Timbreblue Whippets
Timbreblue Whippets


American Whippet Club
Virginia Federation of Dog Clubs and Breeders
Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club
North Carolina Sporting Dogs Association
Stonewall Kennel Club

Puppies in 2008!

Recognizing a Good Breeder

About Whippets
About Us: Breeding
About Us: Puppies
About Us: Competition
The Dogs at Timbreblue
~ Goodnight, Sweet Babs
~ On Angel's Wings
~ Chase: Dance With Me
A Breeder's Diary
Life With Whippets
(a photo essay)
Finding a Whippet
Puppy or Adult?
The Adult's First Days

About Dog Rescue

About Whippet Rescue

Rescue in Virginia

Random Thoughts
Laws & Animal Rights
Our Puppy Questionnaire
Price/Guarantee
We Suggest...
Petdogs-L
Contact Us

 

Considering a Whippet?

Welcome to Timbreblue!

We are a small kennel in southwestern Virginia, breeding very occasionally...a kennel in name only, as our dogs are all housepets.

We place a special emphasis on temperament and health, in the belief that to be a happy dog, a whippet must be a good pet. Please see About Us for more on our breeding philosophy.

If you're near Virginia and are interested in our puppies, please see our contract, complete our puppy questionnaire and drop us a note. The Timbreblue Puppy Watch email list are open to anyone who'd like to be updated about our current pups and plans. We're always happy to provide information and answer questions about whippets, regardless of where you plan to get your dog. We'll also, when possible, refer you to a breeder near you. If you're trying to decide whether a whippet is right for you, check out our website, the others we recommend, and contact us if you have further questions.

Give us a week or so to respond to email. We try to answer promptly, but life gets in the way sometimes and we can't always keep up with it! If you haven't heard from us after that, write again. Mail does occasionally seem to just disappear, and in the constant battle with spam and virus/worm-generated messages, we've been known to delete things accidentally. Also, put "Whippets" somewhere in the message line...that tells us it's important.

Please buy your whippet from a home breeder. To find a whippet breeder near you, write Mary Downing, at whimsy@gte.net, the American Whippet Club breeder referral contact. Also visit our page on Finding a Whippet. You're also welcome to join the Timbreblue Puppy Watch email group for information about finding a breeder.

Visit the Petdogs-L site and Recognizing a Good Breeder for guidelines on how to find a healthy puppy. We also strongly suggest joining the Petdogs-L email list. It's a moderated forum where you can ask any question at all (no matter how "dumb" you might think it is!) and get polite, knowledgable responses.

The whippets pictured on this site are dogs we've owned, bred, or in some instances rescued. Some still live here at Timbreblue and some are loved and cherished in the homes of our friends who bought them. We hope you'll enjoy the website and come back soon!