Whippet
England · 17.5–20 in tall · short smooth coat
Next to the average dog it is quiet, dog-friendly, wash-and-go, and child-friendly. Day to day it needs a lot of exercise and sheds very little.
Find out if a Whippet suits youA good fit if…
- you have young children
- there is already a dog at home
- you would rather not vacuum daily
Think twice if…
- your days are mostly indoors
- the dog would be alone and unoccupied
Trait profile
Scored 1–5. A blank means the trait is not recorded for this breed.
About the breed
The Whippet is a British breed of sighthound. It closely resembles the Greyhound and the smaller Italian Greyhound, and is intermediate between them in size. In the nineteenth century, it was sometimes called "the poor man's racehorse". It is commonly kept as a companion dog, for competitive showing or for amateur racing, and may participate in various dog sports, including lure coursing, agility, and flyball.— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
