Whippet puppy experience

[Roots85]

Hi everyone, we are collecting our whippet puppy in a few weeks. We've not had a dog before, let alone a pup! Can anyone advise on the best "kit" for a whippet? Would they still need to wear a little coat/fleece in April? Any whippet tips would be greatly appreciated! Thank you

Probably a raincoat and can still dip quite low indoors overnight if heatings then off, have a look for something secondhand/cheap given it won't fit for long.
Its probably a good idea anyway while so young to help desensitize to coats, harness along with being checked over ears, teeth, paws & claw trim.

With a whippet pup, I'd start laying in the gin now.... They are adorable, but among all our foster puppies its been the whippety ones that have treated the sitting room like a wall of death in the evenings.
They'll need a fleece or coat for outside, and you'll want a good harness - Perfect Fit are excellent as you can customise the fit.

We were once told with our greyhound, if it's cold enough for you to need a coat then they need a coat too. A assume it would be same for a whippet or lurcher, they are pretty similar.

@Coulddowithanap according to my salukish lurcher, if you need more than a t shirt, he needs a coat. He's currently rocking fleece pyjamas in the house

Thank you everyone! This is really helpful. I think we'll get a little fleece initially as he won't be outside, and then buy a raincoat when he's a bit older. I've read conflicting information about whether or not harnesses should be used on whippet pups - we were about to opt for just a collar and lead. So much to learn before he arrives! Any other pup tips you have would be greatly appreciated! Thanks x

A butter soft leather whippet collar, regularly oiled was all my whippet lurcher could wear, harnesses rubbed her raw, the same with coats if there was any binding or friction. Equafleece were the only ones we got away with.

Celtichound make beautiful excellent quality collars etc for sighthounds. You can mix and match designs colours linings etc. They need a wide collar or as pps have said the neck will be rubbed raw.

Sighthounds can also jump high. Our previous dog, a whippet lurcher, could clear a five foot hedge with ease. Over a short distance they're said to be faster than greyhounds. Ours certainly kept the local cats on their toes.

I don't know if whippets are susceptible to bloat, like bigger sighthounds, but it's worth checking.

Their fine skin thin coat and low body fat means they are prone to getting knobbly lumps on their elbows so their bed needs to be well padded. TBH I think they're best allowed on the sofas , and since they don't smell, hardly shed and don't have enough fur to harbour fleas why not?

Oh and there's no such thing as too many cushions