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Greyhounds (Grunds)
Whippets (Whippys)
Lurchers
Italian Greyhounds (Iggys)
Salukis
Afghans
And any others I have forgotten. If you are a new pointy hound owner, an old and experienced owner or looking into getting one of these fabulous creatures, come and have a seat (that's not taken up with a hound :o).

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Come The Day
Come the day I take that final bend,
Can I count on you to be my friend?
To see I?m treated just and fair,
It means so much to know you care.

For, what the future holds in store,
Now that I can race no more,
Should be addressed for every hound,
Who parts the punter from his pound.

Tell them I don?t ask for much,
A kindly word, a gentle touch,
Somewhere warm to lay my head,
A meal each day to keep me fed,
Not just life- but quality,
This is how it ought to be.

Do not see me swept away,
I long to live another day,
With peace of mind, tranquillity,
And those who care surrounding me,
So tell them all- you have that choice,
I beg of you to be my voice.

By Denise Dubarbier.

Hi Im looking for some advice, we have an 8 week old kitten and are thinking about getting a lurcher puppy (around 8 weeks too) . Good or bad idea? Everyone on different forums seem to have differing opinions even although most don't have lurchers of their own. Also have a 3 year old and a 10 month old baby

The lurcher rescue I got mine from does have cat friendly lurchers - I might wait for the kitten to get a little bigger first and then contemplate one, but lurchers and cats are not necessarily a troublesome combination.

I have a greyhound who's two Bubbleezz and took in an abandoned kitten (about 10wks) last week and the kitten had the dog put in his place straight away! Lots of hissing and spitting. Maybe better to let the kitten settle a bit but I can see it would be nice for them to grow up together :)

Yeah I'm thinking of moving house soon too, would it be better to get the puppy once we move so there's no territorial issues from the kitten or pup or leaving it a while after we've moved? I'd hate for one to feel bullied by the other. Thanks for the advice

Generally speaking its better to have the cat first, they're usually in charge in my experience! Mine all coped fine when we moved though no territory issues just carried on as normal, had one dog and three cats then.

Ok thank you. Yeah I remember when I was little my gran had a cat and got a dog and as soon as the dog went to sniff the cat the cat scratched his face and that was him put in his place! Just hoping there's no extreme fighting!

Thanks for all the bed suggestions! Would a duvet be comfortable enough on a tiled floor?

Wrt to a kitten I would wait til you move house before getting him/her. Otherwise s/he will be unsettled and you will be basically starting from scratch with settling in.

I've applied to be considered for rehoming a poodle but not heard back and I'm also keeping my eye on Scruples. I'm growing fond of whippys....... Keep seeing a pair up the park and they are lovely. Tho I wonder if they are too mischievous for us? Greys and lurchers are too big for us at the mo as we don't have the space.

Our duvet is folded in quarters so quite thick and cheap, only £7. My previous dog used to sleep in our bathroom which was Lino with no probs :)

Peanut, the only people I've ever heard describing our whippy as a 'live-wire' are greyhound owners. Most other dog owners would consider him very lazy and laid-back.

Yes, the whippet my parents regularly dog-sit is very laid back and not demanding - much less-so than our lurcher who is very much more luveydovey (which is what I wanted!) Whippets can be very elegant though.

Yes, duvet in 4 would be fine on a tiled floor - its so thick that whatever you put it on would be fine. The fleece cover just helps to keep it folded reasonably and not 'dug' into a heap that is then very uncomfortable to perch on (speaking from the experience of being got up to sort it out by the complaints).

Perhaps I'll save myself a £100 and not bother with a Tuffie and try a duvet first! Is it worthwhile getting a special cover?

The two whips I see I think are mature girls and just very sweet.

I have one of my ds's old cover but am going to order one of the covers mistlethrush recommended :)

Was going to take peanut for a go in the tennis court this evening but we went for a 4 mile run this morning, an hour to the park and back and ds's threw his ball around in the garden for about 10mins so he looks like he wont move until morning! Perhaps tomorrow

Dh said I can get a lovely collar for peanut, thinking of this one what do you think?

I make it Cinnamon, recipe here.

Sorry it's such a short message but I have no internet data left so have to be quick as it'll cost me a fortune :o

That is gorgeous, Cinnamon.

Cinnamon - Blue? I would have initially thought red myself?

Why red out of interest? I guess I'm traditional, red for girls blue for boys!

No, just think that red might suit him... But I've not seen him in RL (yet at least!!!)

Have added a couple more photos :)

There are now four identical pictures in your profile... I'm not quite sure that's what you meant to do!!!

I would be taking him to places that have greyhound collars for sale and trying various colours on him - although I think that he will be relatively easy to get a good colour for - blues, reds, purples, strong greens - I think they would all look good on him.

It did that before, seems it can't differentiate between different photos I upload from my phone! Wouldn't know where to start with collar shopping not online. Nelly had the collar she came with in the house and a harness when walking so never shopped for collars before :)

I think red is unisex.

We walked to the tennis court I called him twice both times he returned. Tried to get a bit further away while he was sniffing around but as soon as I got too far he ran back to me with any calling! I still gave him a treat, we then had a throw around with his ball which gives my grass a rest for today and then walked home. So tempted to go on the field but there was a family playing football so thought it may not be a good idea!

Whereabouts in the country, approximately are you Cinnamon - someone might be able to suggest an up and coming event that might be suitable for seeing some collars in RL.

BTW, Jim Greenwood is doing a training day next Sat in S.Yorks if anyone wants a pointy-hound friendly training event.