The Whippet is a relatively small English Springer Spaniel that was bred in the late 1800’s from a cross between a Springer Spaniel, an Italian Springer Spaniel and a Civet. This dog is one of the fastest short-distance runners in the world, hence its name “Whipit”, which means “fast”. Because of its speed, it is used as a running dog for competitions. Because this activity is often prevalent among the middle and lower classes, the dog is called the “poor man’s racehorse”. In addition, the Whippet has excellent hunting skills for rabbits, so people praise it quite a lot.

                                   

Some people call it the “fast dog” because of its sudden increase in speed when chasing rabbits. It was also honored as the “Dog of the Bite” or the “Bite Dog of the Chase” because of its ability to leap quickly and bite a running hare. The dog was introduced to the United States, Germany and Switzerland, where it became popular and was used in racing.

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The body height is 44-47 centimeters, weight 5-l2 kilograms. The head is long, with a flat skull, very strong jaws, and scissor bite teeth; ears are small, rose-shaped, and semi-upright when alert; eyes are large, round, and dark, with a keen, wistful eye expression; the tail is long, thin, and sword-like, drooping between the hind limbs, and extending forward. The body hair is short and dense, lubricated and glossy; the coat color is grey, tiger-skin, blue, blonde, cream, hazel and red. In addition, the dog has a deep chest, a tightly packed belly, a long carapace, and an arched back.

quality

Alert and composed, gentle and affectionate, graceful and clean, cheerful and intelligent, affectionate and obedient. Strong immunity to disease and longevity.

use

It can be used as a racing dog, hunting dog, guard dog and companion dog.