Whippet recall??
Submitted by admin on July 4, 2009 – 6:30 pmOne Comment
hey a friend of mine has just got a whippet puppy.
the pup is only ten weeks old but my friend is adament that the pup will never be let off the lead, because "whippets have no recall" and they will kill small dogs.
the pup is only ten weeks old but my friend is adament that the pup will never be let off the lead, because "whippets have no recall" and they will kill small dogs.
are whippets that hard to teach a recall?
if they are trained from day one?
are they that likely to kill small dogs etc if they are well socialised from day one also?
her friend lost a whippet after it chased a rabbit completely out of a "secure" park and into a main road so her fears aren’t completely unfounded but as she is planning on taking the pup to training classes surely it could hav a fairly reliable recall?
That is the silliest thing I have heard! Yes they are sight hounds and will chase bunnies and squirrels but I raced, bred and owned whippets for 25 years and theare fine off the lead. Get the pup socialised ASAP! Get it off the lead and let it play with big and small dogs. It will be fine. I have never heard of a whippet killing a small dog and my current elderly whippet bitch even suckled my cats when they were tiny kittens and tried feeding and cleaning them – hardly a killer. They are sweet loving dogs but they benefit enourmously from free running – it is what they are designed to do – they are running dogs – how cruel to never let it run free. There is nothing more wonderful than the sight of a whippet running rings round other breeds in big circles and 'figures of 8' and most other breed owners are delighted to see a whippet knowing that their own dog will soon be shattered from trying to keep up! One of my own whippets many years ago ran round and round (and through and under) and huge mastiff until the poor huge lump fell over dizzy, truly funny for all watching and the dogs had great fun.