Whippet Puppy

[Winterfairy23]

We’re picking up our whippet puppy in a few weeks and we can’t wait!

In the meantime, please share all your hilarious and sweet whippet stories to keep me amused.

Also any whippet tips are welcome!

I have not got a Whippet - just a Whippety Lurcher - who appears to, unlike a lot of sighthounds, like a dip in a nearby lake when it is hot. Yesterday she went in up to her neck and floated around like slow motion swimming! Her other hobbies include sleeping upside down, eating, camping and anything that involves being with us!
I am sure some Whippet owners will be along soon......
Enjoy your new addition! x

Whippet tip: don't use an extendable lead. Locking the lead suddenly can injure a whippet if it is going at speed. Similarly, the jerk when the dog reaches the end of the lead at speed can cause an injury.

Oh I wonder if mine will like water or not! I’m so excited to get to know his little personality!

I had read that about the extendable leads so that’s definitely not on the whippet shopping list!

Not got whippt but Greyhound. He is my boy

My whippet has just run through the garden and jumped on me, I think she had temporarily lost track of me (for 5 mins at least!) She is greedy and will scavenge for any rubbish she may find on the pavements, so keep your eyes open - they are so quick! I am obsessed. She is loyal, loving and wacky. Only downside is her chasing instinct, chasing birds, cats, leaves, anything really.

Your greyhound is gorgeous!

I’m already trying to plan the recall training! It’ll be such hard work but a good challenge. Thanks for the heads up on the scavenging! Little food theives!

You'll want to remove everything breakable to a height of 5 ft or so. IME whippet puppies bring a whole new perspective to 'bouncing off the walls' - when I've had whippety lurcher foster pups it can be like wall of death in the evenings
@mrsrobin one of my whippety ones loved the water. Only one I've had who spent any time lying down in the paddling pool rather than prancing through it

You lucky thing - I’m so envious.
You will adore him and he will adore you. They are the sweetest, most loyal, beautiful dogs.
We housed trained our girl without difficulty (but the Italian Greyhound was another story and she still isn’t reliably house trained, unfortunately)

One word of warning: ours is greedy and jumps onto the table and eats any food on there. She even knocked the lid off the butter dish and had a good lick.
I also stupidly left a stew on the table once when the in-laws were coming for supper……
Anyway, can’t wait to see photos of your baby.

Awww look at her in her paddling pool! I’m expecting madness but I’m sure the reality of the craziness of the whippet will soon hit me 😂

Food will be well out of reach! You’re all making me look forward to having him home even more!

Lol! I love that photo, Dibbler.
What I love about these dogs, is that they always put a smile on your face and they are soooo loyal (almost too much!).

AVOID GRAPES.

Just spent £228 on an emetic and activated charcoal and bloods...and the little Minx they think just mouthed them..
Whippet Puppies look small, but they learn fast how to ''Bridge'' from sofa to coffee table when you aren't in the room.
Cover ponds...

They will likely wreck your garden as well. Charging about and leaping and digging.

You think a 2 yr old human is bad?

Wait 'til you get a Whippet Pup!

@CMOTDibbler

You'll want to remove everything breakable to a height of 5 ft or so. IME whippet puppies bring a whole new perspective to 'bouncing off the walls' - when I've had whippety lurcher foster pups it can be like wall of death in the evenings *@mrsrobin* one of my whippety ones loved the water. Only one I've had who spent any time lying down in the paddling pool rather than prancing through it

Definitely the Evening Gremlins. And the ''Wall of Death'' around the house. Huge leaps worthy of an Event Horse. The Evenings definitely brings out the 'Naughtiness'.

@OliveToboogie

Not got whippt but Greyhound. He is my boy

Greys much easier than Whippets IME. Calmer. Much.

@oakleaffy That is the most beautiful pup I think I have ever seen. I want a whippet!

(I actually have a greyhound who is gorgeous)

Whippet pup owner here…ours is lovely. Doesn’t like to leave your side and will whine if left alone for 5 mins although she’s getting better. LOVES to chew, dig (wrecks the garden) and do zoomies. But very easy to housetrain, confident and friendly with other dogs, very affectionate, snoozes a lot, and easy to crate train for nighttime sleeps. She’s 12 weeks now and sleeps 10pm-6am in her crate with no fuss. Good luck!

@Bet01 your baby is giving @oakleaffy a run for her money

Our little girl ❤

@StillSmallVoice So true! That is a big drawback to having a whippet pup, she’s so beautiful everyone wants to meet her, so it takes aaaages to get round the park.

omg my daughter loves this breed... 💕

gorgeous photos ... so bonny 🌸

@oakleaffy @Bet01 @Outbutnotoutout all of your pups are beautiful! Less than 2 weeks to go for me now. I can’t wait! Time has passed more quickly than I thought it would!

pleeeeeaae post a photo when your puppy gets home 🎉

Lurchers here... 1 water fiend. 1 terrified...
Dpuppy pic..

look at those eyes ❤️😍🥰

So lush

Aawwww bonny fur baby... so lovely 🎉