Roscoe and Grover's breeder has contacted me today because she has heard of a pup needing a home and knew my Mum was looking for a whippet. The pup isn't related to Ros and Grover but has been handed over to the owners of another from Ros and Grover's litter as the original owners just wanted him out 
I don't know the pup's breeding yet (maybe seeing him tomorrow), all we know he is a sixteen week old pup, blue fawn and is KC reg, has all his needles etc. The usual tale of the family who bought him having a baby and being surprised when the pup wanted the kid's toys to play with :angry:
Anyway, a few questions. Firstly, my Mum isn't exactly sure what a blue fawn is like and my attempts to explain were quite poor! Does anyone have a pic of a blue fawn dog I could show her?
Secondly, my Mum had been hoping for an older dog, about 2 years old, as she sometimes looks after her grandaughter (my niece) who is 4 and thought a pup would be too boisterous. I'm afraid Ros and Grover are bad adverts for whippets in this regard as my two teenage lads let the dogs jump up and crawl all over them. I've reassured my Mum that lots of people combine whippet pups and young kids, it's a matter of training but I think she needs convincing!
My Mum comes to our house nearly every day so is well aware of all that having a whippet pup entails. She's had dogs before, an Afghan and three collies so knows the ropes.
I really want her to have this dog but know that my feelings can't cloud the decision - she has to make sure it works for her. I want to be excited at Ros and Grover's possible new family member but can't stand the suspense! Sensibly, my Mum says she will make the decision whether to have this dog before she goes to see it so she isn't just swayed by his inevitably gorgeous puppy dog eyes!!
You could see the panic in my husband's eyes when this happened today - he just knew the next question would be, "can we have him??'
I don't know the pup's breeding yet (maybe seeing him tomorrow), all we know he is a sixteen week old pup, blue fawn and is KC reg, has all his needles etc. The usual tale of the family who bought him having a baby and being surprised when the pup wanted the kid's toys to play with :angry:Anyway, a few questions. Firstly, my Mum isn't exactly sure what a blue fawn is like and my attempts to explain were quite poor! Does anyone have a pic of a blue fawn dog I could show her?
Secondly, my Mum had been hoping for an older dog, about 2 years old, as she sometimes looks after her grandaughter (my niece) who is 4 and thought a pup would be too boisterous. I'm afraid Ros and Grover are bad adverts for whippets in this regard as my two teenage lads let the dogs jump up and crawl all over them. I've reassured my Mum that lots of people combine whippet pups and young kids, it's a matter of training but I think she needs convincing!
My Mum comes to our house nearly every day so is well aware of all that having a whippet pup entails. She's had dogs before, an Afghan and three collies so knows the ropes.
I really want her to have this dog but know that my feelings can't cloud the decision - she has to make sure it works for her. I want to be excited at Ros and Grover's possible new family member but can't stand the suspense! Sensibly, my Mum says she will make the decision whether to have this dog before she goes to see it so she isn't just swayed by his inevitably gorgeous puppy dog eyes!!
You could see the panic in my husband's eyes when this happened today - he just knew the next question would be, "can we have him??'
