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May Round Up

May was the usual busy month for us here in whippet rescue.

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Bobo Enjoying The Sunshine

Bobo

We adopted Bobo from JR Whippets in January of this year.

Willow and Dieseel the whippets lying asleep on a bed

The Gorgeous Diesel

We were looking for a smallish mature male whippet to be a companion to Willow our 5 year old rescue whippet X.

Honey the whippet sitting on a sofa

Honey’s Tale

This is Honey, she is our first ever whippet. I’ve had greyhounds my entire life and whippets are just small greyhounds aren’t they…erm not really.

Aimee and Ellie - whippets standing next to three rabbits and not eating them!

Aimee & Ellie

Our 2 children had been wanting a whippet for over 18 months after falling in love with the breed for various (understandable) reasons.

Peanut the whippet

The Story of Peanut

In early February 2016  we lost our fourteen year old whippet Thai and although we are both getting on, we decided we would like to rehome another whippet as a companion for our five year old whippet Kai. 

Petal and Rupert - two whippets relaxing together on a lovely dog bed

A Message from Petal and Rupert

Wow Sue, we had to wait a little while for you to find our forever people but you couldn’t have done better.

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