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Princess Laila

by Lisa Robinson
(Lake Ridge, VA)

Princess Laila

Laila loves to run, jump and dig holes.

She also thinks she's a lap dog and loves to TRY to snuggle on the couch.

About a year ago, Laila decided to run too far and ran out in the street. She was hit by a car.

The driver of the car thought she was a deer because she jumped so high.

She survived and is a happy healthy two year old.

Whippet Mix: Mr Spangle

by Matthew
(Blaina gwent)

standing proud

Jack is a saluki x collie x greyhound and is just seven months old. I purchased Jack at just nine weeks old and he was just adorable.

Bringing Jack into our family home has made a big difference to our lives. Jack lives at home with a two year old bull x greyhound named Ruby and also a five and a half month old whippet x collie x greyhound named Sky.

Jack is so adorable he is hard to keep up with, with his catchy ways of wanting to be on the sofa at home snuggling to me or my partner. Jack has become a real big hit and a friend to me as my partner tells me most days to pay more attention to her other than the dog. Ha-ha.

Jack has just been introduced to hunting but is taken back with a little confusion on his quarry as my partner keeps those pesky little pets called Rabbits. Jack is very energetic, loves to play fetch, loves his long walks and running especially along side the car as we drive.

Jack is everything anyone could ever want from a dog even if greyhounds are kept as house dogs or family pets these breed of dogs are truly amazing and I would never want to be without Jack by my side.

What a dog to have! Thanks Jack your my little mukka! Comment about Mr Spangles as we call him and make him just as proud of his owners, as his owner is as proud of him.

Smarty Dog

by Joey
(San Diego, CA)

Just another philosophical day

This is Madoline. She's half whippet, half Australian Shepard. And she's my cool little hound. She likes to be dressed up, wear sunglasses, and dance. She really is the greatest dog!

Whippet Mix: How Tia Was Transformed

by Marie Anne Nardini
(Milton Keynes, uk)

Shep (left) Me and Tia (right)

My name's Marie and I have 2 beautiful dogs, Shep a full pedrigree Border collie, and Tia a Collie-Whippet cross, I think.
Tia is a very special dog as for the frist 7 months of her life she was mistreated very badly. She was not let outside, had things thrown at her, way underfed and probably a lot of other things I don't know about or haven't worked out by her reactions.
My partner and I have had Tia for a couple of months after Mandi, a lovely lady, rescued her from this terrible home but then could no longer keep her as she has such a bad back.
When Mandi first got Tia, she was happy about leaving her old home behind but did not have a clue about right or wrong.
She would mess inside, wouldn't walk on the lead and was scared of everything.
Mandi did a brilliant job of housebreaking Tia, and used a crate. For 3 months Tia lived with a proper family.
Because Tia pulled so much on the lead, Mandi had to find her another home. This was heartbreaking for her and her children.
Mandi said she chose my advert from a site called Preloved because all I was looking for was another dog who needed a loving home as a companion for Shep.
As we do not have children, I have lots of love, kisses and cuddles to give. We met Tia on a Saturday and she hit it off with me and Shep first time.
Sunday we went back and brought her home and I have not regretted it!
She is a bit of a handful, but given her first home, I feel lucky to have such a caring dog. She is as affectionate as Shep, and they love nothing more than playing together.
I have taught Tia her left and right back and front paws, to look left and right at the road, to stop at the road, roll over, jump, dance, and also to talk. She does this at all hours!
Shep knows all of these tricks too so you can imagine the fun... and chaos! But I wouldn't change either of them for anyone!
Tia has really come out of her shell, jumping and playing. I am slowly training Tia to heel, and although she is very clever in learning harder tricks, heeling is the hardest thing to teach her.
She is still scared of things, some are silly like cups or cushions, or flies, but I think with all the love my partner and I can give her, she will become as settled as Shep is.
They are both more like humans than dogs, and they love nothing better than to cuddle up in bed.
I would like to ask that if people are looking for a new dog, to take in a rescued dog. They are a lot of hard work and need alot of patience, but everyone deserves a second chance. In the rescue centers they normally teach the dogs basic tricks.
I've gone for the hard way, but I've learned so much that I would even think of doing it again once I move to a bigger house :)

Whipple dog!

by Rebecca
(California)

Beach day!

We adopted Cleo (formerly Rasta) from a shelter the day after Christmas. She was quite underweight and nervous. She is wonderful!!

Our vet feels she is whippet/German shepherd. She is a couch potato who loves walks and playing fetch.

Her temperament is quite even. She woofs at other dogs, but it is more social than anything.

Our three year old daughter pulls on her and she loves every second! We also have a seven pound chihuahua and she defers to him.

A wonderful addition and fantastic friend!

Whippet Mix:Coolest cat (I mean dog) on the planet

by Joey
(San Diego, CA)

What? An empty bed? I'm so in it!

This is Madoline. She is a Whippet Aussie Shepard Mix and she's the coolest dog around.

Not only that, she's been hailed as the neighborhood welcome wagon.

She doesn't know you, no problem, she'll be happy to introduce herself. She always gets all the compliments at the dog park and has a Mickey Mouse black imprint on her nose.

Whippet Mix: Miaa my enthusiastic dog.

I like pictures :)

I'm a whippet cross kelipe. I look like my dad more than my mother which is a pure white whippet.

I love pictures and mostly I love to show off my tricks. I love cuddles and spending time with my owners.

My owner tricked me into taking this photo by holding a treat. :)

Whippet Mix: Our Saving Grace

by Alison
(UK)

Uniquely coloured, an unknown breed
We fell in love with her indeed.
Definitely Collie with Whippet mixed in there too
She is bright, keen, clever and true.

We have recently suffered a heart-wrenching loss
But a smile she brings, our whippet-collie cross.
She loves her cuddles and licks our tears
She will be with us throughout her years.

We rescued her a month ago, an abandoned puppy. She is now 12 weeks and is so wonderful. We have called her Roxy, our little saving grace.

Musky: Red Aussie Shep/Whippet Cross

by Gretchen Pinkava

Musky and Mitzi taking a nap/ Musky and my son. Buddies forever :)

Our whippet mix Musky was the greatest dog: easy to train, laid back, no dog smell.

Loved to run and 'catch' small animals and bring them to me, alive and unharmed..tended to take off if left unattended.

Very easy to care for, sensitive animal. Good watchdog, only barked for 'necessary' things.

Wonderful with children and small pets. Musky lived nearly 14 years. Highly recommended 'breed'!

Whippet Mix: Long Legged Lola

by Franny
(Tennessee)

Lola captured our heart at a kill shelter. We found her listed as a Corgi mix while in the search for a playmate for our own Corgi/Beagle mix. She appeared so malnourished at 15lbs and did not have the typical Corgi barrel chest. However, we saw her and fell in love.

Her coat is a tiger brindle of the likes we'd never seen. She's a Velcro dog, who is content only when laying on our near us, prefers to spend 80% of her time sleeping on us with the other 20% flying like the wind with unbelievable grace. She also has a great Houdini escape act. A lease is a must.

She is incredibly loyal and yet aloof in a crowd, often called our little space cadet. Despite feeding her twice the amount as our other dog, Lola stays lean with the body build of a Whippet. Her head however, is more like a Corgi or Border Collie, with her coat of medium length and coarser than a Whippets coat.

She is incredibly smart with a superb case of selective hearing but the best cuddlier anyone could imagine. We can't imagine our life without her. She is our Corgi boy's 'long legged lady Lola'...by 1.5 inches.

Whippet Mix: Daisy

by Claudia
(Houston, Texas)

We adopted Daisy at PetFest (a great annual pet adoption fair in Old Town Spring, Houston, Texas) a couple of months ago.

They gave her to us as an aussie mix (she has the most awesome, trance-inducing blue eyes you have ever seen).

We are SURE she is more Whippet than anything... The way she sleeps, the chewing, the sighthound behavior (outside and inside - we have Gerbils...), the jumping REALLY high, the built...

What do you think?

Belle, the Whippet Mix and the Pit Bull

by Anne
(Florida, NY)

We adopted Belle (a whippet mix, we think) from a shelter that had rescued her just as she became next in line to be euthanized somewhere in Tennessee.

A shepherd mix, said the i.d. under her photo on their website.

I saw how lean she was, and how fantastically ethereal and how she ran like a long gauze shawl blowing in the wind, silently, and how she disappeared into the colors of the trees and bushes in the evening.

Like a ballerina in the house, here on the sofa, there on the rug, stretching up to the counter to see the baby robin we are feeding, and definitely after the four cats.

As for the chickens, they scattered like leaves in a storm as she took off in their run.

We looked at photos of different breeds and decided the graceful part of her is Whippet.

I had wanted a small brown female since our lab mix died and the pitbull mix seemed lonely. Seemed is the operative word.

Belle has been with us just a few days. And our Pitbull mix, Brando? Stay away from me! was his attitude.

When they met he was curious but at home he went upstairs and sulked in my study. He rejected his dinner. He even sought refuge in the crate we had brought in for Belle in case she felt uneasy.

Poor Brando. Belle tries different strategies in an effort to get him to play.

Jumping on him. Lying down on her back to show that she won't challenge his role as alpha male.

He growls softly and turns away. So she goes out in the yard looking for squirrels or lies on the sofa or chews her toy.

Finally we decided to get him to run around the yard like he used to, using our voices and bodies to stimulate him, dashing from one tree to the other, gesturing and growling and calling. (Fortunately this was in the back, unobserved, two grown adults!)

Belle joined in and they kept running into each other and dashing up to one of us and getting a pet, often at the very same time.

Sure enough, the real Brando began to emerge. A rescue himself, and beautifully trained by someone, he is a pretty sweet guy unless a motorcycle surprises him on a walk.

Belle, at one year, needs training but is very attentive and seems willing to learn.

Already she leaves the cats alone -- when we are around anyway.

Chickens? We won't ask for miracles. But she and Brando seem more comfortable together now. At least they are "talking."

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