Whippet puppy at Hartpury....

[FestiveSpirit]

Well after some fighting with Photobucket, courtesy of Maloo this is why I now want a whippet puppy... 4 1/2 months old, how sweet is he....

 

[V1NN]

aww he's absolutlely lovely i want one! i have my special little dachshund Murphy though and he would just get to jealous x

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

He is very cute

BUT not as cute as the 8 week old blue whippet puppy that has just arrived in the farmhouse here!!

 

[mattilda]

Am I completely wrong or are whippets mini greyhounds? He is a sweetie and would compliment your girlies perfectly!!

 

[FestiveSpirit]

Thank you Mattilda, that is my cue to rush out and buy..... NO

I must be strong

I cannot have a puppy

I have thought of getting my mum to buy two (she loves them too) and then she can run them on until they are old enough to come and live with me

Dont see her buying that idea somehow though

 

[CAYLA]

I feel bad now, I should have shipped my boy whippey down when he came b4 I got fond of him

I will ask me mam on the phone in a sec if the greyhound

rescue have any young whips in.

 

[FestiveSpirit]

Awwww thanks Cala

Or should that be Caila

But anyway, thanks

 

[Puppy]

Awww, very cute. A friend of mine breeds some just like that!!

 

[SouthWestWhippet]

oh, gorgeous boy. [drools longingly] I want another whippet puppy so much but OH thinks having a human baby on the way is enough at the moment.

 

[haycroft]

thats why i have two black whippets...wouldnt have any other breed...but some can grow up to be mean hunters and have a high prey drive...chase anything that moves and no road sence...but certainly an allrounder dog and alot tougher than people think

hes lovely

 

[FestiveSpirit]

haycroft, I know it sounds really mad, but do you think black whippets have higher prey drives than other colours? I have had two black greyhounds now who have both been nightmares for hunting, far more so than any of the others I have had - or is it just a coincidence

 

[haycroft]

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haycroft, I know it sounds really mad, but do you think black whippets have higher prey drives than other colours? I have had two black greyhounds now who have both been nightmares for hunting, far more so than any of the others I have had - or is it just a coincidence

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its usually the breeding..if they are working /coursing bred (and its usually blues/blacks) they tend to be higher prey driven BUT give any sighthound a bunny or anything that moves im sure most will give it a good run

 

[Spot_the_Risk]

Re black dogs - a riend who has bred lurchers and whippets for many years says that blacks never do well in the showring, so maybe they still have heir original 'drive' whereas others may have had it bred out? Just a thought...