Oakbark

She looks a Pedigree Whippet- Luckily their short, silky coats are easy to keep parasite free and one can feel if a tick has been picked up.

Given a choice, most Whippets probably do prefer 'hunting' {or lure coursing} to showing . I go to the very occasional show to watch , and it's a long day for any dog, lots of waiting around, trotting up and down and around, but their owners get absolutely hooked on it...It's a far from cheap hobby, too taking in fuel and hotels . Some of the oldskool Showing lines were also Hare coursers , but now it's lure coursing only. The drive to 'hunt' or retrieve seems to be naturally innate little pups at 5weeks old ragging toys and pouncing on stuff in the garden. Comin

Whippets are just delightful- pocket rockets, and they really do have superb noses on them. I remember ''Jack Hargreaves-Countryman and Fisherman'' from early 1980's- he had a grey pony I think? England was very different then.

I'm looking at ''Whippets and squirrels'' as a tiny pet Whippet girl I know is obsessed with them. She was the runt of her litter, and basically lives for stalking and pouncing on Squirrels. They are the ''perfect'' size for her- Rabbits are really too large. {Apart from a toy Bunny she found walking through a city street.} The worst part are the fleas that land on her head while she parades around with her squirrel for a minute or so. She is a 'pedigree', but not good enough conformation for the show ring.

This is the thing..they are great mates..My son grew up with the Whippet, both of us are dogl ess at present, I am looking for one, preferably a rescued one, young, so it hasn't been psychologically or physically wrecked ....it is terrible what happens to so many Lurchers in Europe, from tiny pups to older ones. ..They do love to hunt, it is deep within them, and they do need that outlet..if not, they can become problematic. I knew of two very lovely looking lurchers [both rescued pups] who were driven mad with boredom as they had no time and effort put into them...both were given up to resc

Thanks, Aussie..If I could find another like her, I'd be delighted..The downside was people trying to steal her, {sometimes got a bit hairy} people trying intimidation &c, and whistling her to them ...luckily I can't whistle, so she never responded to one. It depends where you live, as to the type of hassle one gets, and who is in the area. Whippets are lovely little beasts..so nimble and turn on a sixpence..We had a coursing bred one , and he could out-turn Twiggy.. Whippets and small Lurchers are a good mix.

I had a dumped puppy picked up by dog warden full of worms who grew into a lovely Lurcher, easy to train, waterproof coat..it just drained off the long wispy hairs loved jumping..lots of stamina. Her parentage was unknown, but in the same area a similar one of the same age was found the same day. Some dead ones were also found of similar type, but younger...so clearly no one cared about their rearing. Only 22 '' to the shoulder..haven't seen many about of this type recently..Maybe not so popular. I screens hotted this pic of her, as a luddite with pics. Have no digital ones.