New Poster and Her Dogs: Introduction

I'm loving this thread! Love reading the sight-hound stories, making me want another one more and more!

My greyhound used to charge back to me but never knocked me over, just went shooting past, rapid turn and back to me. She had a very strong prey drive for cats unfortunately and once one had strayed into my back garden unnoticed and she spotted it, the cat naturally ran for it - straight through my back door, into the kitchen and leapt on top of the cupboards hissing and howling! In the meantime I'd shut Santa into the garden shed out of the way and it took some time to coax the cat down and back out of the garden to safety! I always made sure I did a thorough cat patrol thereafter.

crimson my grandpa had lurchers for many years and they are a particular favourite of mr glamma's he was also told that the name translated from thief many yrs ago,to lunge/grab/lurch towards objects.Could be true couldn't it ?

I hardly put Walking Ollie down until I finished the book.
Kittly lurcher revealed a new to me side of her personality this afternoon. I met two people with their dog whom I knew, in the long grass field where Kitty is now safe enough off lead . She has been keeping close to shep a lot of the time. We all stood about talking and Kitty met and flew about in circles with a newcomer lurcher across the field . Then she did her disappearing act and I settled down to wait for her. The man who had stopped to talk appeared from the other side of the field leading Kitty, He explained that she had followed him and his wife and their dog and as they planned to cross a road he had brought her back for me.He was so kind. I was surprised Kitty had let herself be caught. I realise now that she is so excessively friendly that she will accompany friendly people when she is out of sight of me and shep, so i will have to watch out for this so it does not happen again.

One of the local dogs is a grey+Doberman and seems to be a great cross, He is obedient, friendly, fit, beautiful and a good guard into the bargain.

I was walking my last whippet many years ago when a jogger jogged past me. her eyes lit up and she was off after him. I was screaming 'please stop' not to my dog but to him because he was heading [eventually] towards a road. He didn't stop but, thankfully she got confused when he ran along a path that was different to her usual route. I was in a complete panic, though, and have never forgiven him. All he had to do was run back towards me; he must have heard me screaming . I must get that book.....interesting cross, grey/Dobemann...a cat breeder I knew had Dobermanns because she said they were very 'cat like'. By the way, have any of the dog lovers on here watched the film 'Up'? The dogs in it had me in tears they were so funny.

Crimson I am glad that your whippet did not come to harm when she followed the jogger. Maybe he had his Sony going in his ears.

My D in Law finds it hilarious the Scottish way I aspirate the wh in whippet. My son has copied this Scottish habit so I guess they have lots of fun with whales and wales

I too have kept my aspirated wh. I think it's a pity it's dying out even in Scotland because it would save a lot of confusion which I found it hard to understand when I first started teaching in England - for example, 'where' and 'were'.

Sorry - that should be one for pedants' corner. Please get back to the dogs!

OOh I must visit pedants corner and have good rant about apostrophes. Apostrophe could be agood name for a dog that doesn't know its place

alexa - I like your style!

Alexa - so do I. You may, however, find that it's all been said already about apostrophes.

alexa glad you enjoyed the Walking Ollie book - always hesitate to recommend a book or a film as everyone has their own views.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1hVKHOrEio
heard this and thought of 'Kitty'; hope it works....

Years ago I had ex racing greyhound Silver he was a gentleman with my other small dogs & cats eventually but when out walking if a small animal ie rabbit etc he was deaf to anything I remember when he went after a rabbit who went under a 6ft fence with bardwire on the top and I could see him bunching up to jump it at the very last minute he decided not to I nearly had a heart attack

They are so susceptible to barbed wire injuries .

Crimson, I treid the video but could not hear the words. I am one of those unfortunates who regularly uses subtitles for TV. I must seeif Gransnet users can recommend how to upgrade the sound on flat TVs.

Actually, you know, Kitty's name for everyday use has metamorphosed into a four syllable version. Dogs' names do change, have you noticed?

funnily enough, the vidoa recommended by Crimson is the second music video recommmendation that I tried today which is very unusual for me.

Video !

Crimson,Crimson, please reassure me you haven't really gone.I find you the funniest and most original person on Gransnet

The home my MiL is in has a lady who visits with her retired grayhound. She is the sweetest dog, happy just to stand with her head on someone's knee, and she knows where all the residents keep their biscuits.