Banjoman
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Yu’re inna ryte plase Sid.
Wagz and Likky kissis
frum Chancey (an Irish gal) and Nutmeg.
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I think my whippet lurcher runs slower than my pure bred whippets ran because her conformation makes her neither a whippet or (probably) a greyhound.
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You can have “red fawn” and “blue fawn” colour coats when registering dogs. “Blue” is actually grey!
I have had red fawn and blue fawn dogs, the red fawn is a darker red/brown while the blue fawn is a lighter cream/ grey.
Red brindle dogs have a darker background and black markings while blue brindles have grey markings and possibly lighter colour background.
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Thinking of all of you.
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Nigel yu wer a
and awl them kidlets and owld fowks that yu helped and luvved ar gonna miss yu.
Mam, yu know we finking ov yu and the fambilee.
Likky kissis frum
Chancey and Nutmeg.
Luv frum Mum.
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Ha Pee Birfday Merc. Looks lyke yu having a Greyt day!
Wagz frum Chancey and Nutmeg.
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Lucy, I know people think I am hard but as far as my animals are concerned making and taking that decision can never be too early but can so easily be too late. I don’t want my pets to have to tell me they have had enough, I want them to go while still enjoying their life, not struggling with it. Whenever I have been thinking it is coming up to that time I have usually taken the snap decision and contacted the vet, asking them to come to the house that day. It is easy to double think things and put them off but you have the Christmas period to contend with too and possible difficulties with access to a vet urgently if needed. I think that says it all from my point of view.
Posted with a loving heart.
Carol.
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Greyhounds ARE big dogs and if they are straight off the track they are extremely strong and Jack sounds as though he was extra large, which for a first time (petite) owner would make life rather more difficult. I had owned whippets for twenty years before I adopted Chancey and knew about sighthounds. I didn’t choose her, she was delivered to my door and even I swallowed a bit when I saw her in the house for the first time and realised how tall she was and she’s not enormous. Even now, seven years later, I look at her and it suddenly hits me at just how big she is, and she’s getting to be a little old lady! No matter how gentle they are under normal circumstances, it is always wise to remember that they have sharp teeth and strong jaws but then any size dog can do a lot of damage if they have a mind to.
At 5ft7ins. I could handle Chancey although even I had a problem when she got excited at seeing small fluffy dogs and leapt, screaming, into the air. My hand tight against her collar was my shoulder height and I had to stand really firm so that I didn’t get pulled over. At the same time I had a whippet on another lead.
Sadly, you had to return Jack, which was probably the best thing for both of you under the circumstances but I hope the experience hasn’t put you off adopting another greyhound when you are in the right frame of mind to do so. Did you use RGT or another adoption group? Sometimes a specialist rehoming group is better than a more general charity as they are more likely to know the foibles of their breed but RGT cannot take them all off the tracks so I know they turn up in smaller rescues with alarming regularity.
Good luck with your next foray into adoption no matter what breed you decide upon.
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Ha Pee Birfday Annie, havva Greyt day!
Wagz frum
Chancey and Nutmeg.
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We gots rowst chikkin fower ower suppa!
Wagz frum
Chancey and Nutmeg.
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Looks lyke yu hadda gud Birfday Punkin.
Wagz frum
Chancey and Nutmeg.
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Miss. Jan, we know that Cletus KLTO kayme to the ryte playse fower boff him and yu and the kamperz. He mayde us awl laff and that izza Greyt fing fower ennebuddy to do, speshullee a Cletus howndie that waz discarded bi his own peepuls. Yu luvved him and he luvved yu and we awl luvved him tu.
Enjoy chaysing them chikkinz atta Bridge, Cletus.
Wagz and Likky kissis frum
Chancey and Nutmeg in Reel Engaland.
and luv frum Mum.
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Rolo whippet would go and whine at the living room door or pace around worriedly then when I got up to let him out he would be in my seat before I had time to turn around!
Chancey sometimes does a variation of Milo’s system, she comes to me for a fuss then nips onto the settee that Nutmeg just vacated as she is jealous of any fuss Chancey gets and came rushing over for her share.
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Nutmeg barked to be let out just after 7.00.a.m....oh, wait, now it’s just after 6.00.a.m. and she expects to go racing off to the end of the garden, barking her head off at any cat that might be in the vicinity! Sorry neighbours!
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Havva Greyt day Sweep.
Ha Pee Birfday Wagz frum
Chancey and Nutmeg
in Reel Engaland.
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It’s the most dangerous time of the year,
the geese they are calling,
and leaves thay are falling all over the grass,
and Mum stepped in some poo and fell down on her a.....
Nutmeg, just watch what you’re saying!
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I have been taken out by my whippets like this. On the rare occasions either of my current two, retired racing greyhound and whippet lurcher, are running loose I stand in at the side of the path so that they have plenty of room to run past me and I have some protection on one side to push them away from me.
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Chancey does this most days up against the Leylandii hedge in the back garden and will do the same on Leylandii and other hedges when out walking.
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On 9/27/2020 at 8:14 AM, HeyRunDog said:
Does anyone else ponder life the universe and everything while out walking their greyhound?
This morning I wondered how many miles each year I walked with Grace in one hand and a bag of dog poo in the other?
And.... are the areas of grass that are the greenest that way because dogs wee on them or is it because they are greenest is the reason they get weed on?
If Chancey wees on my grass it immediately goes brown. The grass at the end of the road stays more or less green despite one or both of mine using it - why?
Then they see the cat that lives nearly opposite and I’m hanging on to two leads for dear life trying to keep two screaming banshees under control.
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Chancey greyhound wears a 1” house collar with address tag 24hrs a day and I use a Martingale when out walking. When I first got her and she was more than reactive to small dogs I found it easier to control her leaping 5ft into the air when I could have my hand holding the Martingale tight behind her ears.
Nutmeg (whippet lurcher) wears a leather fishtail collar with address tag 24hrs a day and I use a nylon half check or fancy Martingale for walks or going visiting.
All my previous whippets wore leather fishtails with tags as house collars.
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Mine get any of - raw pet mince (from my local butcher), tinned dog food, cooked packet dog food, leftovers from my meals, frozen raw dog foods (defrosted) or anything else that’s going, mixed in with their dried food. I like to give them a different taste to their dried food to keep it interesting for them and I haven’t had any complaints yet!
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Reminds me of my whippet puppies!
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Banjo is the start up Photo on my phone and Aida on the menu page. Chancey the start up on my iPad and Nutmeg on the menu page.
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Unless there was a risk of it being tampered with, which sounds unlikely, and the contents look OK, I would use it, I’ve had bags delivered with only small tears.
I appreciate we want the best for our dogs but considering they eat cow poo, horse poo, cat poo, each other’s poo and Lord knows what else , usually with very little problem, a torn bag of kibble is pretty low on my list of concerns.
and awl them kidlets and owld fowks that yu helped and luvved ar gonna miss yu.
Telling our two year old that Charlie has died
in Remembrance
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I have found young children seem to accept and get over death pretty quickly even of loved pets. Like the animals they tend to "live in the day" and although they miss them they get on with their lives more rapidly than we do.