jrt x springer, a collie cross rescue pup that looked like a toller (no idea what it was crossed with) and most recently a lurcher.
The lurcher was pts approaching her 17th birthday and was fairly active up until the last 6 months.
My mum enjoys countryside walking, lives in a rural location, works for a couple of hours Monday to Friday mornings and lives alone.
She has great grandchildren who visit once a week.
She has a large garden.
She really misses having a dog, but will not look beyond a greyhound or lurcher for her next dog.
What are people's experiences of bedlington/whippets ? I am trying to come up with a sighthound type that has the lesser end of the prey drive???
My mum is 80, but super fit. She will do at least 2 walks a day, probably 3.
She will not muzzle anything but will be open to a long line while recall training is in progress .
Obviously this rules out retired greyhounds.
I wish she'd look beyond the sighthound thing but she won't.
Does anyone have any advice on a direction to steer her ?
And pick from lines with no prey drive. Floyd would be perfect! Hes working bred from parents that didnt have any interest in working. The only thing hes ever interested in is squirrels, but he tends to watch them rather than chase. Hes just a super cool laid back boy who is super outgoing and friendly and adore everyone and everything. If I could clone him I could create the perfect pet and make millions.
