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BANGER READY FOR THE BIG FREEZE

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By sheilar

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My daughter’s greyhound ‘Banger’ with his fur lined coat on ready for the winter.

He doesn’t mind his coat on at all as he knows he’s going out for walkies!!!

As greyhounds don’t have much fur, especially underneath, they need to wear a coat when temperatures plummet.

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Good idea to wrap up for winter :o)

4 Dec, 2011

 

Very warm and cosy he looks too...

4 Dec, 2011

 

He's gorgeous, I know Banger needs his coat on, but here is an odd fact for you Sheilar....Dog hair is up to 8 times warmer than sheep wool......Pub quiz winning Q I think

4 Dec, 2011

 

Not many people know that --- I didn't anyway! TT will be spinning yard from Conker hair for more hats before long!

4 Dec, 2011

 

Thanks for your comments Terratoonie and Lincslass.
Pimp, that's an interesting fact! The only problem is, he's not got any fur on his underneath, he's more or less just baldy skin!!! in fact, he's so baldy, he has to be kept out of the sun in the summer in case he burns.

4 Dec, 2011

 

Molly is a bit thin on fur underneath too...she is like a little piglet. She has to have sun tan lotion in the summer..not this year of course...but those hounds do look very thin and I can imagine they would get very cold without their coats.

4 Dec, 2011

 

I love Greyhounds and Whippets,Sheilar..it's their soulful eyes ,and lovely temperament,I think..what a great name.
Hi,Banger ! :o))

4 Dec, 2011

 

Karensusan, yes he's like a piglet and also has to have suntan lotion on him in the summer.
Bloomer, he's a lovely lad, very placid. His racing name was Ryan (he's got a number tattooed in his ear) but my daughter changed his name. He has got soulful 'starving' eyes and manages to scrounge anything edible from me!!

4 Dec, 2011

 

Awww he needs a wee pair of boots! well weo pairs lol

4 Dec, 2011

 

Racing Ryan ? Lol.I don't blame your daughter for changing his name .:o)))

4 Dec, 2011

 

Aye, Pixie, he could do with two pairs of bootees!!! He's quite a character - he won't go upstairs at all. He'd always lived in kennels on one level and my daughter has a terraced cottage, again on one level. He stands at the bottom of our stairs as if he's wondering what's up there, but will not go up! Apparently when my daughter turns into the top of our street in her car, he starts howling and crying and jumping around - I think he knows he's in for a 'yummy' time with me!!!

4 Dec, 2011

 

He is gorgeous. Clearly a very spoiled doggy. Might need boots as Pixi suggests... Tyler was out in the snow last year when he fell and yelped, I thought he had broken his leg, however, he had stuck to the snow and I had to carry him inside, bless !!!!

5 Dec, 2011

 

lovely Sheilar - nice to keep our loved pets safe :)))))))))))))))))))))) we have that coloured carpet - ;)))))))))))))))))))))

5 Dec, 2011

 

he'll need it this morning-- its suddenly turned into winter with sleeting icy rain and 1deg c---keep cosy Banger--

5 Dec, 2011

 

Lovely blog,Sheilar.Apparently greyhounds are one of the most adaptable breeds for family homes!!! He looks so gentle.

5 Dec, 2011

 

Thanks for your comment Paul - the carpet is a nightmare, it looked so much darker in the shop. However, it's 'Scotchguarded' so it cleans up a treat!
Thanks too N3tyy, Pamg and Meadowland for your comments - it's never got above 2 degrees here today, absolutely freezing

5 Dec, 2011

amy
Amy
 

He looks very cute and fashionable with the red and black .. ;o)

5 Dec, 2011

 

Isn't he beautiful!
You can't get near a chair or sofa with my parents' whippets and upstairs in a blink of an eye!

5 Dec, 2011

 

Definitely needs matching boots Sheilar.What a lovely looking dog he is.I bet he's spoilt rotten.

5 Dec, 2011

 

Thanks Amy.
Lulu - he is gorgeous, he's going grey now round his face, I think it makes him look 'distinguished'. He doesn't get up on my settees but in his own home, he does!
Rose - he is spoilt - mostly by me!!

5 Dec, 2011

 

How fetching is that, very smart.

5 Dec, 2011

 

AHHHHHH Bless Him :)

6 Dec, 2011

 

Conker looks realy cool in his coat I used have a whippet called Dusty , the greyhounds used to go crazy when they saw her and she would ignore them and walk past with not even a side glance at them , the guys that walked them everyday out side our house told my mum our whippet was posh totty lol.

She even wore her coat in the house as it was so cold some days in the winter she would poke it with her nose so we knew she wanted to put it on , she looked like a little medeval horse hers had a buit in hood as well .

Thanks for the photo brought back happy times

Gg

10 Dec, 2011

 

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Gg - pleased it brought back happy memories for you.
;-)

10 Dec, 2011

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