I’ve been around sight hounds and running dogs for over 25yrs mainly for working purposes.
I grew up in a small mining village in North Nottinghamshire where whippet and lurchers were common place, many being owned by miners for racing and for filling the pot when they lost there weekly wage to the bookmakers. I like the nature of a whippet very forgiving and affectionate in the house and a real hunting companion out in the field.

I keep my whippets for working and for companions, they are excellent ferreting dogs and also very good at catching rabbits on the lamp. Jess my original bitch caught in excess of 500 rabbits during her working career. I like the strong type of whippet, a whippet that's capable of doing a days work out in the field and a dog with determination. Since the hunting ban we are only allowed to hunt rabbits and rats legally in the uk, So a whippet is the natural choice of dog to work this quarry on the type of land i work my dogs on.

I sadly lost Jess in May 2009 she suffered a stroke and just never recovered. Jess was the first whippet i owned and is responsible for my passion for the working whippet. Jess's temprement and character was second to none. She always gave 100% in the field and was a pleasure to own.

Whippets are becoming increasingly popular in the working field, what a whippet lacks in size it more than makes up for with determination and the desire to please.

Whippet racing is also popular with many opens being held throughout the summer months. However our dogs are not race bred and if your looking for a dog to race, we would advise you to look for a pup with a racing pedigree. You could also visit a whippet racing club for information about future litters etc.

Whippet Showing , Our dogs are bred as close to the kennel club standard as possible and it is our opinion that even though our dogs are bred to work they wouldn't look out of place in the show ring competing at any level.

If you are thinking of buying a whippet pup our advice would be contact as many people as you can and if you find a litter, tell the breeder what you intend doing with the pup whether it's going to be used for working, showing, etc. If you are unsure about the breeding of the litter feel free to contact us for advice we'll be more than happy to help in any way.