Jaytea Whippets

Good health and longevity

Easy to live with temperaments

		Talented in multiple venues

Welcome to Jaytea Whippets
Located on Maryland's Eastern Shore
established 1997

What I believe:

Whippets should be first and foremost, healthy and easy to live with.

They should be able to do what the breed was created to do.
I am striving for multi purpose dogs that can excel in multiple venues.

What I do:

To promote the healthiest dogs possible, I have been feeding a home made raw diet since
January 26, 2002 and follow the vaccination protocols published by the University of
Pennsylvania Vet School. I have had all hearing, eyes, hearts and hips tested, with the
results being submitted to CERF, OFA and the Whippet Health Foundation data base. All
the dogs in my breeding program have been checked for the myostatin deficiency gene
and been found normal. We are also participating in the University of Wisconsin's
Whippet cardiac study supported by the Whippet Health Foundation.

In order to achieve a multi purpose Whippet, I am learning to handle my dogs in the show
ring, not my favorite thing to do..... My first love is lure coursing and that's where I'd
rather be on any given day or walking my dogs up the race track.

During the week for most of the year I attend classes at the Salisbury Maryland K ennel
C lub and the Blue Heron Agility Dogs of Delaware. Through tax season I attend classes
one night a week at the Canine Training Solutions facility in Easton, MD. I enjoy
obedience classes, both traditional obedience and rally, and Kira and I have recently
completed the requirements to earn my first Award of Versatility from the American
Whippet Club.

I've done some agility training with my Whippet, Avery, and took my first Tracking class
with my Saluki this past winter. I hope to take more tracking classes next winter with the
aim of trying my hand at earning a TD title.