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08/28/2026

Got a LARGE fountain for everyone. I was reading up that dogs will drink more from moving water, instinct from ancestors not wanting to drink stagnant water. My dogs always like to drink from the bottle or hose when I fill their bowls, so it makes sense. They love the fountain and so do the cats.

08/24/2026

We lost Gustavo December of 2021. He started off with a lame rear leg that he hitched and then dragged in August . We went to the vet. They did x-rays and ultrasound and there was nothing obviously wrong. Then we were thinking some type of an FCE so we did the treatment for that which really isn’t anything other than keeping them moving.

As time went on, he became lame in the opposite leg. Back to the Vet and again nothing could be seen so she told me it was neurological and most likely DM (Degenerative Myelopathy). He had no pain at all with this, he just began losing function and was unable to get up from laying down and unable to walk without the aid of a sling. Then he became unable to control his p**ping. This video is from one of his last days. There is no cure for this the paralysis progresses and spreads to the front until the dog can no longer function.

Gustavo was miserable because he was very active and he didn’t understand why p**p was dropping out and he was soiling himself so we made the decision to let him go. He had just turned six years old in April. I miss this dog so much. He was my biggest so far standing at 23 1/2 inches tall though he could still measure in and he wait about 44 to 45 pounds.

I believe the neurological disease stemmed from the use of a Seresto collar along with the place we were living at used Trugreen and they were constantly spraying our yard with one thing or another. Because not three months later, we ended up losing weasel to another neurological issue. Hers was IVDD and hers was very painful. This is why I am very anti-toxins of any type. I do not want to go through this again.

08/20/2026

To temps in the low 70s

08/18/2026

The heat broke! Dew points in the 60s and 77 at 7:00 so a perfect night for race practice.

08/12/2026

Two spills.

Despite the heat we are getting out at sunset. Got a pump sprayer so they get a good soaking before and after their running. Tonight it was free running with a few Chuck it’s. They enjoyed it. No caves needed.

08/06/2026

Happy birthday Nash! 2 year old Siamese!

08/03/2026

This weekend we said goodbye to our friend Frank, the little Doxie mix who has been a fixture at Steve Spaulding’s house for the last 2 years. Frank had been found in a ditch, presumably disposed of in hopes that’s he drown. Luckily someone found him and got him out. Steve took him on as a hospice foster, meaning that he wasn’t one that would be easy to be placed somewhere. Well that was Frank’s lucky day because he spent the last 2 years of his life living like a king. He fit right in with all the resident doxies and the Whippets who visited and were there for some long stays while we were on vacay.

In the last couple months Frank declined. He had to be in his teens. He had the usual cateracts and other stuff that comes with old age, but he got around pretty damn good.

I am very lucky that Huxley, Rum and I got to spend the weekend with him. Frank got steak and a couple burgers. Lots of pets and attention from all.

He crossed the 🌈 bridge around 4:00pm today. He is whole again, he can see and he can run pain free. My mom I’m sure was one of the first to greet him, she loved the Weens as much as the Whippets.

Run free Frank, we will see you on the other side 🌈❤️⭐️

08/01/2026

Two out of shape dogs! Southern dogs now, we have not been doing anything other than leash walks for the last 2 months and it shows! Here’s restarting conditioning for the National in October.

07/25/2026

Sorry sir, am I keeping you up?

07/21/2026

So they have 1 human baby that’s 8 months old and another on the way? Maybe use a condom and please don’t get another Whippet, or any dog for that matter.

Where I live there multiple posts every day about people dumping their pets for what I think are stupid and non valid reasons. Moving. Find a place that takes your animal! I’m allergic! Sure, that just popped up out of the blue.

I hate people. The person posting this claims to have been in the breed since 1999. Yet won’t contact the breeder for this situation.

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