Weird Things People Say To Whippet Owners

In the past couple of years I’ve had all sorts of weird things to say to me about Josie and Edie, things I never thought I’d hear from another human if I’m honest. And I think these are that every hound owner can relate to and these are some of the best…

• Your dogs too skinny, do you not feed it?

• Is your dog ill? Why it is so thin?

• Eughhhhh look at that skinny dog.

• I could never have a dog that skinny, I feel like it’s cruel.

• Oh they’re fast aren’t they.

• Don’t they need hours of exercise every day?

• Why don’t you race them? You can’t have a dog like that and not race them.

• Do you not hunt with them? Bet they’re great at catching rabbits.

• I bet I could win a race with your dog (said by many a cyclist)

• Dogs don’t need jumpers, it’s mean to put them in jumpers.

• Oh look at them shivering, well they are so skinny aren’t they.

• Your dog will think my dog is a cat, rabbit, hamster.

• I bet they aren’t cuddly at all…insert millions of photographs of hounds snuggling here.

• They’re quite weird looking aren’t they really.

• Look at them playing, they’re so vicious (sighthound bitey face is not for the faint hearted)

• It’s not fair to let your dog run around at that speed.

  and many, many more. What weird things have you had said to you about your dog?