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the greyhound's pocket edition, idle as a couch cushion until it hits 35 mph
means A small, slender breed of dog resembling a miniature greyhound, bred for racing and prized for its remarkable bursts of speed.
from From the verb 'whip,' in the old sense of moving briskly or snapping into action — the same root that gives us a whip's quick lash. The dog earned the name for the way it could 'whip' across a field, and an early form, 'whippet,' once described any lively, energetic person or thing before it settled onto the dog. A cousin of 'whip it' in spirit as well as sound.
- top speed
- Sprints up to 35 mph in seconds
- heart rate
- Resting pulse can drop near 50 bpm
- old nickname
- Called the poor man's racehorse in mining towns
- body fat
- Carries less fat than nearly any breed
- sleep habit
- Spends most of the day deeply unconscious
courtenay longhair — whippet that won best in show at westminster dog show in 1964
smugglers arrow — whippet that won the whippet club championship multiple times in the 1980s
courtenay fleetfoot — legendary racing whippet that dominated u.s. sprint competitions in the 1950s