We Whippet lovers are passionate about our breed, and many of us share that passion eloquently. Below are several unique, original articles by respected members of the North American Whippet community, and we are honored to have permission from each author to present these here for your education and enjoyment. Also included here is an excerpt from Dogs and All About Them by Robert Leighton, originally published in 1910.
The Books,
Magazines, and Videos listed below provide more great information about Whippets, and be sure to check out our favorite Whippet and Sighthound Resources online too.
Another collection of Articles to Assist Whippet Owners is found on the WhippetView web site.
- THE WHIPPET NEWS / THE WHIPPET NEWS ANNUAL
For only $25.00 US you get 12 months of online access to "The
Whippet News: The Official Newsletter of the American Whippet Club" in full color downloadable .PDF format PLUS that year's edition of "The Whippet News Annual." Or, get the Annual plus the monthly newsletter printed (black & white only) and mailed to you for $45.00 US, $60.00 international. The
monthly Whippet News keeps its readers informed about the AWC's
National and regional Specialties and supported entries. It's also a
great venue for cost-conscious advertisers (even "just" pet owners!)
to spread the word about their sighthounds' whelps, wins, and wares.
And each and every Annual is a prized possession, a collector's item,
and an unbeatable resource of contemporary breed history. Subscription contacts (Christine Hopperstad, Newsletter Editor, and Wendy Clark, Annual Editor) are found on the American
Whippet Club's web site.
- THE WHIPPET (video)
The Whippet Breed Council of Great Britain's Kennel Club produced this
35-minute video. The differences between the Whippets featured throughout
this video and those we see in American show rings today are unmistakable.
We think all American Whippet lovers should see this video at least
once. It is distributed in the US by Sharon
Sakson.
- THE VERSATILE WHIPPET and
THE ILLUSTRATED WHIPPET STANDARD
These two booklets can be obtained from the American
Whippet Club for $5.00 US (that's for both, not each). The booklets
are worth that small price many times over. The Illustrated Standard
is especially helpful for newcomers trying to understand Whippet anatomy
in relation to show competition.
- SIGHTHOUNDS AFIELD: The Complete Guide
to Sighthound Breeds & Amateur Performance Events (With a Comprehensive
Chapter on Adopted Ex-Racing Greyhounds) by Denise Como
(2004).
- THE WHIPPET by Bo Bengtson (Bohem Whippets)
(First published 1985, second edition 1994), available from the American
Whippet Club for $35 US plus shipping ($6.50 US for priority mail in the US, $10 US for shipping to Canada, or $20 US for international airmail). Make your check payable to the AWC
and send it (and your name and address for shipping) to:
Carolyn Mountan
1092 Schultz Road
Latrobe, PA 15650
- THE WHIPPET by J. P. Moran-Healy
(2000).
- THE ENGLISH WHIPPET by
E. G. Walsh and Mary Lowe (First published 1984, reprinted 2004).
- WHIPPETS TODAY by Patsy
Gilmour (1994).
- THE WHIPPET HANDBOOK by
Lewis Renwick (First published in 1957, reprinted 1964).
- THE COMPLETE WHIPPET by
Louis Pegram (1976).
- THE WHIPPET OR RACE-DOG
by Freeman Lloyd (First published 1904, reprinted 2002).
- ALL ABOUT GAZEHOUNDS by
Joanna Russell (1976).
- WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN WHIPPETS 1950-1980
(Limited first edition published in 1984 by AK Company).
- THE WHIPPET YEARBOOK (Published
in 1971 by the Northern California Whippet Club).
- WHIPPETS by D. Caroline
Coile, Ph.D. (1998).
- WHIPPET by Dean Keppler
(1999).
- EWHIPPETZINE Online Magazine
Check out this beautiful and exciting "Everything Whippet" online journal, brought to you by the creative talents of editor Vickie Smith (Heartland Whippets.) Classy design, super-low advertising rates, and you can't beat the subscription price (it's free)!
- THE
PERFORMANCE SIGHTHOUND JOURNAL
This quarterly is fabulous. The PSJ does everything its conformation
cousins do, but focuses entirely on performance activities (racing,
coursing, flyball, agility, etc.).
- SIGHTHOUND
MAGAZINE
The inaugural issue of this magazine was published in the summer of
2006. Shortly thereafter, it joined forces with the former Sighthound
Review ("...the world's leading sighthound publication for over 20 years...").
Readers are calling the new Sighthound Magazine "...the most beautiful,
informative publication I have seen both here in the US and abroad."
Bo Bengtson (Bohem Whippets) is the Sighthound Magazine's editorial consultant.
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