The Machine and Whippets

This is Benson my hound. The dog lovers amongst you will be able to deduce that he’s a Whippet from his photograph. You can recognise his breed by his bony shape, long legs, pointy head and beautiful curves over his back and under his flattened but enlarged chest. He's quite a goer. But what you can’t do is hear the whining he makes when he’s desperate for a walk or his "happy growl", which sometimes…

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