The Odd Things People Say

[HopeRosie]

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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?

 

[midlanderkeith]

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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cheeky beggars, no one stops to talk to me, cos im a wierd looking sort of chap, bit like marty feldman :lol:

 

[midlanderkeith]

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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cheeky beggars, no one stops to talk to me, cos im a wierd looking sort of chap, bit like marty feldman :lol:

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and hes dead

 

[HopeRosie]

PMSL (w00t)

 

[J.T.]

My friend used to have a silver standard poodle & someone asked was my Rafferty "that ones baby?"

Well, as "that one" was a male & my Rafferty is a Bedlington.... that'll be NO then (w00t)

 

[whippetgood]

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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Face like a rat!!!!!!!!!!!!!shock horror bloody cheek there is no whippet on earth that looks like a rat its ignorance :thumbsup:

 

[Skip]

"he looks like a kangaroo" (which I must admit he does a little when he's lying down with his paws up - hence the name Skippy). People often mistake him for a greyhound too - even though he's small for a whippet!

Rosie

 

[AnnSa]

I've never had so many people pay attention to a dog as i have since

i'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

 

[Martina]

i think it gets worst when you have an italian greyhound..

..oh-a little deer!

... oh-look - a baby goat!

 

[Jessr123]

Murphy has also been called a kangaroo, and because of his sticky up ears people keep asking if he is a pharoah hound. :angry: No he is a whippet, and he is not underweight, underfed - as if! He steals anything edible he can find.

But on the plus side, I walk him with a gentleman who owns a lab who paid me the best compliment ever - you know that little scrap has turned out alright.

 

[Trish]

ive been asked alot............is it a baby greyhound???????????

do they take a lot of feeding (w00t)

bet they can move carnt they :wacko:

what would you do if they saw a rabbit :wacko: :blink:

yesterday i got.........my mates got a whippet ,fastest whippet there ever was :lol:

and the one question that makes me cringe is.......youve got your hands full havent you :rant: so annoys me.

 

[Painted Lady]

Yeah Trish I hate that too,especially when I am out with kids and the dogs,I always get " ooh you got your hands full". I also get" what are they" and from little kids its "look at those skinny dogs" ! Oh well at least people notice them

 

[alilemur]

This thread really made me laugh as it is so familiar...

Look at that baby greyhound / Italian greyhound

Look at that skinny dog / why is your dog so skinny? / does it have to be fed a special diet to keep it skinny?

That's a greyhound and when it grows up it will race

That's a racing dog

Is it a rescue (no, what's wrong with having had a dog from a puppy?!!)

I admit that lots of dog owners seem to give us a wide berth on the field when they see the girls running around. When we leave, I look back and all the dogs from the area seem to have converged and are happily playing! I think of it as a 'people barrometer' and if they want their dog to play with mine then they must be OK.

The best comments seem to come from people who have not seen a whippet for years or used to be owners themselves, and they are always delighted to just watch them charge round. Also, Staffie owners seem to appreciate a dog that can give their little bulldozers a run for their money.

Makes for an interesting life anyway!

Alison x

 

[affieluver]

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:

 

[Trish]

Yeah Trish I hate that too,especially when I am out with kids and the dogs,I always get " ooh you got your hands full". I also get" what are they" and from little kids its "look at those skinny dogs" ! Oh well at least people notice them

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just remember they also ask if mollys the mummy of them all (w00t) :lol:

 

[BlueNoise]

:wacko:When I had my other two whippets a few years ago,I was walking them and somebody shouted out "look at those rats on a string" !!!!

Needless to say I shouted back a :x :x comment!!

 

[graciepup]

I had a very funny,but also scary encounter with a women when Grace was a year old.This Lady shouted at me that my dog was emaciated and I should not be aloud a dog in that condition.When asked why she thought My whippet was so emaciated she replied.Thats not a whippet its a labrador. (w00t) She yelled and squeeled and was on her way home to report me to the RSPCA :teehee: Now I know grace is the colour of a lab but the women was insane. :blink: She must have realised her mistake as no one turned up to see my emaciated labrador :thumbsup:

 

[phill]

Most people we meet usually say "Is it a baby greyhound" :- "

Or "I bet SHE'S fast" Eric has plums! or "my grandad/dad used to have whippets"

or "what a lovely colour"

But most people smile and love him ha ha ha,I have noticed how protective non doggy people are when they see a dog,They look at Eric as though he may jump up and rip there throat out! For Christs sake! :rant: and god forbid get any mud on them.....

 

[trac]

on our walk saturday this women came up to me & spirit & said "what is it ?" "is it a miniature whippet" so" i said no he is a whippet puppy" :- " we have also had is he a baby greyhound (w00t)

 

[OEH]

I get 'oh you've got your hands full' almost every day.

Once got, when I only had Tess 'look at that bat-eared monkey dog' (that one stuck).

Lots about them being skinny.

Also have great fun telling people they are all lurchers appart from Esme, and very few people believe me.