Search results

This will be my last post on this board, but before I leave, I would like to know if some of you can recommend any other whippet discussion boards out there? Preferably with members from Britain and Europe, and not accepting of racism.

I must say I have been very shocked by the lack of concern some of my fellow board members have shown for some recent very racist postings (there might have been more in the past that I have not noticed) - even to the point of defending them. Racism is certainly a problem in Norway as well, but...

At least I did not discover it until today. It really looks very promising, and I am sure the lady developing the site would welcome any help from K9ers: http://www.kashia.net/twa/index.php

I finally got around to updating Gullet's blog, and as I like this pic so much, I thought I'd share it with you as well. Elvis the cat was found wandering the streets around the school where I work when he was around 4 months old. When I met him, the office staff had taken it on them to place...

Well, we have had a few days of long walks and total relaxation on beautiful Grytøya island. A bit more snow than expected, but we had a lovely time anyway. Finally some rest... The island is quite rich in wildlife. Although we did not see any this time, there were plenty of evidence...

I sent them an e-mail wishing best of luck to all K9ers, and it was broadcast - they even read out the URL for k9community, so maybe we'll see some new members!

Gullet and I went to visit some whippety friends this afternoon. She and Fritz made a few laps in their yard. Then, all of a sudden a rather large and clumsy whippet came to join them. Lucas is a fourteen-week old Great Dane puppy. Gullet found him a little rough, but eventually they...

A few pics from this afternoon. Gullet had a blast - what a pity she does not yet have a whippet friend to share it with :- (

Ever since I saw Linda's collars here on K9 I have wanted one for Gullet. As they are made to measure, I had to wait until she was more or less fully grown. But today it arrived, and we could not have been more pleased: The sun was already setting when I took these snaps, so we did not have...

Will they catch on, do you think? http://www.longhairedwhippet.com/appalachi...y_claybrook.htm

Do you think there is an ideal whippet temperament or personality? Most whippets I have met have good temperaments in the sense that they are neither overly shy nor agressive towards people or other dogs. However, there seems to be great divergence in levels of activity, how outgoing they are...

I am having a discussion on a Norwegian dog forum with a person who claims that there is such a thing as "purebred lurchers". Now, I guess that depends on your definition of "purebred", and I know there are (or perhaps have been in the past?) some distinct strains of lurchers bred in Britain. I...

I am not getting in the water.

Two of my friends' whippets ran off last Friday, probably lured by the scent of an elk or other game. Today, Tuesday, one of them came back to their house, a little thinner, but otherwise in fine condition. They have now tried to track his steps in the snow with a trained dog, but I have not...

Even though it is still quite roomy, Gullet seemed to appreciate the hand-me-down coat from my previous whippet that I let her wear for the first time today: The second picture is taken around noon, and shows the final glimpses of sun we will be seeing here for a while. We actually live just...

Well, it was such a lovely day today, I decided to take Gullet up north, cross the arctic circle and visit her "old" (6 mnths old, to be exact) mate Paulus. We stopped for a wee just metres away from the Arctic Circle (which is on a mountain road, hence the snow). Then we joined up with...

Sorry for the poor quality of the photo, but I just had to share: I never saw my previous two whippets get into such depths as this one - could there be some retriever in the mix? And on such a cold day as well!

According to Our Dogs online, whippet registrations were up 58 % the first half of 2005. I was just wondering how UK breed enthusiasts feel about it - is this worrying? I know if numbers were up as much in my country, I would be worried (not as worried as if my breed were Welsh Corgi Cardigans...

I and my friend took our dogs down to the river this afternoon. They had a wonderful time (although by the look of her, the rather lady-like Vita is declining Gullet's invitation to join her for a bath...) I love this picture - it is just so typical of the relationship between these three -...

This chair looks like it was made from a circus tent. Great! Much better that the chair should look like a poodle.