The life of 2 whippet pups

[friesian80]

Caleb arrived into our lifes middle of November, Id always loved whippets and we had recently lost our Parsons JRT and decided it was time for us to get a new family pet.
We live in Shetland and took the ferry to Aberdeen then drove to Fraserburgh to pick up our new boy
Meet Caleb our 8 week old Whippet

He settled in really fast but those back legs grew at some speed!

We got some snow and I took pity and found a little jumper that fitted him, unfortunately it was pink

I couldnt help thinking it was a shame he didnt have company of another dog, he never made a fuss about being left on his own but I know this breed love company of their own breed

That bed was mighty big for 1 pup

So as a family we decided to get another pup, we had the time for another and certainly had enough love to share to another whippet.

Tara arrived around 2 weeks later

I have to admit it was instant love between the 2 of them

That big bed now looked a lot more cosy

Caleb was head over heels in love, Tara had him wrapped firmly around her little paw within a week

It became clear that Caleb was going to be a big girls blouse and Tara would wear the trousers in the relationship, he worshiped the ground she walked on and she loved it

They were inseperable

Christmas morning after they opened their stockings

Weather was cold, Tara felt the cold so we bought her a fleece jacket

But most the time they kept each other warm

I started to get the feeling a new bed was in order!

 

[Dobiegirl]

What lovely pics of your stunning pups. I can just imagine Dave Lee Travis narrating this it reads like a love story.

Did they get the new bed?, cant wait for the next instalment.

 

[finnywinny]

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I LOVE LOVE LOVE your pics. Oh whippets are the best, yours are just totally totally gorgeous.

I have two as well, we got Finley as a puppy and then he was nearly two years old we got Tarka our rescue girl (fawn like your girl but with a white collar).

They love each other but tend to like their own beds - looking at your married couple i wish we'd done the same and got a girl when Finley was much younger.

Aren't they just the most gorgeous creatures? They have that universal whippet face - your boy as a baby has just the same range of expressions as Finny had.

Congratulations on your two most beautiful pups.

Warning - you said "A" new bed was in order - well, our have a total of, ummm, well, two in the car, two in the living room, one in my office, one in the spare room and ....they still creep under our duvet at night!!!

As for "A" fleece, they almost have as big a wardrobe as my horses - warm winter fleeces, lightweight fleeces, rainmacs...

Whippets were invented to be doted on and totally pampered.

More pics please whenever and as often as you can....

Finnywinny (guess where THAT name comes from.....) XXX

 

[friesian80]

They both got a bit longer in the body and the tubby little pppy look started to transform into a more whippet shape, despite the fact they ate like horses!!!!

They were growing into fine looking dogs

But that bed really was a bit tight for the 2 of them!

But to be honest even when they were not in bed hey were still joined at the hip!

We went through the out of control ear stage

Tara now had a few fetching fleeces to choose from!

I had a terrible fall from my horse which resulted in 2 months bed rest, the pups thought the new bed in the front room was for them...and about time too!

Tara the contortionist!

Tara's smiling face

Tara is a bit of a grannys girl and takes full advantage of the fact my mum cant say no to her when she wants up!

True puppy love

 

[CorvusCorax]

They are beautiful, but this thread is making me feel very sleepy and snuggly

 

[Rose Folly]

Some of the loveliest photos I've seen in ages. What beautiful dogs - you must be so proud of them - and doesn't it show how dogs need one another.

 

[friesian80]

They were very well behaved outside and always stayed close

They learned to recall to the whistle (ignore my OH's voice )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p65-6W-PyFQ
Caleb is very much a mummys boy and would sleep with me cuddled up, I was on a very high dose of morphine and various oher pain killers (excuse my pasty skin!)

Caleb was turning into quite a well filled out young man

But they still played like puppies

Tara smiling

I was soon to be off bed rest and knew it was time to get the dogs their seperate cosy beds, so I asked for some advise
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=441808
I decided on 2 beds from pets@home which were made of faux fur which my 2 loved
However despite buying 2 in size large this is what happened

 

[Sanolly]

Awwwwwwwwww how cute are they?! Absolutely gorgeous pics and what a lovely pair of dogs.

 

[Foxyfilly]

Gorgeous, the pics bought back many memories of mine growing up.

You have a lovely family

 

[Sarah Sum1]

What a gorgeous, gorgeous pair!

 

[Ranyhyn]

They get together just like Roly and Lil do - all over each other!

They are sublime, totally gorgeous!

 

[lochpearl]

How gorgeous!! I really love his markings on his face. Both are just gorgeous!!

 

[Pendlehog]

Ohh these photos are TOO cute! Youre making me terribly broody for a second dog

 

[cremedemonthe]

Great post, lovely dogs, took me right back to our little girl (whippet x jrt) we lost 18 months ago, she looked just like yours with the same facial expression, out of control ears and sleeping arrangements.
Great running commentary too, keep it coming!
Looking forward to the next installment and I hope you continue to feel better, what happened with the fall if you don't mind me asking?
Oz

 

[CalllyH]

They are just lovely

 

[devilwoman]

they are adorable, your little story warmed me cockles

 

[whizzer]

They're absolutely gorgeous!

 

[huntley]

What lovely whippets! I am sitting here with our two - a blue bitch and a blue fawn boy (my daughter's) who are snuggled up together next to me on the sofa covered in my dressing gown as it is a bit nippy - spoilt, nooooo! I just love them to bits. Yours look heaven and I, too, have the same faux fur beds and they always share one.

 

[CinnamonChristmasCookie]

I still think the little blue boy is the cutest thing ever!

 

[Nickijem]

Those are fabulous pics of your lovely dogs! I am SO pleased that we now have 2 dogs, I just hope they will be as close as your dogs are to each other

 

[zippo]

Pippi Longstocking aka Pippet The Whippet says if she wasn't SOOOOO comfortable on the couch,after a huge run and a delicious dinner,she would move in with you straight away!!

 

[flower08]

gogeous whippets, i have 7 whippets! they are fab doggies

 

[friesian80]

This thread is quite old, in fact nearly a year old, the whippets are still head over heals in love and Tara has just started her first season so its a bit of a nightmare keeping them apart!!!

Ill definately update this thread tonight when I have a bit more time, it was lovely to read it again and all the nice comments

 

[friesian80]

Great post, lovely dogs, took me right back to our little girl (whippet x jrt) we lost 18 months ago, she looked just like yours with the same facial expression, out of control ears and sleeping arrangements.
Great running commentary too, keep it coming!
Looking forward to the next installment and I hope you continue to feel better, what happened with the fall if you don't mind me asking?
Oz

My fall was onto the road from my friesian youngster, he got spooked and did a good bucking bronco along the road before I got catapolted over his head. Broke 5 vertibrae, my sacrum bone (large bone which holds your spine to your pelvis), hip socket and pubic bone, and dislocated other hip socket.

I fell in style

Im back riding him again now and just had a very fun and sucessful summer with him!

 

[Supertrooper]

They are so lovely! I lost my little whippet x just under two weeks ago :-( they are beautiful dogs xx

 

[friesian80]

They are so lovely! I lost my little whippet x just under two weeks ago :-( they are beautiful dogs xx

Really sorry to hear that, ive had quite few few breeds of dogs but the Whippet has well and truely won my heart!!!

 

[Welsh]

Oh my goodness, these are gorgeous! Have you any recent pics? ❤

 

[Venevidivici]

I know this is an old thread but they are both utterly gorgeous.

 

[friesian80]

Oh my goodness, these are gorgeous! Have you any recent pics? ❤

Oh yes I have many more pics, and some new additions. Ill upload more in the next few days

 

[Suelin]

Whereabouts in Shetland are you????? I'm on my way to steal them both. They are absolutely gorgeous!!!! Lucky you and them having such a fab home.