{"id":7418,"date":"2021-09-23T17:41:10","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T16:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tails.com\/blog\/?p=7418"},"modified":"2022-03-30T11:45:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T10:45:50","slug":"meet-the-whippet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tails.com\/blog\/meet-the-whippet\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet: The Whippet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many people who see a Whippet will think of them as a small Greyhound but this is very much its own breed with plenty of interesting finer points to explore. In this post, we\u2019re going to do just that, so do try to keep up with this little Whippet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-origins\">Origins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That common comparison with the Greyhound is certainly forgivable considering Whippets were bred from Greyhounds to work as hunting dogs that were a little smaller and more manoeuvrable than their larger ancestors. They hunt by sight and use their incredible turn of speed over short distances to bring down their quarry. Their true origins though may go back as far as Ancient Egypt, as we have seen representations of them in art dating back thousands of years. We say \u201cmay\u201d because the Pharaohs may actually have just had small Greyhounds, but as that\u2019s essentially what Whippets are, even if the Whippets of today aren\u2019t direct descendants of those dogs, they\u2019re still pretty much the same thing. The name comes from an old English word for \u201cMoving Quickly\u201d which is very much accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Appearance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While we could just say \u201csmall Greyhound\u201d again, we\u2019ll elaborate a little further. They are slender, long legged, medium sized dogs with short hair. They come in a wide variety of colours, have long, slender muzzles and small-medium sized floppy ears, and a very thin tail.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Temperament&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite having the ability to outrun a hare or rabbit, Whippets are some of the most chilled out&nbsp; dog breeds out there. They aren\u2019t very vocal at all, and are quite happy to spend all day relaxing and laying out. They often look timid and alert, and they absolutely can be, though a lot of that is our humanisation of them. They\u2019re very affectionate dogs too when they trust someone, so expect a lot of licks and snuggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite being made of long, rangy muscles with very little body fat, Whippets don\u2019t require a huge amount of exercise. A couple of short walks a day, maybe totalling an hour, is all the dog really needs. 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