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That's not what I was asking. Most of them are counterproductive. I want to know where the good, helpful ones are. The one I go to isn't registered. Gay

I am very lucky in having good a good ringcraft class within 20 minutes where real help is given - assessing the best speed the dog moves at, handling errors (loads in my case even after more years than I can remember), how to give the dog confidence on the table and other tips. However, I have...

Have only just seen this. I have holes in my database between 1965 and 1982 but I don't believe there are any unrelated "show" lines. Many kennels were not able to keep going during the war (and the KC virtually stopped registering dogs) so there was not much stock available. One dog born in...

Sorry not to have picked upon this sooner but I have only just warmed up after Bath (FYI, Karen, a show where the weather was atrocious). At the risk of being OT, I would add that lure coursing is not a recognised sport here and there is no overall governing body. I run my dogs at the British...

But isn't there a risk that will result in less, rather than more, due to the well known habit of breeders to all flock to the currently fashionable sire? Then we risk having an all-purpose "show whippet" with a consequent loss of type as well as bloodlines. Gay www.moonlake.co.uk

I agree judge said to me of our bitch, very nice but just not enough of her, she is 18 1/2 dont mind what else they feel but she is correct size, this becomes more of an issue when all the others or the majority are wrong then the correct is penalised because it is different, this also applies...

There is no height/weight DQ for lure coursing here but you are correct as regards the racing. Although the top weight was grudgingly increased to 32lbs in recent years, that excluded my 20" coursing males who had far too much bone and substance to weigh in without the starving that some racing...

Listen to the breeder not what sounds like an ignorant trainer. You are presumably not going to let your precious whippet roam the streets/countryside on his own and a whippet is much more interested in finding rabbits on a walk than bitches. There are many reasons not to castrate your dog...

Soak it for 5 minutes in salt water (5 teaspoons to 500ml water) three times a day and keep him on a lead until it has healed. If it looks as if it might have dirt in it, use epsom salt (magnesium sulphate) instead of ordinary salt. (Get it at a pet shop that also has horse things). Good...

Yes, I suspect it is. I actually said that it is rare to find a whippet without even a tiny bit of white somewhere and someone else said that was because Laguna Ligonier was behind all our dogs now - which is not actually true. The Nimrodels for example had no Laguna lines until Oakbark Mane...

i hear what you are saying BUT the kennel club actually rang this breeder as she had made a mistake on the reg form so they phoned her to check the details , nothing was mentioned and this was the litter 10 months after the last one so not even 12 months had passed since her last litter was...

Yes, there are exceptions but by and large, I try to persuade people getting their first whippet to have a dog because in my opinion, they make better single pets. If I had to live somewhere I could have only one dog, it would definitely be a male whippet. I won't go into the reasons here -...

i personally know of someone in a different breed who mated her bitch at 11 months , gave birth at 13 months and the KC didnt bat an eyelid , also this same bitch has had 5 litters in 3 years , again they dont care :- " <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They probably don't know! You should write to...

I don't think that breeders who endorse charge any less or more for their puppies than breeders who dont,I think the price that I charge for my puppies is similar to everyone elses. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I endorsed all the puppies in my last litter because one of them had an inheritable...

<snip> the kennel club have a lot to answer for , they really dont care how many litters a bitch has or in what time scale , as long as they get there reg fees and transferr of ownerships they just let you get on with it :rant: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Kennel Club rule re Control of...

Late as usual - but this time because I was in Belgium getting FCI lure coursing licences for three of the dogs :)) Breed records: 1. For what it is worth - I am maintaining a database of all whippet registrations from 1890 but I currently have holes between 1965 and 1982 because of the time...

Yes, you're right - I was careless with the terminology and should have made clear that I was extrapolating coarse from firm when I came across the prickly coats you mentioned. I have had the very close, satiny coat and also one with longer hair in the same litter but it's a fine line between...

Apologies for once again coming in late - I really must log in to K9 more frequently,it's such a good thread. I am surprised that in all the discussion about coat and skin nobody mentioned the difference in the American and English standards. If you do not require a fine coat, there is no...

I don't think that Nicky meant to say she thought there are eye problems in American whippets, far from it. She asked with the testing have any problems come to light. As far as I know in this country there is no testing, I always thought the breed as a whole are free from any problems and I...