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What we want to achieve is that when the whippet sees a cat when leashed it can be commanded to "wind down" and not bring its owner in jeopardy. Should be feasible...there is a brain inside that can make a distinction between "game" (unrestricted run/grab) and "cat" (don't be too excited no...

Cats outside is the problem. Its just this particular whippet, a sister of a sister-brother pair with the dog responding to "negative conditioning" pretty good but the bitch is just too "hard" or eager. We might have to go the long way with cat proofing as no cats were available for...

Dear all, What would you do if you had a 10 month old whippet bitch that is really keen on cats and that doesn't respond or wind down after a violent "no" and a really rough shake? Anyone any tips? regards, Lennard

Get the basic obedience without game straight first...big dog will need time to grow out too...if I had such a big cross I'd wait untill 15 months or so... L

I assume this squirreling is in the UK, right? How far do the squirrels go onto the golf course? Do you "stalk and slip" or are the dogs roaming on their own using a stalking technique? I ask this cause all the greys I've encountered (US) didn't seem to go far away from the trees and would be...

Bappit, Rescue is difficult in that way and with a private sale I hope to be sure to get a well reared pup. I don't move...I am Dutch and live there. We have whippets here but only show and track and people breed close to the height standard (we don't have much non-pedigree whippets or...

Thanks for the reply L, Rescue might want to do a kind of pre-check and that is difficult as I will take the pup to the Netherlands. Basically I hope someone is breeding his/her rabbiting/coursing whippet-grey to get a puppy for own use and seeks a decent home for the rest. New dog will get...

Dear all, I'm looking for a "big" whippet or whippet-grey cross bitch pup, between 3 and say 10 months. Saluki cross would be interesting but must be SMALL and SPEEDY. Must be socialized with other dogs, sound, sweet but game. Not too white but colour is not an issue really. Basically a...

oh yeah that existed too. Thanks, sir. L.

Dear all, The working terrier forum changed its make up and I have a different internet connection since a couple of months. Result is that I can't get in, I can log in but I can't see or write on the forum, in the user list I am still validating no matter how often I send a revalidation email...