Whippy

We are going overseas later on this year and are looking for a kennel to house our 5 yr old whippet. She is a lovely dog and I am loathed to send her to the local vets' kennels as I suspect she won't have much exercise/fun there. Would anyone be able to recommend a good kennel in WA (metro) that would be able to take a whippet for 3 weeks? Thanks

I was just about to ask the same thing!!! My puppy is not big, but whenever someone new comes to the house, she want to jump up to say hello. I am not sure how to stop her doing this, so anymore tips would be gratefully received. She is now 13 wks old and I know it is crucial to start off as you mean to go on.

wish I had read this earlier, I have just ordered a medium one for our whippet puppy......will that be big enough? And can you not lay paper at one end of the crate so she can pee in there during the night?

Thank you. It's difficult now to explain exactly why I was feeling how I was feeling. I really think it was because I was getting up so much in the night - I was therefore really knackered (that plus three young kids) and hence I was not enjoying her in the day time. She is now sleeping in the laundry and cries a bit when we close the door and if she hears anyone up in the night, but I am not going to her at all. I also don't get up to take her out to wee during the night anymore. She normally does one or two wees but i put down paper and she does them there. During the day I am in better spirits now, and she herself is really settling down and becoming a real character. I can't believe I wanted to give her back........I really love her now and I love seeing her with the kids. I just am counting down the days until she can go out now. I am sure there will difficult days ahead, and chewing etc etc, but it now thankfully feels like it will be worth it. So in answer to your question, I don't think there are any specific problems I can mention, just the normal things which I feel I am doing the right things for anyway. Puppy school definitely helped too.

Well thankfully I can say how much better it is geting already! ...... i think it was purely sleep deprivation talking before. I really felt like I wanted to give her back, and now I can't even contemplate such a thing. We also had our first puppy school class which was a great thing to have done......she really enjoyed it and it was also useful info for me too. I just can't wait until we can take her out for walks now! Lack of sleep can do weird things to you!!!!!! thanks to the good advice everyone x

Hi everyone. I was so looking forward to getting our own puppy , but 10 days in I am wondering what the h**l have we done. She is very cute, but I am finding the constant saying no very wearing. That plus the sleep deprivation..........I guess I am just looking for some confirmation that it will get better..........we have even talked about giving her back, that is how bad it feels. Feel bad for admitting this, so would be grateful for any sincere/non-judgemental advice you may have. :rolleyes: :p Thanks

Thank you poodle fan and lozzie....you have helped me confirm that I am doing the right things. It is always nice to get positive feedback! ANd lozzie - are your whippets as gorgeous as they look? We did our research before we chose whippets, but they do seem to be a good choice for a family pet yes?

Thanks again everyone. I am definitely having post-puppy blues a bit....just lack of sleep I guess! So, even if she was in a crate, I would still need to get up to take her out to wee. Someone said I am creating a rod for my own back if I keep gettin up to take her out. They said she should be in the laundry and just let her get on with it? I was hoping that by getting up, it would re-inforce that she needs to go outside, and that as she gets older, she will gradually just get better. From various posts, that seems to be the case? Another question about crates......if they wake during the night do they play happily in the crate or do they need to come out? P.S. She is called Rosie!

can you see this piccie? She is v cute.

Thanks for all your advice. Where do they do wees if they are in a crate? I heard they don't like soiling their beds? at the moment, she seems to come to me at the side of the bed during the night and i take that as a sign that she needs to go. If it is less than 2 hrs since she last went, I tell her to go back to her bed. If not then I take her outside. Will she eventually just not need to go during the night? Ultimately I don't really want her in our bedroom and had envisaged her just sleeping in the family room on her bed, like she does during the day. Whiltst she is a puppy though I don't want her to have free reign of the house from her bed in the family room, hence I was putting her in the laundry where I can shut the door. I guess a crate in the family room could be a good option, that way she is where she sleeps normally, but at the same time can't get in to places where she shouldn't be......where would be a good place to get a crate? one last thing..............it's like having my fourth child and I am knackered!!!!!!

We just picked up a gorgeous whippet puppy on Sunday night, she is called Rosie and is lovely, but I have a few questions if anyone can help me! During the day she is quite happy sleeping on her bed in our family room and I am happy with that too. At night however I am putting her in the laundry, but she whined and cried so loudly it disturbed the neighbours. I therefore brought her bed in to our bedroom and she slept fine there with me getting up every 2/3 hrs to take her out for a wee. At least we all got some sleep that way. I am gradually moving her bed further and further away and it seems to be ok. During the day, I do put her in the laundry sometimes. And i do close the door for short periods of time to get her used to it - she has a nice cosy bed in there too. I have also left her in their alone for short periods whilst I take the kids to school/swimming lessons etc etc. She does cry, but not as much as at night and she there was a small amount of sick on two occasions. At night, she was really distressed though, bouncing off the door and almost yelping. Am I doing the right things? She is doing very well witht he toilet training and I take her outside to the same spot regularly so that she will learn to do it there. I am just concerned about the sleep thing that I am creating a problme by letting her sleep in our room. Should I just put her in the laundry and shut the door and be done with it? I tried the ticking/radio on/hot water bottle, but it did not seem to make much difference. All help/advice gratefully received!!! Thank you

We just picked up a gorgeous whippet puppy on Sunday night, she is called Rosie and is lovely, but I have a few questions if anyone can help me! During the day she is quite happy sleeping on her bed in our family room and I am happy with that too. At night however I am putting her in the laundry, but she whined and cried so loudly it disturbed the neighbours. I therefore brought her bed in to our bedroom and she slept fine there with me getting up every 2/3 hrs to take her out for a wee. At least we all got some sleep that way. I am gradually moving her bed further and further away and it seems to be ok. During the day, I do put her in the laundry sometimes. And i do close the door for short periods of time to get her used to it - she has a nice cosy bed in there too. I have also left her in their alone for short periods whilst I take the kids to school/swimming lessons etc etc. She does cry, but not as much as at night and she there was a small amount of sick on two occasions. At night, she was really distressed though, bouncing off the door and almost yelping. Am I doing the right things? She is doing very well witht he toilet training and I take her outside to the same spot regularly so that she will learn to do it there. I am just concerned about the sleep thing that I am creating a problme by letting her sleep in our room. Should I just put her in the laundry and shut the door and be done with it? I tried the ticking/radio on/hot water bottle, but it did not seem to make much difference. All help/advice gratefully received!!! Thank you