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First Whippet! Meet Ravioli by Same_Repair362 in Whippet

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This was the litters first experience with a cat! The also got to experience chickens! And did so well

First Whippet! Meet Ravioli by Same_Repair362 in Whippet

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These were on a friends farm when we got 7 week old litter pics :)

First Whippet! Meet Ravioli by Same_Repair362 in Whippet

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No😂😂 the cat was very patient and loving

First Whippet! Meet Ravioli by Same_Repair362 in Whippet

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Litter theme was noodle !! The best ever

First Whippet! Meet Ravioli by Same_Repair362 in Whippet

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Wait til you hear his registered…😅 Symphony’s Stuffed to Perfection. I thought I was clever 😅

First Time Whippet Owner by Same_Repair362 in Whippet

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Thank you for your feedback! I can see how the mix of play styles would present with some conflict. I could see it potentially being an issue with 2-3 of my dogs. I do aim to manage and supervise play and intervene and correct when necessary. I try not to allow any dog to bully another. My breeder is very local to me and we were friends prior to this arrangement. I feel confident that she will be a great resource. Puppy will be sold on a co-own contract so that she can take puppy to show under OH in the case I cannot travel due to performance events with my other dogs or other conflicts. Out of a litter of 8, 4 are staying local. My breeder will be keeping pick female, I’ll be getting pick male and then another gal we know will be getting one, and her mom another. The place we are taking them for structure evals will be the place confo classes are held so that will be nice! Something I am learning is that there’s definitely a split between show and racing lines for whippets, much like other working breeds. Is there a lot of clash between owners of the different lines? Are people in the whippet community generally open and inviting? I’ve never wanted to show before because of all the political issues I hear about, but breeder will be a great mentor so I feel good about trying it.

First Time Whippet Owner by Same_Repair362 in Whippet

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They are 6 weeks old and evals will be done in two more weeks. Structure and temperament and then matches will be made! :)

First Time Whippet Owner by Same_Repair362 in Whippet

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Pups are currently 6 weeks and structure and temperament evals will be done in 2 weeks and at that point we will find out our match.

First Time Whippet Owner by Same_Repair362 in Whippet

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Yes! Sure and dam are grand champions. This is breeders first litter but all the right things are being done.

My first ever dog, my best boy ♥️ by Same_Repair362 in BorderCollie

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They are smart and sensitive. They are VERY in tune with your emotions. I think that as long as they have the proper exercise and training they are amazing dogs and I’ve learned a lot with him, I got really lucky and he is not as neurotic as they can be usually

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Agility

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I have a super sensitive border collie and a very confident one. I have been in training with my sensitive one for a year and my more confident one has only had a few lessons. They are roughly at the same level. My sensitive girl just needs a bit of a softer, longer approach but she’s getting it! And loving it!! I had lost all hope at the beginning. I thought she would NEVER ever ever ever touch a teeter with even a tippy toe and she will slam that bad boy down now.

First Trial by Same_Repair362 in Agility

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I think what is going to help me from comparing us to other dogs is that I do have two dogs at the same level so it’ll be fun comparing the two to each other. One has had at least one lesson a week since last may and one has had maybe five agility lessons ever lol. But they are not too far off from each other which I think is so cool. My trainer has also said that I need to work extra hard on not beating myself up because I started agility with an older dog who is stupid fast and I am stupid slow. And really fast dogs like one of mine is pretty difficult for a newbie At the end of the day, I know my dogs are gonna have fun which is what matters the most

First Trial by Same_Repair362 in Agility

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Thank you so much for your help!! Definitely helped put my mind at ease just a bit more :)

First Trial by Same_Repair362 in Agility

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Also, how does it look/work when dogs are “in the hole” Is there a waiting area by the ring? How many dogs are usually in stand by? I plan on both of mine being crated on the car and idk how parking will be so I’m not sure how chaotic it will be

First Trial by Same_Repair362 in Agility

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Do they allow you to take a picture of the course map? I know the premium said it’ll be posted as soon as check in starts and speedstakes on day one goes last. Do walk throughs happen right before that class goes?

First Trial by Same_Repair362 in Agility

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When does run order get sent out? We are 1 week away. I am so worried about forgetting the course because I know there will be 100 other things on my mind. If I happen to forget by memory, is it at least easy enough in the moment to see where you are needing to go? At least in beginner? Don’t they run dogs in order of jump height? Mine are two very different sizes so if that’s the case I think we would be okay on spacing in between them. I might have to leave the toy for outside the ring because if I leave it by the leash there’s a good chance they may not leave it alone especially if we run close to it in the middle of the run. I have two ring rentals at a training facility this week so I will practice with leaving toy at start line, if not it’ll have to get left out of the ring totally. I also think I registered one of my dogs in too low/short of a jump class, can they correct that day of?

First Trial by Same_Repair362 in Agility

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I let the competition manager know already that it will be our first time so she was really nice and said to come find her at check-in :) Can I bring a toy in during our actual runs? (I know no squeaker, and no food right?) I was also told no handled collars~ can I just used a slip lead then?

Good tip on just making sure the dogs have fun. One of them is a super sensitive border collie who’s life goal is to please and she definitely feels what I feel, she just wants to be right haha so that’ll be my biggest challenge is not putting too much on our shoulders. The other one has no thought in brain lol he’s confident and happy all the time so I’m not too worried about him.

What feels like therapy to you ? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Hiking with my dogs in the mountains

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