Acquiring a dog you never really wanted

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  1. Jack Tatty

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    11 months ago we lost 2 of our elder whippets in the space of 3 days due to old age and illness. We were down to 1 whippet boy in Obi who got very depressed losing his 2 female bodyguards mentors and best mates. Moving on to November of last year my wife's mum had to go into a care home due to dementia and unfortunately couldn't take her young Yorkshire terrier with her. The decision was to place him in kennels or have him with us. He wasn't even two years old but was naughty and not very well house trained. I wasn't convinced in having him live with us. Move on to today and Obi has a best friend and we have a fearless sofa buddy who despite still being naughty is hilarious and loves living here in his new home.

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    Jack Tatty, Jun 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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    Nice to meet you Ozzy!
     
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    Welcome to the bbs Ozzy.
    You look after the old lad, he's relying on you now.
    Oh and by the way, what's your opinion of the board and how they handle transfers both in and out? I hope you're not going to be a happy clapper or you'll get some stick on here.
     
    Mr Badger, Jun 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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    He definitely doesn't sit on the fence and takes no prisoners.
     
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    We don’t have a dog but it’s great hearing stories like this. I’ve managed to acquire access to several doggy sites on Facebook without really trying and enjoy at least two hilarious video reels on there every day. Dogs have so much character in general and prove their worth to everyone lucky enough to have them.
     
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    Lovely post!!
    Love the pic where they're lying in the sunlight in the room!! We have two whippets and where there's sun there's a whippet.
     
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    Very cute!
     
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    Where there's a crisp packet or biscuit packet being opened there's a whippet.
     
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    Welcome Ozzy and nice to see you again Obi.
     
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    I hope you have taken him to the vet after his sock encounter. Looks lovely and cheeky!
     
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    Lost my best mate at the end of March. Still raw and I thought I'd never house another dog because of the way I felt in the weeks afterwards. Hoping to move house in the next year but we've come round to thinking once we're settled in we need another dog in our lives - life is much too quiet!!
     
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    Once you know where to look, eh.
     
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    Gaaaargghhh who changed my post????
     
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    Greetings Ozzy and wonderful news for Obi.
    So happy for you, Jack.
     
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    Great post, great photos, you'll av many great memories with little an large, well done.
     
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    Not even good cop bad cop.
    More dim cop dim cop.
    Been in their own endearing style.
     
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    I didn't want a dog. My ex wife wanted a dog. We compromised and got two.
    They're the only thing I miss
     
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