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Greyhound or Whippet[edit]

Does anyone know if this is a greyhound or a whippet.. Adam (talk) 09:20, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

that is most certyainly a greyhound.

Its easy to confuse the two with nothing to show scale but the bone structure and mass looks greyhound to me. Id say thats a 50lb dog, easily. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.103.113.251 (talk) 15:32, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Look at the ears and the grass for scale. This is a whippet. Those are defenitely not Greyhound eyes either. — Edokter • Talk • 15:35, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's a whippet. The tail is way too curled to be a greyhound. The head looks a bit wider than most greyhounds I have seen as well. Mokoniki (talk) 19:27, 29 May 2009 (UTC)Mokoniki[reply]

it's a whippet. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.21.12.125 (talk) 18:53, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like a whippet. The American type of whippet looks similar to a greyhound (there are differences in the breed standards for the US and UK). Whippets in the UK and Europe tend to be of a finer and smaller build. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mary-Lou Stettner (talk • contribs) 03:20, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would say a whippet. I have one the same size of that. Keycoke (talk) 00:09, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

KC registered 'pedigree' whippets in the UK may be fine boned but in the North of England they are substantially outnumbered by 'working whippets'/ 'council estate whippets' / '(derogatory term for traveller) Whippets' which are quite far removed from their show cousins in appearance. I have two of the little hooligans and they have very little in common with show whippets other than a superficial resemblance. I like both types but in a punch-up my money would go on the working whippet even if the show whippet is probably the one that started it. 178.78.66.211 (talk) 20:55, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This is definitely a Whippet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.134.172.164 (talk) 10:39, 31 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GA Assessment comment[edit]

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Whippet/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

Good start, especially to the temperament section. The appearance section needs expanding, and the article needs references. Some pictures of other colours would be very nice. --Pharaoh Hound (talk) 13:22, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 13:22, 4 January 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 10:30, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

"Snap dog"[edit]

The article says "Whippets were then commonly known as "snap dogs" for their tendency to "snap up" nearby prey."... I'm pretty sure this is folk etymology. While not a native I live in the traditional heartland of the whippet... The North of England... I have pair of whippets myself (but no flat cap yet). The term "snap" is slang for food and every person I know who speaks Northern well enough to use the term "snap dog" uses it to mean any dog that, theoretically at least, is capable of putting food on the table. It applies to any sighthound not just whippets. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.78.66.211 (talk) 17:29, 16 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Popular culture[edit]

Popular culture - is being the mascot of some minor school really significant enough for the popular culture section? I propose deleting. 49.186.227.237 (talk) 22:55, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Weight?[edit]

"..highest running speed of any breed of its weight..."

Citation? Also, weight is not given in this article. (AKC says 25-40 pounds is typical but not Specified, https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/whippet/ Hills Pet (food) says 25-40 lbs. and 20-35 lbs. (probably dog and bitch). ~~~ PRR (talk) 21:42, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]