Whippet Snippets

A shot of cool

The days are getting cold and yucky, and a popular way to cope in Hamilton is to drink the local fave, Tim Horton's coffee. Almost every morning Girl finds herself downing a large black,  double-cupped. Their thin flimsy cups and their lack of sleeves, means you otherwise have a hot liquid potato in your hand if you don't ask for a second cup. But soon Girl can go solo!

That's because she just scored herself a whippet cup collar (ok, it's really a greyhound but at that size who can tell?). More collars are available from Mollyd's Etsy shop!

Christmas Treet

Ribsy and Mirabel don't care much for the tree that's now dominating their living room. Even with all its brightly colored bits and bites, it really doesn't do much for them. But they have to admit it does smell more pleasant in the house. Christmas is in the air, and that's alright. After all these years, Boy and Girl have their first ever Christmas tree. Here are some tree decorating photos:

Ribsy to make his mark

Ribsy's excited. He's finally got the luxury of indoor plumbing! Thank you, Boy and Girl for hauling in the six-footer today. It smells nice. And it'll smell even more, ahem, special when he's all done with it.

Snout shout out

Ribsy's really feelin' the faithful rendering of the whippet snout in this painting by Mark Ryden (Lots more thought-provoking art on his website):

Whippet Cam

Presenting Mira...in her crate...sleeping.  And perhaps, just maybe, we could be treated to something more. Like Ribsy sauntering by, rubbing it in that he's got free run of the house.

Girl's just reassured that when she's away, Mira's not a nervous wreck.

Webcam removed because Ustream totally slows down this blog!

Light a fire under this whippet

Mirabel's a stellar running partner. She never seems to tire, nor does she stop to sniff every second tree (ahem, Ribsy). She'd be a trusty sidekick - on the sidelines, of course - for Girl if she ends up winning a spot in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay!

Warm up to these whippets

There's no better time than during the throes of Hamilton's first bout of snow action and sub-zero temperatures to unleash some sexy whippet beach shots!

Muz Shot

Would you nuzzle these muzzles?

Maybe it's the photo. They're actually quite cute on. You have to see them in person.

(Ribsy is kindly modeling Daphne's red muzzle.)

The only catch - no pun intended - is that Mirabel's unable to get her chops on the frisbee.

Dancing with the whippets

Some more WhipJab action for you, ElfYourself-style. Special thanks to Daphne for rounding out the quintet quotient. (And while the temptation is great at the end of the video, please, please, please do not feel inclined to purchase any commemorative ElfYourself gifts.)

Edit: The JibJab site is way too slow and bogs down the blog..

Puppy Cam

Mirabel has to admit that she's a bit transfixed by this brood of Shiba Inu puppies, streaming live on their own Puppy Cam. They don't do a heck of a lot, but they're very nice and squirmy. And very mesmerizing to watch. She wouldn't mind having a gentle tousle with them all.

Edited: Ustream is way too slow.