Luckee legs

Great looking lurcher, I'll be interested to see how they go. I've preferred first cross collies for ferreting and after 45 years since my first dog I recently got my first whippet. Unbelievable athletic potential but he doesn't catch more than my bulky collie x as he has the attention span of a gnat

Its incredible rats try to get in. I've not had them try to access hutches which are primarily ply and all off ground but they do make efforts to get into runs. Here they don't go for wire sections or thick ply 12mm , but where I used thin ply 4mm, rats have chewed through in the past

There's a vet based in Uxbridge who was well respected for greyhound and whippet work. I have no experience of him and checking his details last year I saw He was investigated for malpractice signing off certification for Irish puppies so easy to find on internet search. That said it seems he was allowed to continue practicing. Two owners I know really rate him

Absolutely, the ligaments take 3 months to heal. Hopefully not necessary to amputate but in the event, I had a Greyhound we had to remove the knocked up toe as it wouldn't stabilize and she still ran fairly well and without pain.

Genius devices, genuinely I never thought that could work. Do they all use it

A bloody tough year for you, be kind to yourself as viewed over the long term it sounds like you are lucky to have Buck and he s lucky to have you. Best wishes

Absolutely right, whippet is a sandy colour (blue fawn apparently) and collie grey is black and white in classic border collie markings. Thanks , they are in good shape, great for hunting, bad news for arms and knees if they see something they like when on the lead . And the really bad news is now my children are long since away from home there are not many people who would walk them if me or my wife couldn't

One is a collie greyhound, big lad at 25 inches, much bigger than two other first x and heavier than a 3/4 cross I had. Refused to chase a lure for 3 years until I got our Whippet and now he doesn't want to miss out Whippet is ped out of a dog called Stig, unfortunately he's a little too big for ped racing but we have a lot of fun at club and country fair lure coursing. On timed dashes he's one of the fastest, interestingly in same event Whippet x greyhounds of the same height are often quicker. Probably the reason mine are muscle packed is my wife and I run canicross with them, it

I sympathise Ray, not sure many dog walkers would want my two. They are Jekyll and Hyde, going from sweet as you like to complete psycho for deer and unfortunately cats, in fact I had a similar injury to you earlier this year when they saw a muntjac, I didn't , and they pulled me so hard it wrenched my knee. After seeing a physio I used a brace with hinged metal struts and all was good after about 6 weeks Photo of my male whippet exactly as you describe, great fun for a bit of racing but loads of stress hunting as he has no concept of danger. Also at 36 lb he can pull like a train

I've had similar thoughts about relocation but totally failed to act. Has the relocation worked ?

It's a concern in East Anglia and if anyone comes across a hare with myxi or rvhd symptoms there is a study " This project is being run by Dr Diana Bell, a senior lecturer at the University of East Anglia School of Biological Science, Norwich. She is requesting members of the public who find or photograph hares to email her at d.bell@uea.ac.uk ".

Another thanks, I've been putting off repairs recently and this is encouraging me to face up to the job . Don't forget to add top line and purse line videos

Same for my area of East Anglia, creates some issues for me as the farmers and friends are very alert to hare coursing and I can't afford to be judged deliberately out on hares. When ferreting on land with hares I walk between warrens with the dogs on leads

Sounds similar to mine, 22" and 18kg. Phenomenally quick but too game for his own good. Has to be on a lead if deer might be about. I walk both of mine on a lead to ferreting spots as there is a high risk they'll put up a muntjac left to their own devices

For the hob I had done last year the vet was very careful in telling me everything that could go wrong . Fair enough. Equally I am on my fourth vasectomised hob and for each of them the op was successful with no side effects and another 5 years of service at least in each case