Does Your Whippet Smell Of Buttered Toast?

[~Annie~]

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Just had to share these passages from the book I'm reading

"Whippets are hounds - miners' dogs, racers, rabbiters. They are very thin. On top they are velvet and underneath they are bald. They are warm and smell of buttered toast. They love every living creature to a rapture unless you are small and furry and trying to get the hell out of here ...

I've found the Whippet Club breed standard, said Monica ... Balanced combination of muscular power and strength, with elegance and grace of outline. Goodness Jim, who's a pretty boy?

All forms of exaggeration should be avoided. I never knew a living thing that exaggerated more, I said. He is a screamer. He can't say hello without going for the Oscar. If he wants something he pretends he has a broken wrist,

... Free gait, hind legs coming well under body for propulsion. Forelegs thrown well forward low over the ground, true coming and going. True at going I said - he is no good at coming back."

Sounds like one or two of the whippets I know

 

[gilliwigs]

Just had to share these passages from the book I'm reading
"Whippets are hounds - miners' dogs, racers, rabbiters. They are very thin. On top they are velvet and underneath they are bald. They are warm and smell of buttered toast. They love every living creature to a rapture unless you are small and furry and trying to get the hell out of here ...

I've found the Whippet Club breed standard, said Monica ... Balanced combination of muscular power and strength, with elegance and grace of outline. Goodness Jim, who's a pretty boy?

All forms of exaggeration should be avoided. I never knew a living thing that exaggerated more, I said. He is a screamer. He can't say hello without going for the Oscar. If he wants something he pretends he has a broken wrist,

... Free gait, hind legs coming well under body for propulsion. Forelegs thrown well forward low over the ground, true coming and going. True at going I said - he is no good at coming back."

Sounds like one or two of the whippets I know

Ah yes, I know that book - some brilliant whippet descriptions in there. Could only be written by someone who's lived with one! (w00t) :lol:

 

[~Sarah~]

Just had to share these passages from the book I'm reading
"Whippets are hounds - miners' dogs, racers, rabbiters. They are very thin. On top they are velvet and underneath they are bald. They are warm and smell of buttered toast. They love every living creature to a rapture unless you are small and furry and trying to get the hell out of here ...

I've found the Whippet Club breed standard, said Monica ... Balanced combination of muscular power and strength, with elegance and grace of outline. Goodness Jim, who's a pretty boy?

All forms of exaggeration should be avoided. I never knew a living thing that exaggerated more, I said. He is a screamer. He can't say hello without going for the Oscar. If he wants something he pretends he has a broken wrist,

... Free gait, hind legs coming well under body for propulsion. Forelegs thrown well forward low over the ground, true coming and going. True at going I said - he is no good at coming back."

Sounds like one or two of the whippets I know

I met Jim, the Whippet, at a local narrowboat rally where Terry Darlington was selling his book. I really loved his descriptions of Jim and his sense of humour!!

Sadly the narrowboat was destroyed by fire last year, but luckily no-one was hurt.

 

[~Annie~]

It is lol ... I didn't think I'd have been the only one to have read it ... brilliant book isn't it

Thing is, I've always thought that my boys smell like buttered toast !

 

[pippywhippet]

Just bought this book on Sunday- cant wait to start reading it, I am nearly at the end of another book, and then I am good to go :thumbsup:

Love that description :lol:

 

[~Sarah~]

It is lol ... I didn't think I'd have been the only one to have read it ... brilliant book isn't it
Thing is, I've always thought that my boys smell like buttered toast !

Ooops - you posted your reply as I was just altering what I had written as I thought others might like to guess the book too!!

 

[boothros]

Such lovely observations of whippets that I've just had to order the book immediately!

 

[eve]

I have these Narrow dog books sitting in my bookcase to read. I had forgotten about them.

Thanks for the reminder, I cannot wait to get started.

Now that Bella is getting very settled, boisterous and wrecking the house in her mad games with the Todster, a bit of supervisory book reading may be in order.

 

[gilliwigs]

Has anyone read the American one (I'm sure they have!)? Keep meaning to get hold of it and read it - think I will get on Amazon today and order it now! Hope it's as good :thumbsup:

 

[jinnyfizz]

"... Free gait, hind legs coming well under body for propulsion. Forelegs thrown well forward low over the ground, true coming and going. True at going I said - he is no good at coming back."

This is so true and brought more than a wry smile to my face ........ I shall be getting the book too :thumbsup:

 

[gilliwigs]

"... Free gait, hind legs coming well under body for propulsion. Forelegs thrown well forward low over the ground, true coming and going. True at going I said - he is no good at coming back."
This is so true and brought more than a wry smile to my face ........ I shall be getting the book too :thumbsup:

I've just ordered Narrow Dog to Indian River and think I'll re-read the other one while I'm waiting for it to arrive

 

[~Annie~]

"... Free gait, hind legs coming well under body for propulsion. Forelegs thrown well forward low over the ground, true coming and going. True at going I said - he is no good at coming back."
This is so true and brought more than a wry smile to my face ........ I shall be getting the book too :thumbsup:

I've just ordered Narrow Dog to Indian River and think I'll re-read the other one while I'm waiting for it to arrive

I bought them as a pair ... that's next up

 

[~Annie~]

"Jim took a few steps along the wharf and pissed over his front leg ... What am I supposed to do, I said to Monica ... with an animal that pisses on itself"

Only a whippet owner could write this stuff

 

[teachtrinity]

PMSL!!! gonna have to buy this book, love the exaggeration bit!! not like Maia at all :- :-

 

[whippetmad]

"... Free gait, hind legs coming well under body for propulsion. Forelegs thrown well forward low over the ground, true coming and going. True at going I said - he is no good at coming back."
This is so true and brought more than a wry smile to my face ........ I shall be getting the book too :thumbsup:

I,ve got this book,so you are welcome to borrow it :thumbsup:

 

[whippetmad]

PMSL!!! gonna have to buy this book, love the exaggeration bit!! not like Maia at all :- :-

i,ve got this book you are welcome to borrow it :thumbsup:

 

[FifeJillandIan]

Just gone and ordered these books from Amazon - thanks for the recommendation :thumbsup:

 

[Fleesh]

Freya always smells like fresh washing, perhaps due to her choice of sleeping location as a tiny pup :wub:

 

[Pimmscass]

Mine smell like digestive biscuits... :wub: :wub: :wub:

 

[pat cope]

Mine smell of tripe.!!!!!!