The dog.

Widdershins · 24-03-2019 07:38PM

Still waiting for Piglet to mellow a bit. She's a young whippet , not mine exactly but I spend more time with her than her owner. They do use them as companion dogs but I couldn't let her near anyone frail as she's as mad as a box of frogs.

Gimme A Pound · 25-03-2019 02:04AM

My parents' cat is hilarious. If he were human he'd be a long-bearded mountain man living in a shack. Apart from getting fed in the little utility room they have which opens out into the yard, he refuses to go into the house. Once he's fed, he waits at the door to be let out. It could be absolutely bucketing down but he just will not come into the living room, and they'd like him to - but just no way. It's as if he thinks only pussies would go into the house. And he has his own little wooden house just next to the back door but sometimes he will just go off hunting even if the weather is terrible.

He gets so muddy and he has long fur (which likely keeps him very cosy) which gets awfully tangled. But he absolutely loves being stroked and brushed, and he purrs like crazy and weaves and rubs your legs and stands up on his hind paws to snuggle his head against you

and he has the sweetest temperament. He's beautiful too - so regal looking when he's not scruffy. And his coat is so luscious.

Total little toughie with a heart of gold.

Oh and he only lies on the concrete. No sissy soft surfaces for him.

PinkLady2016 · 25-03-2019 05:03PM

Whippets and Lurchers are overlooked but I think they are very gentle dogs. Until they are let loose in the back garden and then the bum goes down and they are off lol

Gimme A Pound · 25-03-2019 05:17PM

PinkLady2016 wrote: »

Whippets and Lurchers are overlooked but I think they are very gentle dogs. Until they are let loose in the back garden and then the bum goes down and they are off lol

My brother's lurcher was an absolute angel. She's gone over 4.5 years. Still miss her.

artanevilla · 25-03-2019 05:26PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwGnCIdHQH0

gmisk · 25-03-2019 05:33PM

PinkLady2016 wrote: »

Whippets and Lurchers are overlooked but I think they are very gentle dogs. Until they are let loose in the back garden and then the bum goes down and they are off lol

I think they are becoming fairly popular, my local park has quite a few, they are great dogs, lovely temperament.
My french bulldog has some fun trying to keep up with them!

Skylinehead · 25-03-2019 06:13PM

PinkLady2016 wrote: »

Whippets and Lurchers are overlooked but I think they are very gentle dogs. Until they are let loose in the back garden and then the bum goes down and they are off lol

Gentle up until the point where they stab you in the face with their paws trying to hug you

Gimme A Pound · 25-03-2019 06:21PM

Nixonbot wrote: »

Gentle up until the point where they stab you in the face with their paws trying to hug you

Gentle until they nearly smother you to death/knock you flat.

Widdershins · 25-03-2019 07:16PM

Seth Scrawny Silverware wrote: »

Gentle until they nearly smother you to death/knock you flat.

Gentle until their knobbly elbows get you in thigh bone while they scrabble onto your lap:)

Yeah, they are getting popular , or fashionable even .They used to be seen as hippy dogs, from what I've read.

I'm in an FB group called Sighthounds on Sofas, for anyone who likes cute whippets etc. A lot of them have snoods and jumpers . So cute. Meant to crochet one for Piglet but didn't have time during the winter. I did make her wide leather hound collar.

I'm getting too attached to this dog who isn't mine! The thief of hearts

The ''Night at the dogs'' radio ad makes me grit my teeth. I don't like them using hounds in this way.

Meanwhile, the cat's learned to open the fridge

25-03-2019 07:21PM

I think Piglet is my new favourite dog name. And I know a golden labrador called Trump.

MyStubbleItches · 25-03-2019 07:55PM

Candie wrote: »

I think Piglet is my new favourite dog name. And I know a golden labrador called Trump.

Our lab is called Hootie and up til yesterday the two Yorkies were known as the blowfish.

They can’t sing though.

Widdershins · 25-03-2019 08:38PM

Candie wrote: »

I think Piglet is my new favourite dog name. And I know a golden labrador called Trump.

I've always liked Furzel, too.

And Cerberus.

RobMc59 · 25-03-2019 09:04PM

https://youtu.be/4IMOSN0WYvg
Apologies if this has been posted before.

25-03-2019 09:18PM

Widdershins wrote: »

I've always liked Furzel, too.

And Cerberus.

I'd a cat called Marvin, so-called because he was starvin when I got him, but he turned into Marvin the maniac and caused a lot of damage to the humans in his life, and their property but most to his stepbrother, Ozzy - who is solid black so he's named after the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osborne.

CarolineBee · 25-03-2019 10:31PM

Candie wrote: »

I'd a cat called Marvin, so-called because he was starvin when I got him, but he turned into Marvin the maniac and caused a lot of damage to the humans in his life, and their property but most to his stepbrother, Ozzy - who is solid black so he's named after the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osborne.

Years ago I ended up with a stray kitten. I’m not a cat person, but, couldn’t leave this poor thing to battle on his own so brought him in. At the time my old dog Paddy was like an old mother hen and would fuss over the kitten - it became known as Paddy’s cat.
Few months later and I had to put them in boarding kennels for a couple of nights, they offered to microchip them both for free. Paddy no problem, but had to quickly come up with a name for Paddy’s cat. Dave. When I picked them up and got the microchip paperwork it turns out Dave was a girl.

The dog.

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