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Size and lifespan
- Size
- WhippetSmall
- Typical adult height
- Whippet44–51 cm
- Typical adult weight
- Whippet11–18 kg
- Typical lifespan
- Whippetfrom 12 years
Exercise and care
- Exercise
- WhippetModerate: typically around an hour a day
- Energy
- WhippetLively
- Grooming
- WhippetAbout once a week
- Shedding
- WhippetTends to shed little
- Training
- WhippetGenerally trainable with consistency
- Barking
- WhippetTends to be quiet
Home life
- Home
- WhippetUsually happier in a house
- Garden
- WhippetA secure garden is strongly advised
- Time alone
- WhippetUsually copes only with short periods alone
- Owner experience
- WhippetSome dog experience helps
Living with others
- Children
- WhippetUsually better with older, calmer children
- Other dogs
- WhippetUsually sociable with other dogs
- Cats and small pets
- WhippetOften has a strong instinct to chase small animals
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual dog. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the dog you are considering.