Don't you wish you could bend like this !! by phil_howcroft

Don't you wish you could bend like this !!

Whippets are renowned for being bendy and stretchy and rather athletic.

Ruby has a certain style when eating her 'post tea' doggie treat / teeth cleaning dental stick !!

Depending on her mood she either eats it on the lawn (or what passes for a lawn after whippet run arounds), patio (seen here), bed or rug in the lounge.

She eats it holding the stick between her front paws while arching her back up in the air. Not very lady like pose from behind, but very graceful and elegant when viewed from the front and 'eye to eye' with the camera !!

Anyway, I don't doubt , we all wish we could bend and be as flexible as this !!!

BTW the tub of green in the right hand corner is a little herb garden ...parsley, chives, garlic chives, mint and sage. The garden also has several rosemary plants and a massive fennel bush !!!

Pictured last week, but only just got round to posting !!

Yoga for Dogs... you could do a whole series :)
June 20th, 2011  
She's doing a bow (according to doggy training classes). That's amazing - Monty will do that as a stretch or for a treat (if I say 'bow') but he won't sit like that to eat. Ruby's looking in really great nick Phil.
June 20th, 2011  
she;s so cute - I love how greyhounds / whippets do this! what a cutie - well captured.
June 20th, 2011  
Ruby is a lovely colour & really a very handsome girl..glad she's keeping her teeth in good nick !
June 20th, 2011  
Ruby is so beautiful! And I don't doubt you one bit about the "not very lady like" from behind comment. Shadow loves the on-the-back-legs-wide-open pose. LOL.
June 20th, 2011  
Cool. Like this.
June 20th, 2011  
Cool. She's adorable
June 20th, 2011  
Haha, looks like a yoga pose or something! Love it!
June 21st, 2011  
great pose..great dog...great photo Phil!
June 21st, 2011  
Oh how lovely I thought I had missed this shot - me miss a whippet :-0 I always find it amusing that they use their paws to help eat stuff but it is obvious really, mine tend to put their bums down and get stuck in. But sometimes they save the treat and only eat them when we get back :-) Ruby is gorgeous - I want to steal her!
June 21st, 2011  
So cute!
June 21st, 2011  
Ruby looks so happy in her new home. She looks like she has become part of the family. Really great shot.
June 21st, 2011  
nice one.. i think that's what they call dog pose in yoga.
My dog sometimes eats/chews sticks like that, its cool.
They can be quite dainty eating the chewstix.
June 21st, 2011  
I know Ive said it before but Ruby has the cutest ears! Love this picture of her, and love your little herb garden too. How do you stop Ruby from pulling up all your plants?
June 21st, 2011  
@anron thanks anita, Ruby can stretch and bend a bit !!
June 22nd, 2011  
@judithg thanks Judith, ruby appears in top condition after a few moths of TLC ..and lots and lots of walks and when applicable ...runs !!!!!
June 22nd, 2011  
@sparkle cheers Juliette she is indeed a cutie...and you can add naughty / cheeky / daft to that list !!!
June 22nd, 2011  
@happypat thanks Pat, she is a a good looking girl, but some people think whippets are a bit ugly , because of how skinny they are !!!
June 22nd, 2011  
@meredithwb thank you meredith, dogs make great subjects for photography :)
June 22nd, 2011  
@netkonnexion cheers net, your comments are appreciated
June 22nd, 2011  
@kerristephens ha ha kerri, 'adorable' when she wants to be :)
June 22nd, 2011  
@ronah thanks Rona, lol
June 22nd, 2011  
@whippeteer thanks FRances, we think she is gorgeous too, she is ultra friendly too, the gas man who came to fix a fault today was welcomed like he was her bessie mate....not that he was a doggie person..had to put her in the kitchen for 30 mins because she was eager to help him mend the valve on the radiator !!!
June 22nd, 2011  
@guifam thanks Brenda, cute is a good description
June 22nd, 2011  
@seattle thanks for the comments Constance, very much appreciated :)
June 22nd, 2011  
@sleepdozer57 thanks Peter, hope the eye is getting better
June 22nd, 2011  
@tashy Tashy, glad you like those soft fluffy ears :)....how do we stop her eating plants...well it is difficult...a firm NO usually suffices....however I think she thinks her name is "RUBY NO" rather than "RUBY"
June 22nd, 2011  
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