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Congratulations he looks fantastic. Will we see you in Albany?

Sorry hope your friends mum is okay. This is not looking good is it. So much destruction and so out of control.

Just seen Whipit's facebook, 20 homes around them gone, they are waiting to see if theri house is spared. They are in the kalamunda hills. Not good. Not sure about the Brigadoon fire, but someone else said a a few houses had gone. Bloody hell, this year hay gone totally bloody haywire!

Oh crap 3 fires and one in Cooroow. I hope your mums friend is okay, I imagine with the wind and everything it is all getting crazy. Those poor people who have lost homes, just awful. Everything crossed no more go. It seems so weird it is really cool down here, windy but damp and cool, such a contrast!

Whipitgood has been evac'd and another Doler, but that is from the fire up north. The photos look scarey. Hope everyone is okay and no-one loses their homes.

Oh no I hope everyone is safe and no-one loses any homes. Worst nightmare on a very windy day.

I think they are too busy going yippee got bone must munch! I think that Whippets think they have slaves anyway

Great to hear she is home, yes you will get stink eye often over the next four weeks. Just keep reminding her that 4 weeks in a 15 year life is but a moment in time! I severly dislike snakes myself. It is the only thing I don't like about living down here, we have lots!

I guess I have had three on and off over the years so three seems quite normal. Four would be a big jump for me. Guess I will find out in the next little while. Although having said that the old boy is very old and has health issues so the fact we still have him now is nothing short of a miracle, so we will be back to three again.! Whippets are spreading across the world - Whippet world domination is near, which of course innvolves lots of cold wet nose prods 'cause they are exceptionally good at that! Especially up the back of the leg of your shorty Pj's first thing in the morning!

Excellent news CC.

Trust me a Whippet can schmooze anyone and turn them into a fan My BIL just loves them and he is a Border Collie man through and through and from birth! If they can schmooze everyone here, your OH will be converted before too long I can't wait, I of course have the picture of the perfect puppy in my head, now I just need one to come out like that! Someone asked if I will keep a bitch or a dog, I just said the best one, they couldn't quite understand why I didn't have a gender preference. There will be my prefect baby in there or I have told Rommi I will shove them back!

Not listening not listening! *puts fingers in ears* 2 dogs is enough Lol and here I am thinking one is enough!!!!! One is NEVER enough. My OH was never really a dog person adn we now have 2 Whippets with a third when we have babies, then a break for a bit before another. HE was the one who was like yep of course we will be keeping one! Why wouldn't you? He is forever telling people how great they are which he has never done before ever with any other of the dogs/breeds I have had. He even suggested we may need another lounge by then to fit them all on! Amypie I will pick one especially just for you, all bounce and enthusiam and Lewis's ball/training/working addiction - it will be great, they don't take up much space when they sleep they curl up all tiny and stack up ontop of each other Not sure I could have 8 though, that might be a couple too many!

I will look into this as our old Stafford is on Fortekor as well. I will check out his dose and then compare prices. COuld help me save quite a bit. Thank you very much

I quite often call my youngest Lewis instead of Nelson, and visa versa. Luckily we all think it is funny!

That's good, I've seen some that jump at every noise / movement - but then there are dogs like that in many breeds. Is LEwis going to be the sire? You can start the basics anytime, just no full height jumping / obstacles until 12 months + Things like sit stays, recalls, flat work (going around in circles and rewarding the dog for being next to you and not crossing behind), hand touches, target touches, 2 on 2 off contacts (can use a step or piece of board). Some of us train at ACWA which offers classes from puppies to trialling level, Tuesday nights at K9. You're in Canning Vale aren't you? Yep Lewis will be the sire, then I have my next move planned already ;) I am looking at getting puppies now and the future that are quite drivey and like to train and learn like Lewis does, while keeping the other bits I want. You can start basic any time. there is so much to agility, not just jumping, so learning to work away from you, contacts. Jumping also means going between two wings not just going over a bar, so that can be learnt early with a bar laying on the ground if you want to. And all the stuff Amypie has said

So sorry to hear of your loss of SHiloh. Now running free at the rainbow bridge and restored to health once more. RIP Shiloh.

Glad to hear both your dogs are okay. Sandra collapse is a common result of brown snake bite and sometimes they can pop up and look fine a few seconds after, but of course then go down hill again. The rapid treatment in both your cases will most definately help with less damage to your dogs internal organs and a quicker recovery. We had a collapsed great dane late one afternoon who by the next morning was jumping around his run and wanting breakfast the next morning - he had it's a miricle written across his cage card. He went home that arvo. After care is really important, keep them very quiet but also you don't want them to get to hot, so under the aircon and in a nice cool area on hot days. They will possibly lose a lot of muscle tone and look quite scrawny for a little while but over time it comes back. Hopefully they are all home and quiet very very soon. My absolute worst nightmare. I have had 10 snakes at least near the house this year, three desperately trying to get into the dog runs and so far I have been extremely lucky. I hope that continues for myself and everyone else.

One of my Dobes was Natasha, but I didn't name her, I got her at 6 years old.

Forgot to add that so far in Australia the Whippet is a breed that is regarded to be free from hereditary disease as in there are no diseases like PRA for example that we should test for. However many people overseas, especially America, do check for many hereditary diseases in particular heart diseases, but also get eyes tested by eye specialists, thyroid tested, hearts tested. I do believe that in America the Whippet is a breed that is regarded as needing to be checked for hereditary heart disease. I was reading about a survey that was done in the UK and something like 60% of Whippets that had died, die from injuries/illnesses other that hereditary ones/old age related. Most of them are due to trauma from running into things at speed. Mainly things like broken necks/backs. They are not a fragile breed but they can get carried away and if they are travelling at 50kms an hour or so and put their body on the line and not pull it off you can imagine the result. You also get used to them colliding with each other and somersaulting. I do try to intervene early enough but sometimes they just do not look where they are going and smack into things like a solid Jarrah white painted outdoor chair!........Rommi!!!!!!!!!! I have had mine run into solid things at speed, scream, sommersault and stand there leg hanging. You thing oh crap shattered bones. Nope 10 to 20 minutes later running around as though nothing has happened. If they are say chasing a ball with other dogs they will run into and sommersault over another dog like Lewis did a couple of weeks ago. My Bowen therapist is my friend! Having said all that when Rommi was by herself I never had any injuries. Since having 2 I have had quite a few sprained and damaged toes and one sprained cruciate. That is the dogs! I have had a few bruises as they have smacked into my legs because they were not looking! I have just re-read that and they sound like they are stressful to live with. They aren't. They are laid back and love smooching, they will go really fast but for a short period of time, so half an hour or less of lead hooning and then they are happy snoozing for the rest of the day. They are real people dogs and love to follow you everywhere, to the toilet, to everyroom. Some Whippets are not like that but both mine are. They expect to sleep on the lounge and drape over you whenever possible. They are great around well trained kids, hopeless guard dogs and you get lots of comments when you take them out in public!

Yep Rommi is from Whipitgood. Cath will be having a litter next year from memory. Rommi will hopefully be having her litter at the end of the year Cath is a great breeder and always available for chats and advice etc. We still chat often and send photos. Neither of my Whippets are shy or timid, infact quite the opposite and I am constantly having to make sure they do not mug visitors! They will sit on anyone's lap and smooch anyone. My SFE problem with Rommi si caused by the fact she just HAS to schmooze the judge!

Thank you all for your birthday wishes I am feeling a little old today! I have a Kindle - plus accessories and a lovely set of Salad servers from my mum which is great because I didn't have any! Oh and Whippets are brilliant little dogs. I thought they were ideal for my situation before I got them. Now I know they are prefect and they surpassed my expectations. We will always have Whippets from now on. So much so that when Rommi has her babies we will have 3 Whippets. Very much agreed to by my OH who was never really a dog preson until we got the Whippets. Now he lets them get away with all sorts of stuff he has never allowed our dogs to do in the past.

That price is insane! How the hell do they justify that!

The only one I have seen was a GSD and a tennis ball that had been skinned. He passed out and was going purple, vet put his hand down and popped it out, dog started breathing by it's self. Very very terrifying.

I would be vet today. It may not be the heat and I know nothing about ticks, but she is sounding very very out of sorts

;) yep even if I groan and bitch and complain every time she blows another toe, I will remember there is an upside to it!