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Martha, a black greyhound, sleeping on a big bed .Rescued from Ystrad Mynach track with serious fractures. Lived a lovely life with us for many years

Hugely dangerous ?? What- like a nuclear reactor leak or the rise of extreme right wing politics or escalating wars in the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe ? Come on- a sense of proportion needed here. It’s time to stop greyhound racing. It’s out of date.

That’ll do, donkey- only families with kids of a certain age get that reference. My now (very adult) girls use it. Best said with a northern accent, I always think.

When we adopted our first greyhound we read some good advice online:” If you don’t like dog hair as a condiment, maybe don’t get a greyhound.” !!

I recently discovered that my greyhound and whippet drink more water if I add dog mouthwash to it- (advised by the vet because greyhound has terrible teeth) and bonus: the dog pee dead patches on the lawn are less bad too now that the pee is more dilute😁

Ouch. Big GSD I guess??( Greyhound screams of death)😢

What a surprise!
Who could have anticipated that?? Well… anyone working in a UK hospital in 2016 ( we did, but who listens to experienced doctors, huh?)🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Your pinny? I thought I was the only person who still called it a pinny🤣🤣. I’m thinking it’s high time pinnies had a fashion moment…

Grey and white whippet, guilty expression, in doorway from the garden looking at pile of soil on the floor in the house

#whippet#sighthounds# wasntme#naughtydog

Hmmm….. third time this week😣

🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

#greyhoundpuppy #sighthounds #whippet

Another rarity. Betty at 16 weeks. “Accidental” puppy of retired racers, apparently.

Our whippet often barks but our greyhound rarely does. The only time she barks like a maniac is when the window cleaner arrives with his “squirrel on a stick” device that he uses to clean the upstairs windows 🐿️🐿️🐿️

Horribly badly informed piece from PETA. Judgemental, emotive, not accurate. Lacks important context to allow an informed decision. Not going to achieve any converts using rubbish,propaganda-style pieces like this.

“Be quiet small man” says the self appointed guardian of free speech, to a democratically elected politician publicly making a valid point. 🤦‍♀️🙄

#whippet#sighthounds

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Giovanni Liguori, from Italy, with Miuccia, a Whippet which was the Best of Breed winner and went on to win the Hound Group and become a Best in Show finalist(Image: BeatMedia / The Royal Kennel Club)

Pot calls kettle “black”

I went to Waterstones to get a book. Greyhound rescue people were outside. Got our first greyhound 2 weeks later. 10 yrs on…

#whippet#sighthound
Whippet of very little brain wanted to sunbathe🙄🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

If the stakes weren’t so high, the contortions & humiliations of all the people who cheered this in & sneered about ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ etc would be absolutely hilarious.

Note to self: When buying French house near Albi, check with immobilière that it has easy crane access ( large and small).

White whippet nose poking out of pink and grey dog bed in a pool of sunlight

Peaky sunny snoot
#whippet#sighthounds

US pressures Ukraine to nix its UN resolution demanding Russian forces withdraw The U.S. has pressured Ukraine to withdraw its European-backed U.N. resolution demanding an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine in favor of an American proposal that doesn't mention Mo...

The U.S. pressured Ukraine to withdraw its European-backed U.N. resolution demanding an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine.

But Ukraine refused to pull its draft resolution.

So the US voted... with Russia, Iran, Israel & North Korea... against Ukraine.

Now read that again.

This is mealy mouthed nonsense from a profession that can and must do better. Why hasn’t the BVA prepared a position on this already? The evidence is strong for banning it.Vested interests sustain hundreds of vets in the racing industry. No integrity. No credibility.

Sad News. Spent my teens listening to and watching The Jam.
Condolences to all who grieve for him😘

#greyhounds
#greyhoundrescuewales
Yay! Welsh government made a decision, and a correct one! Go 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿! Our first greyhound Martha was injured racing at the last remaining track in Wales (Ystrad Mynach), was saved by Greyhound Rescue Wales then adopted by us. We have been pointy-nose obsessed ever since.

#greyhounds#sighthounds#whippetdogs
5 days in Rome for the Six Nations Rugby ( we were embarrassingly trounced🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😢😳) Missing Betty and Wilma our greyhound and whippet girls. Met 4 beautiful whippets in the park. Photo fail, but I got kisses🥰. Home soon…

I was there. Walked home believing I would join the Labour Party and start the revolution. I never did. Do you think that might be why we are where are today? If so, I humbly apologise🤭🤭

Both my whippet and greyhound have had surgery and the vet provided a vest made out of t-shirt type fabric with fasteners to get them in and out of. Worked well. I think they both had cones at some point too. Had to be adjusted but mostly stayed on as I recall. 🤞 🤞