Companion For Whippets?

[twinkletoes dylan]

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My Dylan is Patterdale Parson and is currently burying a tennis ball in his bed, he's been doing it for 1/2 hour now and i will have to take it away its like ocd, he is lovely but not quite right in the head, needy attention seeking hyper needs loads of stimulation gets bored easily, jealous clingy. On the good side he is loving cuddly loyal great at terrier racing and loves running with the enemy -my little lurcher pup i wouldn't dump him but i wouldn't have another for a pet -not enough work or stimulation.

What about an English Toy Terrier or a Manchester they look like mini doberman but parson jr sized and could keep up with a whippy and fold up small.

 

[Esty]

I'd think about head space rather than sofa space! No point getting a small dog if it completely takes over your every move and controls your life with it's demands - you'll go nuts! It will feel like the elephant in the room if you are dreading anyone walking past your house in case it barks haha.

If you ARE set on a ickle one I'd go with the others' suggestion of mini schnauzer (my two love the one at their training class and yesterday I saw a fella introducing his to a greyhound he is adopting and they got on famously.)

:luck:

 

[~Sarah~]

I rather like Border Terriers, and have looked after a gorgeous one on a few occasions who was perfect in almost every way. :wub: :wub: :wub: He was so cuddly and affectionate and loved to sit on my lap. The only negative thing about him was he had to be kept on a flexi-lead when out for a walk as he tended to chase squirrels and the owners said he might run off. I'm not sure if they were over-protective though.

 

[Whippets Rule]

i used to own a patterdale(until he was pts at only two and a half) he was a lovely dog BUT he did have temperament issues from a very young age.

he wouldn't always start trouble but he always finished it and to be honest if a dog was aggressive with him, he was 1000 times more aggressive back.

he was very faithful and i adored him but he really wasn't a family dog.

i have a soft spot for JRT if well bred or a border terrier, now they are great family dogs, our friends have two borders and they live with cats ducks chickens etc and are as good as gold.

my only other advice would be DON'T GET A BEAGLE

 

[Dave Wilson]

Hi we have a Patterdale terrier (Blade) who can be tempramental and snappy with other dogs but good with us o . We saved him from a rescue centre when he was about six so we had no idea of his history but he's not good off the lead as he loves to hunt and dives down the nearest holes when out walking :angry: you dont get that when you have whippets :thumbsup: Good luck in your choice of a friend for your whippets but i dont think i would choose a terrier :-

 

[~Annie~]

A word of caution if you are thinking about a Border terrorist as company for a whippet. We know quite a few BT's and they are lovely dogs, but they do seem to want to hang on by their teeth to anything that they fear will outrun them ... out of frustration I'm guessing ... after one such encounter a while back Finn needed stitches.

Annie

 

[Rubyjewel]

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[joey]

I definately think another whippet is in order...how else do you think the rest of us ended up with soo many.. .the new one will just pile on top of the others...you cant beat a really nice big pile of whippets