The whippet archives as from early July,2011 contain 10 genereation pedigrees together with percentages relating to the coefficient of inbreeding. Could some member of this forum supply reasonable guidlines as to acceptable C.O.I. percentages. Would it be correct to say that a dog with a...
Our bitch, Broadacres Sobbin, was born in June 2008 but still has not had a season. Her litter sister has now had her second season. She is very healthy, eats well,and plays with her kennel mate. Her pedigree appears in: www.thewhippetarchives.net/ Has anyone has or had a whippet bitch in...
Our bitch Ollie, now 20 months, old has a bald patch of about 3/4 ninch long and 1/4 inch wide just above the half way mark on her tail. I remember reading something about this a long time ago but cannot recall much. She has not yet had her first season. Advice welcome, Netheredge
The Spanish Mastiff (mastin español) is used as a guard dog and is still used in the migration of livestock, especially sheep, from summer pasture to winter pasture return as a defence against wolves. Very few wolves left these days.
The K.C. whippet breed standard on the internet reads "showing a GRACEFUL arch over the loin but not humped". Is there a difference between "graceful" and "definite"? It seems that the word graceful has replaced the word definite. The use of the word "graceful" would seem to imply a less...
Just ru¡n actoss this topic. Photos of to-day`s show whippets compared to those of 20/30 years ago certainly seem to have a less pronounced arch over the loin. Is there a difference between "a definite arch over the loin" as required in the KC 1987 standard to " a graceful arch " as appears in...
I had the pleasure of meeting my fellow Sheffielder mr. Moran Healy on 2 occasions at Crufts and asked him the same question regarding Hillsdown Fergal. He told me that due to illness there was no time to show him. He also told me that he was off to live or spend the winters in Goa. and if I...
In the past we have averaged 5/6. Hello Dawn. Hope you and Richard are keeping well. We are keeping 2 bitches at the moment. We still have 2 dogs one of which will be going to a whippet friend in Portugal. The sire, Caruso du Castel Minervois, will be shown in Gibraltar towards the end of...
Broadacres Play It Again produced a litter of 13 puppies to Caruso du Castel Minervois on June 11, 2008. Ten survived after cesarean.She is now fully recovered and putting on too much weight. Regards, Netheredge
Well. to return to the BBC programme which I saw yesterday on You Tube. I have a few observations: a) I cannot reconcile the King Charles Cavalier being the 6th. most popular breed in the U.K to the claim that this breed is "falling apart". If this breed were so plagued with hereditary diseases...
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