My two year old whippet girl has been hospitalised four times due to injury (and one illness of week-long diarrhoea and vomiting). Her most recent operation was 12 days ago to remove a grass seed from the plural space outside her lung, which had collapsed due to being punctured by this nasty little object. The surgeons think she must have accidentally inhaled it while running, panting, through a field and it made its way down her respiratory system where it caused damage and disease and then punctured her lung. She has had her surgery and is now fit and full or energy again and wanting to hunt, which I have to prevent her from doing. Her internal stitches won't be healed yet. Another time she had her throat and chest gored open by a dear and needed extensive surgery when she was one year old, but she was saved. Two months later she impaled herself on a stick when she was running through another field and had to have her hip area all stitched up and clamped back together. She has had numerous less serious skin punctures, infections, and injuries that I treat myself, and she's only 27 months old! I am now in financial ruin and I have prematurely aged. This cheeky girl also had ten babies a few months ago so she has also been a mumma. She is living a crazy, full life. My role is to try and curtail her energy and eagerness but she is a wild spirit, fit and young, so it's not easy. Now that she's had a lung lobe removed due to the grass seed incident it hasn't slowed her down as I thought it might. She is the same as she was before and full of energy. She is truly unstoppable!

Very accurate about whippets.

Definitely not! Drama 24/7! 😅❤

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Thanks for the video, so informative for me as a first-time whippet owner! Can you tell please what is this book on your nightstand?

Get a log burning stove - they will leave you totally alone.

I think that most of the sight hounds have similar traits.

Aaawweeee! Once we're out of the puppy stage

This video is not about whippets it's about what kind of owner you are. Whippets are perfectly trainable in the right hands and make great companions, they are excellent with children and if socialised properly they are good with other dogs. They do have a strong hunting instinct which you must allow for. My whippets have great recall except when they have a squirrel tree'd. None of my whippets have been a good guard dog in the house they don't bark when someone is at the door, they do like greeting people. I've had all kinds of dogs in my 73 years including terriers, Border collies, German shepherds training a Whippet is not as easy as these So if you are an inexperienced dog owner don't get a whippet!

You mean #4 Addie? Are you getting another #8? ☺️🥰😏

Whippet love.

Whippet good!

I just saw this video and love it so much!!! I am owned by a rescue Whippet/Dachshund mix. But you would never know as she checks off every box of a whippet trait. Her giveaway is being slightly smaller size and floppy ears. Her name is Mona Lisa because she smiles - a lot! She is the best and sweetest dog ever. I am a widow and care taker for my adult handicapped son. I can’t tell you what it means to us both to have this sweet person (I mean, dog) in our family. She reads us both like a book. When my son even begins to get upset, she goes right to him to support and comfort him. For this alone, I am gladly her servant. She has brought so much joy and comfort to us. And I must thank you, Addie, for your enjoyable and informative videos, without which, I would have never known I had been chosen to own a 99% whippet treasure! God bless!

I have a female Whippet of 4 years old. I completely agree with what you said. I always say that Whippet is not for everyone!

Great video, Addie. It's all so true, and your sense of humour is superb.

I love my puppy!!!!!!!!

Hello Addie! I just wanted to tell you that I just got my first Whippet puppy on June 3rd! She was born on April 1st. Her name is Shadow and she is tan with brindle marking and a black mask. She’s absolutely gorgeous and so smart! She is very sassy and spunky and her sire and dam are both from performance-bred bloodlines, and you can tell Shadow is going to be larger than average because at 11 weeks she was already 12.2 lbs, and her legs are all so thick and strong, and her feet are pretty large. Her sire and dam perform at races of all different kinds in the US and last weekend the sire placed 7th out of 26 in New Jersey at a straight race. I have enjoyed watching all of your videos and always look forward to seeing new ones as they come out. Your content and pack of Whippets are what helped me decide on getting a Whippet of my own! I lost my 16 year old Italian Greyhound, Bella, in November of last year due to kidney failure. I cannot describe the grief, but you know the pain as I do. She was my little girlie and spent most of our time together in my lap when I wasn’t training her. I am going to truly enjoy raising Shadow and began the training process with her the second day home. She’s still a very young puppy, but has learned a lot of things very quickly. I can tell she’s going to be an incredible girl that I will enjoy spending lots and lots of time with, playing, training, and spending lots of time together. Keep up the great content!

Thank you for sharing this.. you gave them the best life. I’m glad you were able to experience them and the joy they gave. I grew up with pet mice and one in particular who lived to be 5! She was amazing and so sweet and loving. We also had whippets! And years later I have one lovely spoiled whippet! It’s the only breed I ever owned- ( many throughout the the years) and I enjoy watching you videos! ❤

My whippet puppy plays exactly like this 🥰

When leaving the house for work, we say bye to our whippet the same way as with our kids. He gets a big cuddle and say "see you back later today". He actually understands this. He has the complete house for himself. Never had any issue with him (no destructive behaviour, no unexpected "packets"etc... ) He is used to this and I think he makes use of the free time to curl himself in the most sunny places in the house (and where he is not allowed to be when we are home 😉)

💯 Precious!!! ❤🐾🐾🐾

Where’s the power and speed?

We are fostering what we suspect is a whippet mix from the local shelter. I’m researching because we are considering keeping him but only if we are the right fit for each other. This information is what we need. Thank you.

I love our whippet named Astrid. I've had many different dogs through my life but Astrid is the one that shows love and affection in a very special way.

I have loved every dog I have had in my 70 plus years. But my whippet holds a special place in my heart.

My whippet girl is 5 months and we struggle to keep her from eating anything on the floor whilst we're out for walks. Will this improve with age?

Which are your whippets favourite toys? My 16 mth old ‘Poppy’ enjoys her squeaky ‘ratty’ and monkey hand puppet ( child’s glove puppet, that has lasted 6 mths). She also loves a tennis ball and various rubber balls. But I’m always on the look out for strong durable toys for her as she’s a strong chewer who loves to play chase me and tug of war etc. Any toy tips would be appreciated, thank you! Love your whippet videos and gorgeous whippets ❤️

Does the temperament of whippets change when aging? My whippet is one and a half year old so I’m curious. 👀

I’ve come to the exact same conclusions with my whippet girl. Still the best breed for me ☺️

I've only owned one dog in my life, and it was a whippet. We had him for almost 13 years, and he passed away around 10 years ago. This is the most honest and informative video I have seen on whippets. Very well said.

My whippet flash was brilliant with children and small animals and very brainy he was very loving towards people. He died at 15 years old. Now I have 2 whippet puppies and within 2 days house trained. It's down to the owner and the time you train them. What you get out of your whippets

Thank you for this video Addie. Maja is not as picky eater now when she’s a bit older but she’s still to skinny and just doesn’t eat so much. She had diarrhea for a week and lost 0,5 kg. The vet wasn’t worried but wanted us to try to make her gain some weight again. The vet took all blood tests and she’s a healthy girl. So I guess I have to keep making extra goodies just to make she eat more during a day.

My intact male is extremely food motivated, to the point he becomes much less picky the second I introduce a task and the food becomes a reward. This is how I can manipulate him into eathing kibble which he normally wouldn't. And here's the issue. As a pup he would eagerly try anything, like apples, carrots etc. Not sure if this is due to age (5 yrs now) or to the routine. After first 3 years he's been loving mostly with my mum, who cooks him rice + meat + a little of veggies. Now he gets bored with any kibble after 1-2 meals. Maybe I should try to "restart" him the hard way. The painful tooth didn't cross my mind, though it seems unlikely in these circumstances, right?

Addie, does Arts’s scar hurt her chances when doing a show? I know the judges like seeing perfection! Are you spaying or breeding Arys?

Hi Addie, I have a question. Occasionally when out walking my whippet has what looks like a seizure, it’s not that but his leg or legs will tense up and shake. He also will be biting at his feet and licking them. This usually happens when he has been over the forest or near bushes etc. I am sure it is where he had had a wee on nettles and stung himself but I have spoken to other whippet owners and they have never had this problem. Have you ever come across this, or know what it is? As I said I am sure it’s something he either treads on or wee’s on but it would be nice to know what exactly it is so I can avoid in future. Thank you.

One bit of advice. They can never be left off lead. An exception would be of course, racing and coursing. I’m sure you’ll not find anyone to disagree with that.

You're hilarious.

We have had rats in the past and they are fantastic pets. But, the downside is they don't live long enough and it's so hard when they go. Out of the four we had, one had renal failure (several days in 24/7 intensive care at the vet but unfortunately we lost her), 2 of the others had tumors. All had respiratory problems. All were female and spayed young to try and avoid tumors and cancers. The vet bills were high considering only one made it to 3 yrs old and the rest were between 2 and 2 and a half. Like you we commit fully to our pets and all the medical care they require is provided, as long as it's in their best interest. These days we prefer our dogs and most recently whippets - but for our circumstances at the time, they were still wonderful family members; clean, so sweet and very smart.

I have a 10-month-old whippet mix and she is SUPER social, so I've been thinking of getting a second dog. My friends and family are 50/50 on whether this is a great or terrible idea. Any suggestions or thoughts about the benefits and challenges of dog #2??

Addie..❤..All your rats 🐀 were so cute and thank you for providing them the best life.xxxx

These videos of your ratties are precious. Your rats were so well loved and cared for. I had 2 rats in school and now have a whippet!

Do your dogs mark at home or when visiting friends? I really want a male whippet, and that's the only thing stopping me :( Haven't found much info on it (and all the dogs I've had have been females).

They had the best life. Ever. ❤

What a cute video! Sorry about your allergies! Maybe you could try ferrets next, they are great too. 🙂

oh no! well i am glad youve given these cuties good lives. my partner and i both dream of having a little pack of rats. we've decided against females for some time though because theyre real heart breakers with the tumours :(( fancy rats are so sensitive unlike their wild counterpart it seems. im sure you gave them all the best lives they couldve dreamed of. cute little noodles will continue to boggle in the rat afterlife

Thank you for this great video! But if you have to let your pet all day alone at home, I wouldn’t recommend any dog breed. Not even a cat should stay alone more than 6 hours…

Love the video, but disagree about keeping them off the furniture lol We were able to successfully teach our littermate boys to stay off the furniture and only be allowed up if we give them a certain cue. We definitely have cuddle time on the furniture with them but they understand that they have to be invited up😊

thanks so much for this. This has given me some very important and helpful insights into what might be coming with one of my whippets (11yo) whose injury history and behavior is really similar to Lacey. The confusion at the bottom of the stairs, the eating issues etc are all very similar.

one thing i have learned from owning sighthounds is that they are extremely intuitive. for example, i didn't need to teach mine her name, what ''go to bed'', ''wait'' or ''lie down'' etc means - she picked up on that herself. however, this is very different from being obedient. and she only listens when inside the house. outside it's a totally different story.