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Post by pitbull on Jul 14, 2008 7:36:07 GMT
To much exercise :-))
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Post by alza on Jul 14, 2008 9:34:31 GMT
PMSL...ffs..
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Post by dog on Jul 14, 2008 10:03:06 GMT
A little bit more info on Wendy the whippet....
Big Wendy the muscular whippet Rare genetic mutation increases muscles, weight of sleek breed Kim Westad, Times Colonist Published: Monday, June 25, 2007 People mistake her for a pitbull with a pinhead, but Wendy the whippet is one rare breed.
So rare that the Central Saanich dog recently graced the New York Times. She also had several of her photos shown on The Today Show, all because of a rare genetic mutation that has led to her being the Incredible Hulk of dogs.
Wendy is a 27-kilogram rippling mass of muscle. Forget the so-called six-pack stomach: Wendy has a 24-pack. And the muscles around her neck are so thick, they look like a lion's ruff.
View Larger Image Wendy the Whippet has a genetic disorder that has resulted in an exceptionally muscular appearance. Bruce Stotesbury, Times Colonist
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Printer friendly Font:****"People have referred to her as Arnold Schwarzenegger," says doting owner Ingrid Hansen, stroking Wendy's sleek black coat and white chest.
Wendy was recently part of a genetics study done in the U.S. on mutation in the myostatin gene in whippets, which resemble greyhounds in appearance. The National Institute of Health study reported that whippets with one single defective copy of the gene have increased muscle mass that can enhance racing performance in the breed, known for speeds up to 60 kilometres an hour.
But whippets with two mutated copies of the gene become "double-muscled," like Wendy. It has been seen before in one human, and also in mice, cattle and sheep, says the study.
The uber-muscled whippets are called "bullies," not because of their nature -- Wendy likes nothing better than a good back scratch and isn't shy about sitting in your lap to ask for one -- but because of their size. She's about twice the weight of an average whippet, but with the same height and small narrow head -- and the same size heart and lungs, which means she probably won't live as long as normal whippets.
Hansen has had Wendy, now four, since she bought the dog from a Shawnigan Lake breeder when she was eight months old.
Wendy landed in clover. She lives on an acreage, runs around with other dogs and horses, sleeps on Hansen's bed and pretty much anywhere else she wants to.
People are often afraid when the muscle-bound dog runs up to them on her dainty whippet-thin legs, but they soon realize she's friendly, Hansen said
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Post by pitbull on Jul 14, 2008 11:55:11 GMT
Thanx DOG!
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Post by Shakka-Staffs on Jul 14, 2008 21:19:22 GMT
thats a mad looking mutt
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Post by southern-staffords on Jul 17, 2008 21:20:21 GMT
That ain't real, is it?
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Post by dog on Jul 17, 2008 21:35:09 GMT
It's absolutely real, here's another picture...
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Post by alza on Jul 19, 2008 15:31:11 GMT
lol..it looks better from the side...
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Post by southern-staffords on Jul 19, 2008 17:46:21 GMT
Blow me sideways!!! Your right Alza it does look better side on. Any vids of them anywhere?
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Post by sabre on Jul 24, 2008 20:55:52 GMT
I think it's taken too many steroids!!!
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Post by mno on Jul 24, 2008 22:11:48 GMT
I just told the girls it is the new dog we were getting. They were not impressed. Well they do want a dog that they can do its hair!
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Post by neilsherlock on Jul 24, 2008 22:14:38 GMT
Ita got a condition which gives it double muscle, they breed beef cows with this condition for the extra meat per cow. there called Belgian Blues, im gonna find a pic now,,, not that i aint got other stuff to do, like drinkin, meeting friends, entertaining ladies etc, that can wait
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Post by neilsherlock on Jul 24, 2008 22:23:03 GMT
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Post by pitbull on Jul 25, 2008 14:52:09 GMT
Why am I loosing time in the GYM??? :-)
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