Since they are sighthounds, they have a strong instinct to chase things. They must be on a leash at all times and are not reliable off lead. Anything that moves will get my dogs attention and once they tune into their "prey" (whether it is a squirrel, cat, butterfly or paper blowing in the wind), it is difficult(and just about impossible) to refocus their attention.
These dogs do require some type of exercise daily to be happy and content. After having their daily "romp", they love to just curl up in their beds or on the sofa with you and relax. To learn more about whippets, you may want to check the following links:
Kramer
is a beautiful fawn brindle and white male whippet. He has a very sweet
disposition and is friendly with everyone he meets.
Why we
named
him Kramer.We named him Kramer after the funny character on the
Seinfeld
television show.We just love that show and thought it would be a good
name.
Our dog has lived up to his namesake and makes the best entrances into
a room, especially if he hears the doorbell ring. He can run in and
slide
across the parquet floor in the foyer with finesse. Most of our friends
are not familiar with whippets and are often put back by the out of
control
(running around, spinning around, jumping, howling, etc) greetings they
receive when they enter our home. After just a few minutes, these dogs
settle down and are so calm, people can't believe they are the same
dogs.
He
is very obedient. He
will follow any direction you give him and
is so eager to please. When
getting his nails trimmed, he will stand still and lift up his paw.
After
those nails have been trimmed, he will lift up the next paw - what a
dog!
He's
always glad to see you (even
if you just stepped out to get the mail from the mailbox). When Kramer
sees you, he runs up to you, stops just short of jumping on you and
spins
around in a circle. Sometimes he will spin around two or three times in
a row if you get excited to see him too. Don't get me wrong, if you
give
any sign that it's o.k. to jump up, he will.
Why we named her "Tippy"...Although Tippy is a common name for a dog, we had specific reasons why we chose it. Because we are Seinfeld fans, we wanted to name her something related to the show. Our friends named their dog "Lainey" after Elaine so we had to be creative. Her name actually came from the Seinfeld episode number nine called The Phone Message (aired February, 1991) in which George was a "look out" while Jerry stole a girl's answering machine tape. George would alert Jerry that the girl was coming back by calling out "Tippy Toe, Tippy Toe." We often call her Tippy Toe and Tippecanoe depending on her mood. Sometimes when we call her Tippecanoe in a very cheerful way, she will come running to us as fast as she can and then run around the room almost out of control.
Tippy
can catch a frisbee with all paws off the ground.
She
loves to play chase (with her whippet housemate, Kramer), chase tennis
balls, jump over things, run at high speeds (in fenced
in
areas of course), participate in lure coursing and steal anything
out
of your hand when you are not paying attention.
She also loves to
sit in front of the heat/air conditioning vent
or curl up to anyone sitting
on the sofa.
We used to feed Natural Life Condition (for active dogs) mixed half and half with Natural Life Adult dog food and got great results with it. Their breeder had recommended Natural Life as well as some others.
I
previously used a flea/tick carpet powder on a monthly basis and it
worked
fine. I don't use it now because of my bird.
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