of course theres nothing wrong with choosing not to work your whippets, but how can judges with no experience know the dog is fit for function?I suppose the nearest analogy is would you let your GP carry out brain surgery?Why not he does after all have some knowledgeI think it's a mistake to divide whippets into 'show ponies' versus 'workers' and assume they must fall into one of the two categories.
My dogs are KC registered from working lines on one side and show on the other but I don't choose to work or show them. They are bred for function, just not trained to it. I just wanted robust, decent sized pet whippets that were up to long walks. If they were worked from pups they could probably do as well as any other whippet. Just because some people choose to work their dogs doesn't mean others are somehow less valid or authentic as owners. There's not a lot of call for rabbitting where I live, but it doesn't mean I should have to have a toy dog when I wanted a hound. If people want a whippet without working it, there's nothing wrong with that.
The original question inferred that you can't appreciate a whippet's function if you don't work them every week, but I think the argument is unsound. I'm not at all offended by the question, I just can't keep my mouth shut when people say things that I don't agree with! :thumbsup:
A genuine question should rightly attract genuine debate.
oh Jinny you are always there looking over my shoulder how many hours did that take you to find, and it still doesnt back up ANYTHING that you have said, Sonny WAS returned as a regect as they decided that they didnt think he would be any good for showing, why didnt you just check with Judi, wasnt you one of the ones Jinny that stated I was cruel for working the whippets?
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