We will all get old one day and unfortunately, so will our whippets, in fact, depending on how old you are, your whippet may become a senior citizen before you. If your whippet is slowing down, you may wonder what you should be doing and how to care for them. Your whippet may be getting …
When contemplating adding a pet to your family, you need to ask yourself what kind of family do you have; laid back, high energy, stay at home, travel a lot? The pet you choose should be in tune with your lifestyle for the match to be successful. You may be considering a whippet, and have …
Ahhh, puppies! Who doesn’t love puppies and especially whippet puppies? Bonnie is lounging beside me and I’m sure she’s thinking, “who would even consider any other puppy than a whippet”?! Puppies are wonderful, warm and cuddly, running and tumbling all over. They make us laugh and at other times exasperate us, reminding us, at times, …
You’ve decided to buy a puppy and you have chosen a whippet. How wonderful! Whippets are lovable, affectionate and devoted companions. Their short coat makes grooming easier than other breeds with long, thick fur. A whippet is also fairly easy to train because they aim to please. Good choice! When considering getting any puppy or …
Many of us obsess about our weight since it is drilled into us by television infomercials, health shows, magazines and endless weight loss advertisements. Healthy weight is determined by height to weight ratio or BMI, body mass index. An ideal weight is very important for maintaining health for everyone both human and whippet! Your whippet …
You do everything to keep your whippet healthy. You feed them nutritious food, exercise regularly and daily, but they still can become sick. Your whippet can’t talk to you when they are feeling under the weather and tell you what’s wrong or where it hurts. Being ill may be quite obvious to you when you …
So, someone has been naughty and you are at your wits end. Santa Claus has come and gone and you can’t even threaten with a lump of coal. Oh wait; it’s your whippet that’s the naughty one! Well, the old coal in the stocking wouldn’t work anyway. How about time out in the corner? I …
So, you’ve decided to get a puppy and you’ve chosen an adorable whippet! How wonderful! I think Bonnie, my amazing, intelligent and cute as a button whippet, may just have clapped her paws together! Getting a puppy is a big responsibility and does involve time and work. Whippets are very smart, love to please and …
I usually take a long walk every day after lunch and in summer I go in the early morning before it gets too hot and sticky. Bonnie my cute as a button whippet, of course, is my walking buddy. She may look unenergetic and lazy while sprawled on the couch, but when I get up …
Cross country runners can really go the distance. They run and run and run some more. They train for this sport by…..running! Athletes that compete in track and field run in the 100 meters, 200 meters and more, excelling at short, fast races. When I was in high school, I was on the track team. …