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Hi, I am looking to get a whippet pup in the next few months, just a few questions really.

I have a cat, have some of you got cats that happily live with a whppet, and if so how is the best way to introduce them, and should I try to find a pup from a breeder that has cats.

Also, just what are they like as pups?? Are they easy to train etc. This will be our first dog but have had terriers all my life growing up. Any suggestions gratefully received.

Will be looking to crate train it but wondering about bedding, is pup likely to wee in the night, had a foster boxer pupa few months ago and he was a nightmare peed and pood every night despite going out last thing. Washing city!!. ended up just on towels in the end!

Also, if anyone is likely to have pups available in next couple of months let me know, ideally want a boy.

 

[Julie D]

you could pm Midlanderkeith on here, his Jill is expecting in the next 2 weeks :luck:

 

[bertha]

Hi, I am looking to get a whippet pup in the next few months, just a few questions really.I have a cat, have some of you got cats that happily live with a whppet, and if so how is the best way to introduce them, and should I try to find  a pup from a breeder that has cats.

Also, just what are they like as pups?? Are they easy to train etc. This will be our first dog but have had terriers all my life growing up. Any suggestions gratefully received.

Will be looking to crate train it but wondering about bedding, is pup likely to wee in the night, had a foster boxer pupa few months ago and he was a nightmare peed and pood every night despite going out last thing. Washing city!!. ended up just on towels in the end!

Also, if anyone is likely to have pups available in next couple of months let me know, ideally want a boy.

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Go and buy The Pet Owners Guide to The Whippet, published by ringpress, you can get it off amazon, tells you al you need to know about getting as rearing a whippet puppy.

It is an inexpensive little book!

 

[clairerichard]

Hi and welcome to k9. I was new to this when we had our first whippet pup 9 months ago and all I can say is he was such a treasure we've just added another pup as a playmate. One valuable lesson we learnt about crating was if the crates too big the pup will wee! George (number 1) had an adult sized crate and weed and pooed for ages no matter what we did. Archie (number 2) has had a puppy sized crate and has been with use for a week - he hasn't weed or pooed once in his! It is more expensive as obviously the crate will have to be changed as he grows but i think it is well worth it. Good luck with finding a pup!

 

[whippetsrus]

Hi, I am looking to get a whippet pup in the next few months, just a few questions really.I have a cat, have some of you got cats that happily live with a whppet, and if so how is the best way to introduce them, and should I try to find  a pup from a breeder that has cats.

Also, just what are they like as pups?? Are they easy to train etc. This will be our first dog but have had terriers all my life growing up. Any suggestions gratefully received.

Will be looking to crate train it but wondering about bedding, is pup likely to wee in the night, had a foster boxer pupa few months ago and he was a nightmare peed and pood every night despite going out last thing. Washing city!!. ended up just on towels in the end!

Also, if anyone is likely to have pups available in next couple of months let me know, ideally want a boy.

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Go and buy The Pet Owners Guide to The Whippet, published by ringpress, you can get it off amazon, tells you al you need to know about getting as rearing a whippet puppy.

It is an inexpensive little book!

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Good advice there. :thumbsup: Would recommend that book. We purchased that before we got our first whippet boy. :cheers:

 

[tracy]

i have three whippets and a deerhound and they all arrived here after our four cats.

all the dogs have had their nose swiped by the cats and they all now know that the cats are in charge

 

[affieluver]

Hi, I am looking to get a whippet pup in the next few months, just a few questions really.I have a cat, have some of you got cats that happily live with a whppet, and if so how is the best way to introduce them, and should I try to find  a pup from a breeder that has cats.

Also, just what are they like as pups?? Are they easy to train etc. This will be our first dog but have had terriers all my life growing up. Any suggestions gratefully received.

Will be looking to crate train it but wondering about bedding, is pup likely to wee in the night, had a foster boxer pupa few months ago and he was a nightmare peed and pood every night despite going out last thing. Washing city!!. ended up just on towels in the end!

Also, if anyone is likely to have pups available in next couple of months let me know, ideally want a boy.

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Go and buy The Pet Owners Guide to The Whippet, published by ringpress, you can get it off amazon, tells you al you need to know about getting as rearing a whippet puppy.

It is an inexpensive little book!

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this is the first book i had as a new whippet owner its really informative :thumbsup:

 

[Suerose]

Hi and welcome to k9. I was new to this when we had our first whippet pup 9 months ago and all I can say is he was such a treasure we've just added another pup as a playmate. One valuable lesson we learnt about crating was if the crates too big the pup will wee! George (number 1) had an adult sized crate and weed and pooed for ages no matter what we did. Archie (number 2) has had a puppy sized crate and has been with use for a week - he hasn't weed or pooed once in his! It is more expensive as obviously the crate will have to be changed as he grows but i think it is well worth it. Good luck with finding a pup!

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Or you could just buy an adult sized one and section part of it off for the time being with some board, making it smaller.

 

[Suerose]

I got a whippet pup last October and already had four cats, so making sure they got on was very important! To start with I made sure that the cats had 'refuges' - places that were higher than the pup could reach. I've consistently discouraged her from chasing them, and although she still does a bit she is playful rather than aggressive, so I guess that she got the message that they are part of the family. Now she rubs her head against theirs, trying to get them to play with her, and usually gets a slap for her trouble. The cats are fed (in a safe place) before she is fed, giving her the message that they are higher in the pecking order. Personally I think it is probably important to have a pup rather than an adult dog if you have cats (unless they were brought up with cats) because it is pretty easy for a cat to train a puppy. They soon learn if they don't want to get swiped.

 

[doggy182]

Hi,

We got our first whippet puppy a week ago!

They are so much fun, and she is doing really well on the training, she comes to her name, sits and lies down, we are working on stay!

She has a large crate with two beds in it and blankets, she has never weed or pooed in it. We let her out in the night, but didnt last night and her crate was clean.

So that has not been a problem!

Don't know about the cats because we dont have one, even though I would like one :wub:

Hope you find a pup soon.

Carla x

 

[em21]

Hi and welcome to k9

Similar to doggy182 i've had my little whippet boy 3 weeks today, he also our first dog. They are fantastic :wub: He's quite a strong willed little fella but has bags of character. He's such a pleasure to have, was very tired the first week we had him but we have a good routine now :thumbsup: We crate Dudley, first night was horrible but it's just got better each night... NO accidents what so ever in the crate and only a few wees in the house and that's it so i'm really pleased with his toilet training to date You deffinately get out what you put in :thumbsup:

We have a cat too ) We didn't really introduce them as such they just met in the garden (always supervised) had a good sniiff then Rosie (the cat) rolled on her back and tried to play with Dudley!! Of course when Dudley wants to play he is too rough so Rosie just runs off, she teases him something terrible though :lol: She hit him on the head the other day poor dog didn't know what was going on! We just make sure that they are kept separate if we pop out. I think as Dudley gets older he will respect Rosie as a cat and not a fellow playmate... Rosie is deffinately in charge!!

Good luck with finding a pup :thumbsup:

Em x

 

[em21]

I got a whippet pup last October and already had four cats, so making sure they got on was very important!  To start with I made sure that the cats had 'refuges' - places that were higher than the pup could reach.  I've consistently discouraged her from chasing them, and although she still does a bit she is playful rather than aggressive, so I guess that she got the message that they are part of the family.  Now she rubs her head against theirs, trying to get them to play with her, and usually gets a slap for her trouble.  The cats are fed (in a safe place) before she is fed, giving her the message that they are higher in the pecking order.  Personally I think it is probably important to have a pup rather than an adult dog if you have cats (unless they were brought up with cats) because it is pretty easy for a cat to train a puppy.  They soon learn if they don't want to get swiped.

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I did this also, Rosie has a bed upstairs in a cupboard on a shelf (that sounds awful doesn't it?!) but it's very cosy and she can get there easily but Dudley can't . infact he can't even get up the stairs :thumbsup: Rosie also gets fed first and where Dudley can't get to her :thumbsup:

Em x

 

[NickyVN]

Thanks for all the replies, really excited reading them all. Have wanted a dog for so long!!!

I will definitely look for that book on Amazon.

I was thinking of giving the cat the spare room upstairs as her space - using a baby gate or similar. When I had the foster pup she got that she would sit on one side of me with him the other so think she will come round, she did swipe him once though when he went towards her bed - he just wagged looking really confused! She also spent lots of time on the kitchen worktops staring down at him, very snooty looking!!

I did segregate them a bit to avoid him hassling her and shut her in the kitchen sometimes, but he wasn't staying, but with a permanent resident is it best to let her get on with it and swipe him if he is going too far, and just leave it that she can retreat to the spare room if she wants. I want to have a move round to move her stuff from the kitchen to the spare room, but am planning on doing this in advance so not too many changes at once, then having crate for pup in the kitchen.

I think I did maybe get a cage too big for foster pup then, it was a middle sized crate and he only weighed 2 kilos - I suppose it was like a room to him!

 

[JAX]

we have a section calld FAQ or Freqently Asked Questions ,

I would think all you answers will be on there :cheers:

Welcome to K9

jackie

 

[June Jonigk]

Welcome to K9 Nicky, you have picked the most superior, most beautiful breed in the world - congratulations, and good luck in your search.

 

[Joanna]

I had an old cat when I got my fist whippet, in retrospect, the cat was not very happy, and I sort of wish I had waited for the inevitable before getting a bouncy pup. I decided to separate them and the cat had sanctuary upstairs and the dog was not allowed up there. If they did meet, the dog was excitable and a bit OTT for our dear old Lucy. As it turned out, Lucy had a stroke about 8 weeks after we had the pup, she was very old. I decided to get a kitten whilst the dog was still young and to be honest, I now have two whippets and the cat adores them both. She is feisty and really thick though :wacko: so if you think you cat will cope (and believe me the whippet will chase the cat, it is like a live toy to a puppy) there is no reason why not to own both. I will add that mine are fine with my cat, but God help any-one else's who enters the garden (w00t)