why do whippets shiver?

[Guest crobinc840]

How old is the dog and does it seem excited or nervous? Usually as a dog gets older and more used to the environment it calms down but if it is nervous it will be much harder to teach it that there is nothing to be afraid of. The best thing to do about it either way as long as the dog isn't cold just ignore it, the dog will learn from you to relax. There are way to teach it not to be afraid of things I can find the link to an article I read on it if you would like.

[martnmagik 68]

i feel a bit thick now lol but even when she is inside and im roasting my nuts off she still does it... could she be cold then?

do you keep her in the house ikeep whippets and have yet to see them shake really bad if so could be there are so used to the heat

a mate keeps his in house and as soon as we go out lamping they are wild for shaken

 

robert

yeah she indoors but in the kitchen/utility room wich isnt very warm at all. its not a really bad shiver like shes freezing to death or anything she just seems to do it

[martnmagik 68]

How old is the dog and does it seem excited or nervous? Usually as a dog gets older and more used to the environment it calms down but if it is nervous it will be much harder to teach it that there is nothing to be afraid of. The best thing to do about it either way as long as the dog isn't cold just ignore it, the dog will learn from you to relax. There are way to teach it not to be afraid of things I can find the link to an article I read on it if you would like.

shes 11 week and dosnt seem nervous or shy she plays with my 2 kids really confidently and shows no fear to anything really but its [bANNED TEXT] im with her one to one indoors or out she does it the most.

[Neal 1,875]

I've always assumed, as somebody said above, that it's like nervous energy or pent up excitement. I have a pure kelpie bitch who does exactly the same thing but only when she's standing outside the house waiting for me to put her lead on, whether it's snowing or a blistering heatwave.

Edited November 27, 2010 by Neal

[rabbit mad 10]

i used to keep my jack Russel in side and he would shake constantly but when i got my 1/3 bedlington 2/3 whippet i built a kennel and put both out side and within 2 weeks he had stopped.

[mooney1 120]

my mates whippet will not even come out the house in the winter,try and slip on a rabbit it would,nt even move

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Edited November 28, 2010 by mooney1