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  1. gilliwigs

    Poorly Whippet

    Muffin's mum Millie keeps losing her balance and falling over. The vet thinks it's a neurological/neck problem. She's alert, eating and drinking but struggling to co-ordinate her movements and falls when on the tiled or wooden floor. She has been put on anti-inflammatory's to see if they help...
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    A Few Recent Pics From Me Too!

    Our trip to Lytham St Anne's. Muffin and Jonah just love running on the beach there - and the weather was sunny! 8) :D Muffin is such a clown :clown: "Hello", says Jonah :wub: Can't go to the seaside without having an ice cream! :wub:
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    Chicken Wings

    Jonah's teeth are not too good and he will have to go for a scale in 6 months if I can't get rid of the plaque. I've read how good raw chicken wings are for removing plaque and I'm thinking of giving them a go. I'm just a bit worried about the fact that Muffin tends to swallow chews before he's...
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    A Whippet's Thought Process

    I was playing a couple of videos I'd taken of Muffin chasing and squeaking the new ball I'd bought them. Jonah thought it was me making the squeaky noises and came up and had a look at what I was watching. Next thing I knew he had gone into the hall and started squeaking the very ball that was...
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    Mysterious Illness - Sunken Eye And Not Eating

    A friend of mine has a male lurcher x whippet who must be about 5 years old and who isn't very well. All his blood tests have come back normal. Apparently his symptoms are a sunken eye and he's making a sort of puffing noise from his mouth - sorry, not very good description but I've had to rely...
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    Thera-paw Boots

    Some of you may have read on Facebook that Muffin has to have a corn removed on Wednesday and I was thinking of splashing out and getting him a really good boot. Have any of you used the thera-paw boots? I've worked out the size he needs but I'm not sure whether this will be any good while he...
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    Etherow Country Park

    We had such beautiful weather yesterday that we decided to go out for a walk in a nearby country park. For once I didn't take many pictures of the whippets as we left them on lead for most of the time so here's a few photos of the park and the wildlife there. :) The trees are just turning...
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    Advice - Jonah's Tail

    Jonah's suddenly started holding his tail funny. It's not limp but it's down and going round the side of his body and seems a bit stiff - sorry it's a bit hard to descirbe! He's just eaten all his food and had a good run in the garden so doesn't look as though it's anything major but I'm worried...
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    Narrow Dog(s) To Bollington!

    Our friends co-own a narrow boat so invited us to spend the day with them on Bank Holiday Monday cruising down the Macclesfield Canal. :D The Minerva The Captain and his mate! The mascot :lol: Amber takes it all in :wub: Enjoying the ride Blurred but it shows how much fun...
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    Amber

    Thought you might like to see some photos of Amber, who we're fostering here till Friday when, hopefully, she will be off to her forever home. :thumbsup: First time we've ever done this and there have been one or two teething problems with Muffin and Jonah, but hopefully they will settle down...
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    Happy Birthday Jonah

    Still can't believe he is 4! Such a character and although he's calmed down a lot I'm glad he's still kept his funny little ways. i don't want him to grow up anymore because he makes us laugh so much. :clown: Though he also does things that makes me sweat! :sweating: Here's a few photos...
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    Monsal Dale

    If you've looked at Nicola's thread then you'll know that we had a lovely walk in Monsal Dale this morning/lunchtime. I've never been before - it's a really nice walk especially with all the buttercups in the meadows. Setting off Fred :wub: Stanley :wub: Herd of cows Wonder...
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    Dog Friendly B&b?

    We are travelling right up to the north of Scotland (Thurso) for our holiday this year and were intending travelling all the way in one day - a 9 hour journey plus stops! (w00t) But we're now thinking it will be a lot easier to stay overnight somewhere in the Stirling/Perth area on the Friday...
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    Today's Walk

    We took the Torside path :) Muffin and bluebells :wub: The path through the trees Sailing boats on the reservoir We've lived here over 5 years and I think this is the first time I've actually seen yachts on the reservoir! :- Was beginning to think they didn't exist...
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    More Miller's Dale

    Nicola & Fred Muffin takes the high road! What you doing mum? :unsure: This is where we turned back - the tunnel What's Jonah spotted down there? We prefer a good sniff ;) Here comes Stanley :wub: Can we go this way? :p Nice walk this, isn't it Muffin :)
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    Muffin Pays A Visit

    Fred modelling his cosy jumper :wub: Time for a snooze -_- Come and play Fred, says Muffin You leave him alone Muffin, says Stanley (w00t) No one messes with my brother and gets away with it :clown: Biscuit Stan! Mmmmm, that's nice Muffin enjoyed his too Would...
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    Jonah And The Biscuit Barrel!

    (w00t) :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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    Whippets Amongst The Crocuses

    It was such a lovely day that I decided to take the camera out into the garden and take a few spring shots of the crocuses (and the whippets of course!) Muffin :wub: Jonah :wub: Muffin likes to eat them! :o Time for a roll :- Jonah follows suit :p
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    Anglesey

    I've managed to cut my photos from over 300 down to 40! :sweating: If you want to see more of our holiday then I'll be putting them on Facebook (probably not all 300 though!) in the next couple of days. :thumbsup: Our first day was beautiful so it was off to the beach at Newborough -...
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    Snow Whippets

    These were taken on Monday. Went for a lovely walk in the snow in the sunshine. First lot are in the garden :D Jonah looking for the sheep that are usually in the field :p No they weren't through there mum! :unsure: Maybe they're hiding under the snow! (w00t)...
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