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delgrosso: WHIPPET! INTO SHAPE! SHAPE IT UP! GET STRAIGHT! Et cetera. Reblogging this purely because I love whippets, greyhounds, and lurchers. My last dog was a lurcher/border collie cross and my current pair are lurchers. I think they’re first gen lurcher/Irish deerhound crosses — the long beards and bushy tails suggest the deerhound, and the bitch, Daisy, has a slight stature that suggests they are first generation crosses — but I’m not sure because they are both rescue dogs from the RSPCA. Their provenance is unknown and I kinda like that. Seriously, if you want a dog, please consider a rescued greyhound or any of these breeds. People think they need an awful lot of exercise but actually they are extremely lazy; ideally they want to run flat-out for 15 minutes then sleep for 23 hours. People also think they are big dogs that get in the way, but they fold up very small when sleeping next to you on the couch. They are docile, loving, intelligent (usually… my pair are noodle-brains) and generally fantastic dogs. And greyhounds discarded by the racing trade are often treated really badly. They need your help, people.

delgrosso:

WHIPPET! INTO SHAPE! SHAPE IT UP! GET STRAIGHT!

Et cetera.

Reblogging this purely because I love whippets, greyhounds, and lurchers. My last dog was a lurcher/border collie cross and my current pair are lurchers. I think they’re first gen lurcher/Irish deerhound crosses — the long beards and bushy tails suggest the deerhound, and the bitch, Daisy, has a slight stature that suggests they are first generation crosses — but I’m not sure because they are both rescue dogs from the RSPCA. Their provenance is unknown and I kinda like that.

Seriously, if you want a dog, please consider a rescued greyhound or any of these breeds. People think they need an awful lot of exercise but actually they are extremely lazy; ideally they want to run flat-out for 15 minutes then sleep for 23 hours. People also think they are big dogs that get in the way, but they fold up very small when sleeping next to you on the couch. They are docile, loving, intelligent (usually… my pair are noodle-brains) and generally fantastic dogs. And greyhounds discarded by the racing trade are often treated really badly. They need your help, people.

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