Woof! Bark! And also Whiiiiiiiiiine.

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poppyH Jun 2021 11:05pm, 25 Jun 2021 1,384 posts	0 poppyH Murphy has been out for first proper walks today, it was all VERY EXCITING, and he needed a sleep on boy2 later.
Alice the Camel Jun 2021 9:18am, 26 Jun 2021 7,700 posts	0 Alice the Camel
mathschick Jun 2021 1:04pm, 26 Jun 2021 190 posts	0 mathschick oh some beautiful puppies on here
swittle Jun 2021 11:04am, 27 Jun 2021 76,935 posts	0 swittle Approached by two large German Shepherd Dogs as I crossed Victoria Park this morning. One friendly, the other a little cautious. Talked at length with the owner: their coat colour was 'blue', thick, black hair, well separated. Owner said condition in coat was improved by a largely 'raw' diet. They didn't enjoy the heat, even as early as 8am!
Irontubs Jun 2021 8:23am, 28 Jun 2021 3,415 posts	0 Irontubs Lola is settling in well, think we have got ourselves the sleepiest puppy in the world!!
PenW Jul 2021 6:42pm, 1 Jul 2021 2,281 posts	0 PenW Wow lots of new puppies! Has anyone else found their adolescent dogs get more whingy and demanding? Albie is 9 months now. He’s a lot better in many ways but at the moment he constantly wants something else (I don’t even think he knows what). He’s whining for my friend to come round - keeps looking at the door. Whinging in the evenings before settling. I worry I’m not stimulating/interesting enough for him. Today was tough - I was working from home which is always hard but mostly he sleeps in his pen and goes out with dog walker then sleeps again. From 4pm today he was crying and demanding attention. It’s hard to ignore and makes it hard to work so I ended up in the kitchen with him. I finish at 6:30 on a Thursday. Thankfully both patients only wanted short phone calls - it’s not easy doing therapy with a howling dog! I’d love him to chill in my home office but he paces about pulling books off shelves and eating them 🙄. I expect that will improve with time. He’s super cute and lovely but also annoying and stressful! Maybe living with just me is not enough. 🤷‍♀️
FergusG Jul 2021 7:01pm, 1 Jul 2021 4,484 posts	0 FergusG Might just be a Whippet thing? My Lab will bring me a toy if she wants to play, will drool on my knees if she wants my food, will bring me her bowl if I’m late with her dinner, will nudge the cat if it’s hogging her bed, will go to the back door if she wants out, will bring me her leash if she wants a walk, etc. My Whippet will just stare at me and whine for any of those scenarios and expect me to mind read. Nine time out of ten, she just wants more blankets to burrow under (even if she’s clearly overheating). Whining/crying just seems to be her default method of communicating!
FergusG Jul 2021 7:02pm, 1 Jul 2021 4,485 posts	0 FergusG I do expect the book stealing will cease as grows older though!
Ultracat Jul 2021 7:03pm, 1 Jul 2021 13,592 posts	0 Ultracat Finn is pushing the boundaries just now, his newest game is to take a drink of water and then tip the rest all over the floor, will need to get something heavier and harder for him to carry about. He is cute though.
PenW Jul 2021 7:13pm, 1 Jul 2021 2,282 posts	0 PenW Haha Fergus. True. I do think he may be going through a few hormonal shifts too. Recall is increasingly optional at the moment 🙄 Ultracat - Albie used to do the same. All his water bowls are heavy ceramic now. I’m not totally convinced Albie is 100% whippet. He’s a big whippet and his head is bigger than my sister’s whippet. I’ve got a dna test - I’m interested to find out what he may have in his ancestry! (Once I’ve managed a cheek swab 😆 - I may wait until he’s sleepy).