http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-blog.html In the Whippet Dog Blog you'll find whippet training tips, pictures, info, contributions and the latest updates to our site. en-us whippet Thu, 17 May 2012 12:50:51 GMT Thu, 17 May 2012 12:50:51 GMT thewhippet.net http://www.thewhippet.net/kakskaks.html http://www.thewhippet.net/kakskaks.html First vaccinations - bit nervous! Old fasioned whippets travel old fasioned ways Thu, 17 May 2012 12:50:44 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/eliza-the-little-whippet-lady.html http://www.thewhippet.net/eliza-the-little-whippet-lady.html This is Eliza, she is a little whippet girl of 12 weeks old and just four weeks in our home and life, but she's already the light of our life. The things Wed, 16 May 2012 12:56:32 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/my-whippet-ceaser.html http://www.thewhippet.net/my-whippet-ceaser.html My whippet Ceaser is the best for kids to play with, he is very active and playful. This is a very sad and happy story. We went to the beach and Ceaser Tue, 15 May 2012 13:51:02 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-snaps-at-small-fluffy-dogs.html http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-snaps-at-small-fluffy-dogs.html Please help - we have a very gentle and loving whippet who we have just adopted at the age of three as a neutered, ex-showdog. We've been trying to socialize Fri, 11 May 2012 07:08:01 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/the-unselfish-whippet-or-the-case-of-the-missing-donuts.html http://www.thewhippet.net/the-unselfish-whippet-or-the-case-of-the-missing-donuts.html Our male whippet, Stryder, demonstrated his ability to share nicely with our family one evening while I was on a business trip. My husband had picked Fri, 04 May 2012 07:37:29 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-photo-contest-wimpy-dog-champion.html http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-photo-contest-wimpy-dog-champion.html We took our 2 beloved whippets to the Oregon Coast Dog Olympics and entered our dear Bijou in the Wimpiest Dog class. There were dogs dressed as wimps Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:24:55 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/whippets-allergies-and-asthma.html http://www.thewhippet.net/whippets-allergies-and-asthma.html I've heard that whippets are great for people with allergies and asthma. I have both and don't have too much of a problem except when my dog (he's a Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:16:41 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/archie-whippet.html http://www.thewhippet.net/archie-whippet.html Archie the whippet had a sad start to life for he really didn’t know he was a dog. In his early life he was kept in his crate with not much contact and Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:00:02 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/whining-whippet-gordi.html http://www.thewhippet.net/whining-whippet-gordi.html Gordi is whining to go out, just after he went out! Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:54:29 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/tristan-the-whippet.html http://www.thewhippet.net/tristan-the-whippet.html I am Tristan the whippet and I am not supposed to be on the couch Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:19:43 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/a-delightful-weimaranerwhippet-mix-our-phoebe.html http://www.thewhippet.net/a-delightful-weimaranerwhippet-mix-our-phoebe.html We were blessed to have adopted Phoebe who is an adorable, amazing Weimaraner/Whippet mix. She exhibits traits of both breeds - supremely intelligent, Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:21:25 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-photo-contest-did-i-do-good-mom-.html http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-photo-contest-did-i-do-good-mom-.html Spanky is my beautiful 17 month old Whippet. When not running at 35 mph or being a snuggly couch potato, Spanky can usually be found shredding paper products. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:11:52 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/brown-dog-names.html http://www.thewhippet.net/brown-dog-names.html Brown dog names for your pet. Find inspiration in this collection of original dog names or use them as seeds for further brainstorming for the perfect whippet name. Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:22:58 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/black-dog-names.html http://www.thewhippet.net/black-dog-names.html In our collection of black dog names we couldn't help adding some Italian dog names for your black whippet. Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:18:55 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-dog.html http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-dog.html Some good reasons why we all deserve a whippet dog in our lives. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:29:26 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/white-dog-names.html http://www.thewhippet.net/white-dog-names.html Here is a white dog names collection to choose the perfect name for your new white puppy. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:54:42 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/funny-dog-videos.html http://www.thewhippet.net/funny-dog-videos.html These funny dog videos are incontrovertible evidence of the sense of humor of our whippets Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:17:01 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/dog-of-the-day.html http://www.thewhippet.net/dog-of-the-day.html Make your whippet dog of the day! Don’t be shy, send us your best pictures and let the world know about a very special whippet dog, yours! Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:22:30 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/miss-cleo-our-whippedup-mix.html http://www.thewhippet.net/miss-cleo-our-whippedup-mix.html Miss Cleo just showed up at our doorstep about seven years ago. We were not ready for another dog but were blessed with the best dang dog we have ever Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:13:10 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/pictures-of-whippets.html http://www.thewhippet.net/pictures-of-whippets.html Enjoy our collection of pictures of whippets. This gallery of whippet pictures was assembled during many years of sharing our lives and sofas with our miniature greyhounds. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:42:30 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/our-dandy-whippet.html http://www.thewhippet.net/our-dandy-whippet.html We just got our first Whippet. His name is Dmitri. He is the loveliest little thing(he thinks he is a male model). So far our life with him has been Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:57:58 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/index.html http://www.thewhippet.net/index.html The whippet is beautiful, fun and easy care, the perfect companion dog. Enjoy the pictures and find out about whippet rescues, breeders, training and caring for this miniature greyhound. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:12:42 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-photo-contest-my-heart-has-been-stolen-by-a-silly-little-clown.html http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-photo-contest-my-heart-has-been-stolen-by-a-silly-little-clown.html This is the story of our whippet Max. Just a little over a year ago, the lady who runs the kennel I use asked if I wanted to adopt a new dog. I have Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:01:15 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/wolfhounds-are-not-guard-dogs.html http://www.thewhippet.net/wolfhounds-are-not-guard-dogs.html In relation to the article appeared on the monthly e-zine about Irish dog breeds, I must note that the Irish Wolfhounds are GIANT sight hounds, THEY ARE Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:05:37 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/where-the-whippet-originated.html http://www.thewhippet.net/where-the-whippet-originated.html So many people and books still attribute the whippet to English breeders. Consider the fact that the English had the greyhound, staghound and various Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:32:10 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/hefner-the-whippet.html http://www.thewhippet.net/hefner-the-whippet.html My stunningly handsome 1 year old named Hefner. He won 4 firsts in July in New York. He is ADORABLE and loved by everyone! We got him from a Toronto Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:12:38 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/jesse-and-knut.html http://www.thewhippet.net/jesse-and-knut.html My boys love swimming - which is quite unusual for a whippet. Other whippets we know would never ever even wet their paws. Jesse and Knut are a bit like Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:21:29 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/the-relaxed-whippet.html http://www.thewhippet.net/the-relaxed-whippet.html Bitzer Maloney is nearly three years old now, and it has been an eventful time for his owners who have never been owned by a whippet before! Despite Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:39:31 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/could-i-have-a-whippet.html http://www.thewhippet.net/could-i-have-a-whippet.html ...place on the bed will be an if come. If I need to build a big party spot for a few hour endeavor, that will be done. Do you think I can do a whippet? Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:20:00 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/me-and-my-dad.html http://www.thewhippet.net/me-and-my-dad.html I caught this picture of Pj puppy tucked in beside his dad Beau. I thought it was so funny Dad fast asleep and puppy keeping watch for trouble....lol....hope Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:02:47 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/hunting-dog-pictures.html http://www.thewhippet.net/hunting-dog-pictures.html Enjoy great hunting dog pictures. Sighthounds are a type of working dogs, pictures of whippets and greyhound art testify of their role as hunting partners. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:35:37 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-collars.html http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-collars.html Find out the advantages of the classic whippet collars: the leather hound dog collars and the martingale dog collars. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:25:06 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/who-me.html http://www.thewhippet.net/who-me.html He may look like butter wouldn't melt in his mouth but Hector is proof that looks can be deceiving! Having been without a dog for 5 years, I researched Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:26:23 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/my-soul-friend.html http://www.thewhippet.net/my-soul-friend.html Crystal, my Whippet/Heeler partner, was an amazing girl. More than one person in pain found her, and was comforted by her. One man drove around the Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:28:43 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/omar.html http://www.thewhippet.net/omar.html He was my baby. We had him for 7 years, he slept with me, he would talk or I should say complain. About three days ago he was hit by a car. I tried Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:10:42 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/italian-greyhound-pictures-remmi.html http://www.thewhippet.net/italian-greyhound-pictures-remmi.html Here are the pictures of my Italian greyhound puppy. First of all I will start out by saying the week before this happened my sister and myself were Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:38:23 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-shedding.html http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-shedding.html My whippet has a terrible shedding problem all year long! What can we do about it? ANSWER: Whippets generally do not shed a lot, grooming once a week Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:34:15 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/dexter-the-whippet-im-so-handsome.html http://www.thewhippet.net/dexter-the-whippet-im-so-handsome.html My beautiful boy Dexter is just 5 months old and goes from being comatose on the sofa to being loopy and not much in between! We love him to bits Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:10:11 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-mix-freya-saved.html http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-mix-freya-saved.html My family and I just rescued this whippet mix from our local kill shelter yesterday 12/22/11. Until yesterday I have never even heard of a whippet. Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:51:25 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/seal-and-white-ig.html http://www.thewhippet.net/seal-and-white-ig.html This is Dolce, our rambunctious, loving, devious IG Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:48:33 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/harold-harry-the-whippet-mix.html http://www.thewhippet.net/harold-harry-the-whippet-mix.html I think I adopted a whippet mix. I have two wire haired fox terriers at home and so when one was abandoned and taken to the SPCA a friend let me know Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:13:42 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/our-whippet-jolene-taking-a-real-cat-nap.html http://www.thewhippet.net/our-whippet-jolene-taking-a-real-cat-nap.html Our loving whippet Jolene's best buddy is our 9 year old cat Bailey! It's true, as you can see from this picture not only do they get along but they Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:11:01 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-in-the-morning.html http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-in-the-morning.html Jolene, our six year old whippet just loves to do anything we do. One of her favorite things to do is to just simply sit and watch the Sunrise and bathe Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:29:55 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-coat-colors.html http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-coat-colors.html I went to the rescue shelter to get a black lab to replace the one we had lost a year ago. They brought out this beautiful little dog which was about Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:11:11 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/jolene-the-whippet-dog-chess-prodigy-still-undefeated.html http://www.thewhippet.net/jolene-the-whippet-dog-chess-prodigy-still-undefeated.html Believe it or not, my 8 Year old whippet named Jolene is a dog chess prodigy! She has been playing chess with me since she was 6 weeks old and she is Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:53:08 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/whippets-are-a-girls-best-friend.html http://www.thewhippet.net/whippets-are-a-girls-best-friend.html When I adopted Alvin, my whippet, he was very sick and he was so thin, that I was afraid to lose him. Now he is one and a half years old, he is very fast, Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:24:11 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/crate-training-a-dog.html http://www.thewhippet.net/crate-training-a-dog.html The benefits of crate training a dog are huge when it comes to housebreaking, traveling and fixing behavioral problems. Read on to learn about dog and puppy crate training. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:40:41 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/best-dog-breed-for-children.html http://www.thewhippet.net/best-dog-breed-for-children.html The sweet personality of whippets makes them one of the best dog breed for children. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:41:13 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/new-whippet-puppy.html http://www.thewhippet.net/new-whippet-puppy.html I have just brought home a whippet pup, he is 11 weeks and is genuinely amazing. However when it comes to being alone, he whimpers and cries the whole Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:28:21 GMT http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-vs-wifes-cat.html http://www.thewhippet.net/whippet-vs-wifes-cat.html I'm retired and my grown daughters want to give me a 6 month old (fixed) male whippet. My wife has a house cat (fixed male) about 5 or 6 years old, it Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:44:11 GMT