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Whippet

Whippet

FCI standard Nº 162
Origin
 Great Britain
Group
 Group 10 Sighthounds
Section
 Section 3 Short-haired Sighthounds
Working
 Without working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Wednesday 27 April 1955
Publication of the official valid standard
 Wednesday 04 September 2019
Last update
 Friday 18 October 2019
En français, cette race se dit
 Whippet
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Whippet
En español, esta raza se dice
 Whippet
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Whippet

Usage
Breeds originally used for hunting either by scent or by sight.

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
 Nose black, in blues a bluish colour permitted, liver nose in creams and other dilute colours, in white or parti-colour a butterfly nose is permissible.
Jaws and 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
Topline
 Showing a graceful arch over loin but the dog is not humped.
Back
 Broad, well muscled, firm, somewhat long.
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.
Underline and belly
 With definite tuck up.

Tail
No feathering. Long, tapering, when in action carried in a delicate curve but not higher than the level of the back.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Forearms straight and upright with moderate bladed bone, front not too wide.
Shoulders
 Well laid back with flat muscles. Moderate between the shoulder blades at the withers.
Upper arm
 Approximately of equal length to the shoulder blade.
Elbows
 Falls directly under the withers when viewed in profile.
Pastern
 Strong with slight spring.
Forefeet
 Oval, well split up between toes, knuckles well arched,pads thick, nails strong.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Strong. Dog able to stand naturally over a lot of ground.
Upper thigh
 Broad across.
Lower thigh
 Well developed.
Stifle
 Well bent.
Hock
 Well bent without exaggeration.
Hind feet
 Oval, well split up between toes, knuckles well arched,pads thick, nails strong.

Gait and movement
Should possess great freedom of action. In profile should move with a long easy stride whilst holding topline. The forelegs should be thrown forward and low over the ground. Hind legs should come well under the body giving greatpropelling power. General movement not to lookstilted, high stepping, short or mincing. True coming and going.

Coat
Hair
 Fine, short, close in texture.
Colour
 Any colour or mixture of colours, except merle.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 Desirable : Dogs 47-51 cm. Bitches 44-47 cm.

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 and its ability to perform its traditional work.
• Faults listed should be in degree of seriousness.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggressive or overly shy.

NB :
• Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
• The above mentioned faults when occurring to a highly marked degree or frequently are disqualifying.
• Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
• Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation should be used for breeding.

Bibliography
https://www.fci.be/
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