Randy I know what you are going through. I have had 3 whippets in my life and one of them lived to 17. My current one Nikki is 13 and is just starting to decline. I don't know what I will do when I lose her. I am single and my son moved into an apartment of his own 1.5 years ago. Since then Nikki is all that I have as a daily companion. It will kill me to lose her, but I feel good knowing I have taken very good care of her.

I look forward to reuniting with all of my animals some day, and I believe that will happen.