The Odd Things People Say

[madbella]

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We've had the usual

"Oh, is it a baby greyhound" or "is it an italian greyhound"

and "don't you feed your dog?"

I wonder what comments we will get when Austin comes home.

 

[rls22]

It’s always is that a baby greyhound, which annoys me so much.

I’ve also had on several occasions – Ugh! Look at that dog, he’s disgusting, look how thin it is.

To which I answer, he’s a whippet, he’s perfect how he is. :rant:

 

[Pimmscass]

Hmmmm :blink: .

'Is it a baby greyhound'

'I bet they take lots of exercise?!'

Those are the ones I have almost every walk! But my doggies do like the attention they get, and I do try to make a point of speaking to those who stop me to ask questions... after all EVERYBODY should have a whippet and maybe the info I give them will point them in the right direction.....! :thumbsup:

 

[hely]

Is that a baby greyhound?

omg your dog is so skinny!!

is your dog ill, she's very thin :rant:

bet she needs loads of excersie!

and the one that really p****d me off........................why did you get a black one, when they come in other lovely colours :rant: :rant: :rant:

(so many muppets out there)

 

[midlanderkeith]

Is that a baby greyhound?
omg your dog is so skinny!!

is your dog ill, she's very thin :rant:

bet she needs loads of excersie!

and the one that really p****d me off........................why did you get a black one, when they come in other lovely colours :rant:   :rant:   :rant:

(so many muppets out there)

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Isnt there just :- "

 

[gabbitas31]

:- " When my whippet/grey was a puppy, somebody at a game fair asked if he was a dolmation, wouldn't of minded if he had been black and white, but he was a light brindle (w00t) (w00t)

People who think whippets are skinny are normaly the ones with a over weight dog in tow :- " All whippets and lurchers are wonderful. :huggles: Diane.

 

[beaker]

yes i have had some very bizarre comments like oh we used to have a doberman !! :blink:   (yes really?) to oh i love labradors ,italian greyhounds , greyhounds to my gran used to have one of those what is it ? to the more usual why is your dog so skinny how daft are some people im thinking of making m dog a whippet t-shirt that says im a whippet and im not skinny just normal  :lol:

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i reckon there would be a market for whippet T'Shirts that said

" i may look too skinny to you but you look too fat to me!!! " (w00t)

... or "yes i'm skinny... but your just fat and jealous"

bet none of the cheeky buggers would make comments then :thumbsup:

i'd certainly buy one, just to watch their faces when they read it :lol:

 

[maggiemay2]

LOL... love the suggestions for t shirts, i'd buy one too!! :lol:

 

[whippetgood]

Reading all your comments and experiences is really quite amazing ) i had 15/16 yr olds scream across the park" aay!! you feed your F*****G DOG!!! its unbelievable!!!!

But on a good note one thing that always touches me is the elderly ) if we are sitting outside somewhere or where ever!! the elderly people always come up and stroke Finbarr and make a big fuss of him and they always straight away know hes a WHIPPET NO QUESTIONS ASKED :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Well the whippets were the dogs of their time ) )

 

[whippetgood]

I've never had so many people pay attention to a dog as i have sincei've had Sada...........everyone seems to notice her.

But no-one knows what she is............im asked all the time is that a little

greyhound or an italian...............i would have thought a whippet would

have been more known than an italian

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Sada is a beautiful girl no wonder everyone notices her ) have you got any more pics of the beautiful Kaya? shes absolutely to die for i know shes a whippet but she s like a little Pixie!!! ) ) i just love her )

 

[mucky-pup]

We took Evie to Delamere Forest for the first time yesterday - its the first time Ive taken her somewhere like that and it was full of people.  Im used to having a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel so Im not really used to people commenting on my dog.  Some of the things people said to me were really wierd and completely  :wacko:   I didnt know whether to laugh or get cross. 
We had:

Oooh isnt she skinny, is she a rescue - Nope shes a whippet and shes just fine thankyou.

Why hasnt she got a muzzle on - arent whippets dangerous?

Is she a labrador puppy?

Has she got something wrong with her neck shes got a funny collar on? (normal whippet collar)

Favourite one - shes got a face like a rat!  WHAT!!!!!!

Okay then - what have you been asked?

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I get...ooh is that a greyhound puppy?

and, i bet he can run fast!

and then there's the people who say ' look at that dog, he's really skinny' when they think you cant hear.

I have also had some people who think he's a beautiful little whippet pup.... I like those people!

 

[dagsquall]

funniest I've had:

Is it a deer? (7 year old little boy) :wub:

The

Does it eat much? (honest she was well slim at the time!) :blink:

Daddy, why is the dog really skinny? (honest she was not bony at the time!)

But I have to say I cannot walk freely in town with her on the lead as I get stopped by people wanting to pat her (the butter melting eyes!). Last week end I counted 8 complete strangers approaching me within a hour interval.....

 

[FifeJillandIan]

Yip - we've had a few recently.

The other day a wee girl (maybe 4 years old) asked her mum:

'Is that a reindeer or a dog?'

In St Andrews on Sunday there were a few comments too:

'Oh look - is that a sausage dog?' !!! :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:

"Oh look at the skinny dog!'

'That's a funny looking dog'

On the whole though he seems to make people smile when they see him - lots of appreciating glances.

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[hely]

" a sausage dog" PMSL (w00t)

 

[wilfred]

But on a good note one thing that always touches me is the elderly )   if we are sitting outside somewhere or where ever!! the elderly people always come up and stroke Finbarr and make a big fuss of him and they always straight away know hes a WHIPPET NO QUESTIONS ASKED :thumbsup:   :thumbsup: Well the whippets were the dogs of their time )   )

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Yes, we've noticed that. Elderly people often seem to make a beeline to talk to our dogs and say how it's a shame that there aren't more whippets about these days, than they used to see.

It got so that one of ours would start to walk up to elderly people, expecting a fuss to be made of him

We had a silly comment the other day - one of ours is very strong, (and I mean VERY strong) so I walk him on a headcollar, so he doesn't pull.

We'd called over to Lindisfarne (Holy Island) cos we've never been there and wanted to see what it was like (on our way back from SKC), and as a family group walked towards us, a girl aged about 12 with them, said "knowledgeably" when spotting his headcollar, "that dog wears a muzzle because he bites". :wacko: :wacko:

I smiled and said no, it wasn't a muzzle (he doesn't bite) - it's a headcollar. It fell on deaf ears :blink:

Sometimes, you may just as well save your breath