Breed Standard
Whippet
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FCI-Standard N° 162 / 17. 06. 1998 / GB
WHIPPET
ORIGIN : Great Britain.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE
ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 24.06.1987.
UTILIZATION :
Racing dog.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 10 Sighthounds.
Section 3 Short-haired Sighthounds. Without working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : Balanced combination of muscular
power and strength with elegance and grace of outline. Built
for speed and work. All forms of exaggeration should be
avoided.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : An ideal
companion. Highly adaptable in domestic and sporting
surroundings. Gentle, affectionate, even disposition.
HEAD
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Long and lean,
flat on top, tapering to muzzle, rather wide between the
eyes.
Stop : Slight.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose :
Black, in blues a bluish colour permitted, in livers a nose
of the same colour, in white or parti-colours a butterfly
nose permissible.
Jaws/Teeth : Jaws strong, powerful and
clean cut with a perfect scissor bite, i.e. the upper teeth
closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the
jaws.
Eyes : Oval, bright, expression very alert.
Ears
: Rose shaped, small, fine in texture.
NECK : Long,
muscular, elegantly arched.
BODY :
Back : Broad,
firm, somewhat long, showing definite arch over loin but not
humped.
Loin : Giving impression of strength and power.
Chest : Very deep with plenty of heart room, brisket deep,
well defined. Ribs well sprung, muscled on back.
TAIL
: No feathering. Long, tapering, when in action carried in a
delicate curve upward but not over back.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : Forelegs straight and upright, front not
too wide.
Shoulders : Oblique and muscular; blades
carried up to top of spine, where they are clearly defined.
Elbows : Set well under body.
Pasterns : Strong with
slight spring.
HINDQUARTERS : Strong. Dog able to
stand over a lot of ground and show great driving power.
Thighs : Broad across.
Stifles : Well bent.
Second
thighs : Well developed.
Hocks : Well let down.
FEET : Very neat, well split up between toes, knuckles well
arched, pads thick and strong.
GAIT / MOVEMENT :
Free, hindlegs coming well under body for propulsion.
Forelegs thrown well forward low over the ground, true
coming and going. General movement not to look stilted, high
stepping, short or mincing.
COAT
HAIR : Fine,
short, close in texture.
COLOUR : Any colour or
mixture of colours.
SIZE :
Height at the withers :
Dogs 47-51 cm (18 1/2 - 20 ins).
Bitches 44-47 cm (17 1/2
- 18 1/2 ins).
FAULTS : Any departure from the
foregoing points should be considered a fault and the
seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should
be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the
health and welfare of the dog.
Any dog clearly
showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be
disqualified.
N.B. : Male animals should have two
apparently normal testicles fully descended into the
scrotum.