Whippet
A medium-sized, affectionate sighthound: lightning fast outdoors, quiet and cuddly indoors.
Í stuttu máli
- Stærð
- Meðalstór
- Herðakambshæð
- Rakkar 47–51 cm · Tíkur 44–47 cm
- Þyngd
- Rakkar 12–18 kg · Tíkur 10–15 kg
- Lífslíkur
- 12–15 ár
- Hreyfing
- 45–90 mín á dag
- Feldhirða
- Einu sinni í viku
- Feldur
- Snöggur, stuttur
- Litir
- Flestir litir
- Upprunalegt hlutverk
- Veiðar eftir sjón, Félagsskapur
- Upprunaland
- Bretland
- FCI
- Hópur 10, nr. 162 · Mjóhundar
Ræktendur á Kuldo
- Kennel Vindhundegården (Odense, Fyn)
Að búa með tegundinni
| Ástúðlegur við fjölskylduna | 5/5 – Mjög mikið |
|---|---|
| Góður við börn | 4/5 – Mikið |
| Góður við aðra hunda | 4/5 – Mikið |
| Góður við ketti | 2/5 – Lítið |
| Opinn gagnvart ókunnugum | 3/5 – Í meðallagi |
| Orka | 3/5 – Í meðallagi |
| Leikgleði | 4/5 – Mikið |
| Þarf andlega örvun | 3/5 – Í meðallagi |
| Auðvelt að þjálfa | 3/5 – Í meðallagi |
| Veiðieðli | 5/5 – Mjög mikið |
| Árvekni og verndareðli | 1/5 – Mjög lítið |
| Gelt | 1/5 – Mjög lítið |
| Hárlos | 2/5 – Lítið |
| Vinna við feldhirðu | 1/5 – Mjög lítið |
| Slef | 1/5 – Mjög lítið |
| Hentar byrjendum | 4/5 – Mikið |
| Hentar í íbúð | 4/5 – Mikið |
| Aðlögunarhæfni | 4/5 – Mikið |
| Þolir að vera einn | 2/5 – Lítið |
| Þolir hita | 3/5 – Í meðallagi |
| Þolir kulda | 1/5 – Mjög lítið |
Leiðbeiningar Kuldo byggðar á dæmigerðum eiginleikum tegundarinnar. Hver hundur er einstakur, svo talaðu við ræktandann.
Er þetta rétta tegundin fyrir þig?
Frábær ef þú …
- want a quiet, clean dog that enjoys cuddles
- can provide safe areas for free running
- live in a flat and still walk a lot
Hugsaðu þig tvisvar um ef þú …
- have pet rabbits, guinea pigs or unfamiliar cats
- need reliable off-lead recall in open country
- live in a cold home without soft bedding
Umhirða
Skapgerð
Gentle, affectionate and usually good-natured with people and dogs, the Whippet can be playful in bursts and then very calm. It is sensitive and does not cope well with harsh handling.
Hreyfing
A couple of walks a day plus regular off-lead running in a fenced area keep most Whippets happy. Lure coursing, racing and agility are popular outlets.
Feldhirða
The short coat needs only a weekly rub with a soft mitt and sheds lightly. A coat or jumper helps in cold, wet weather.
Þjálfun
Whippets learn well with positive methods and short sessions, but recall around fast-moving animals is a lifelong challenge.
Heilsa
Whippets are a generally healthy breed, though heart murmurs from valve disease, some inherited eye conditions and deafness in mostly white dogs are seen. Ask the breeder for heart and eye results on the parents.
Heilsufarsskoðanir sem ræktendur gera yfirleitt
- Hjarta
- Augnskoðun
- Heyrn (BAER)
Biddu ræktandann að sýna þér niðurstöður foreldranna.
Um tegundina
The Whippet developed in northern England in the 19th century, bred from small greyhounds and terrier-type dogs. Working people raced them on straight tracks and used them to catch rabbits, and the breed earned the nickname 'poor man's racehorse'.
Today it is one of the easiest sighthounds to live with. It is gentle, clean and quiet in the house and loves warmth, blankets and close contact with its people. Outdoors it needs safe places to run, as it will chase anything that moves. Its thin coat and skin mean it feels the cold and can pick up small cuts.
Vissir þú?
In northern England Whippets were sometimes called 'snap dogs' for their skill at snapping up rabbits.