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VISALORE WHIPPETS Field Notes INTRODUCTION: WHY THIS GUIDE EXISTS If you have just brought home a Whippet puppy, you have almost certainly already encountered some outdated advice about exercise. Some sources will tell you to severely limit your puppy’s movement until twelve to eighteen months of age. Others will suggest the now-famous “5-minute rule” that recommends five minutes of exercise per month of age. Your breeder may have her own protocols. Your vet may have differen

VISALORE WHIPPETS Field Notes   There’s something special about watching a dog do what they were born to do. At Visalore Whippets, our days are filled with early mornings, open fields, wilderness trails, flying ears, and quiet moments of pride that are sometimes hard to capture in real time. So, I decided it was time to start writing it all down. This blog will be our space to share it all: field notes from lure coursing and show weekends, updates on our dogs, reflections on