Stecchino;
The Whippet Breed
I
first became aware of the Whippet breed when I was a seven year old girl in New
Jersey. My father knew I wanted a dog very badly and came home one week end
with two whippets, a brother and a sister from one litter from Pennsylvania. I
fell in love immediately. That was in 1950.
Unfortunately,
the responsibility was too great for my mother and the dogs were returned to
the kennel in short time. Although I loved my mother dearly I think, in my
heart, I never really forgave her that heartbreak.
Years
later, after my Dad retired and I was still living at home I convinced my
parents to let me have a dog. They agreed and because I was a flight attendant,
I relied on them to watch and care for my dog while I traveled. Of course, it
was a whippet! And I have never been without a whippet as a pet ever since.
I
have raised four children and all love the breed as much as I do. I have two
whippets now and the oldest was a Christmas gift from my children ten years
ago. Two years after that I got another from the same kennel.
While
each dog has it’s own personality and neurosis Whippets in general are the
sweetest tempered animals I know. Not to mention beautiful!
I
have had Kaze (Japanese for wind), Calhoun(my husband’s nickname as a child),
Stecchino (Italian for toothpick) and Giacomo (Jack in Italian).
We
have also had a Brittany Spaniel Pagliaccio (clown in Italian) and a Springer
Spaniel Geppetto. There was never a problem with the Whippets.
Linda Cardillo
of Naples, Florida
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