One of the most beautiful sights that a dog fancier will ever see is a pack of graceful whippets chasing a lure across an open field. These athletic sight hounds readily demonstrate that they can ...

FORT MOTT STATE PARK, N.J. – When mutant, muscle-bound puppies started showing up in litters of champion racing whippets, breeders of the sleek dogs invited scientists to take DNA samples after race ...

A gene that helps control muscle development makes all the difference between an elite racing dog and a freak that is put down at birth, scientists report. Racing whippets that carried one copy of the ...

Nancy Doucette's whippet, Eli, made a trip to San Diego in April to compete at the American Whippet Club National Specialty Show, a breed show with over 400 entries. Eli was awarded Best of Breed ...