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Thanks for all of your replies, i'll let him have some every day from now on - he loves it.

Hi everyone, I have a question....i've been giving Merlin semi skimmed goats milk from time to time as I read that it's ok for a dogs digestion, however I just wanted to double check this is true and also i'm not sure how much or how frequently to give it to him. Is daily ok and if so in what...

Thank you everyone for your replies and your advice. That has helped me make up my mind - I will try more natural methods to control fleas in future and only use something like Frontline as a last resort. It's tricky getting it right sometimes between what the vet tells you to do and what you...

When I got my whippet 5.5 months ago I signed up at the vets to pay a monthly fee & get regular nurse checks & within the fee you get a years worth of flea & worm treatments & yearly vaccines. However since I got him at 3 months (with fleas) & got rid of them I have never seen a flea on him. I...

Thank you so much everyone for your replies, I feel so relieved that other people have experienced the same thing with their whippets and it's not that something awful is wrong with mine. Wish i'd of posted a message first before going off to the vets at a cost of £35 just to be told they don't...

Hi there, my 8 month old whippet has been having these strange episodes to do with his breathing for a few months now & i'm wondering if anyone else has come across this. I've taken him to the vets but the vet didn't have a clue what could be wrong & after sounding his chest/heart etc told me...

I have a 7 month old puppy who totally lost interest in the Burns puppy food so I contacted a nutritional advisor at Burns by email and he told me it was ok to put puppies onto the adult Burns food from 6 months but to carry on feeding the quantities recommended for puppies. My local pet shop...

Thanks for the info. I've tried to download a pic before but wasn't able to do it. Will see if hubby can help when he gets in later.

Hi, I have a 7 month old whippet who as yet has not been left. However my husband & I will soon be thinking of booking a holiday so we need to start looking into boarding facilities in our area. Does anyone know of a good kennels in Essex (we are near Upminster) that would suit a totally...

I am a first time dog owner too, I got my puppy Merlin at the end of Aug. I hated putting him in the crate as he would make such a fuss. However I did find that he evenutally got used to going in there at bed time and wouldn't even cry. He still hates being put in the crate during the day when...

That was fantastic :thumbsup: it really made me smile - can't stop singing it now!

I know.....it's so expensive, we've aleady paid £160 and have to go back to the vets a couple more times before it's over. That was one expensive walk that day and he'd only been off the lead a week! Hope your little one gets better soon. :luck:

Poor Merlin was bitten by a terrier whilst out walking yesterday - they seemed to be happily chasing each other in circles before the dog went for him. He had to be put under anasthetic and some skin had to be cut away - he now has 9 stitches. I am a bit pathetic when it comes to animals and I...

My eczema flared up again just after I got my male puppy Merlin and I still have it 7 weeks down the line. Not sure if it was an allergic reaction or the stress of his arrival. Although I love him dearly he is the first dog i've ever had and it was all a bit of a shock to the system as he...

Yes I can just about handle the horse, rabbit and goose poo but doggie doo's are a bridge too far for my stomache. Also as you mentioned I do worry about what they may contain. I've just come back from tonights walk and he's devoured loads more of it - i'm going to keep thinking about it over...

Thanks, i've checked out the section. It's a relief to know that it's quite common. I've never had a dog before but my husband had several when he was growing up and said he'd never known a dog to do this.

My 18 week old whippet Merlin has been off his lead for the last 6 days ( by the way thanks to everyone who gave me advice regarding this, I wish i'd done it weeks ago as it is so much more of a pleasure for him and us going for walks now). HOWEVER...... the only fly in the ointment is that...

Thanks for your replies everyone. You've convinced me and i'm going to brave it tonight. I was warned by several people about how never to trust a whippet off the lead so it's made me overly cautious. Having trouble with downloading photo's on my pc at the moment but will post a pic of Merlin...

Hi, i'm new to this site & a first time whippet owner. I have a 4 1/2 month old whip called called Merlin that I need some advice about. Its to do with letting him off the lead - I know that I have to be very careful & i've been told he should be on a familiar walk but I don't know what sort...