- Brief Description
The Whippet (also English Whippet or Snap dog) is a dog breed of medium-size. They are a sighthound breed that originated in England, where they descended from greyhounds. Whippets today still strongly resemble a smaller greyhound.
- Links to Breed Descriptions
Illustrated Standards
- Whippet Morphology
- Whippet Kompendium 2015 (Svenska Whippet Klubben) Internal:Whippet_kompendium_2015_eng(1)(1).pdf
- Whippet Illustrated Standard (The American Whippet Club) Internal:WhippetIllustratedStandard_0(1).pdf
- Extended Breed Standard of THE WHIPPET (Australian National Whippet Council & Australian National Kennel Council) Internal: 635576271176242750_28fcf131-0f7a-49e0-a3d5-b29cb7097864(1).pdf
- Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
- Breed Standards
There are numerous breed standards. The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.
Three of the major international standards are:
- Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Swedish Insurance Data Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.
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This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.
Whippet 2011-2016
2. Finland: Koiranet: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=162
3. US: OFA: https://secure.ofa.org/regSums/WHIPPET.pdf Internal: WHIPPET.pdf
Blue Book Ocular disorders Whippet
4. Ian Seath slides Whippets Breed Strategies.pdf - This file contains statistics used to support breeding strategies.
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This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.
- Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 1)
Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
Finland: JTO: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/RotuPDF.ashx?R=162&T=2
US: OFA CHIC recommended Health tests Whippet
Breed-Specific DNA Tests - Whippet
- Breed-Specific DNA Tests
The Kennel Club list of DNA and health screening tests available for each breed - see: Breed-specific requirements and recommendations including health screening: https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/dog-breeding/the-kennel-club-assured-breeders/breed-specific-requirements-and-recommendations-including-health-screening/
- Other Breed-Specific Webpages
- Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Finland: Whippet-Harrastajat ry
US: American Whippet Club: https://www.americanwhippetclub.net/
Sweden: Svenska Whippetklubben: https://www.whippetklubben.se/
UK: The Whippet Club: https://www.thewhippetclub.com/
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