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All dog breeds were bred to perform a specific purpose. We want to see our readers’ dogs doing the work they were bred to do to be shared on The Canine Chronicle!

Thank you Erynn Lucas for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Whippet, “Cuvee” (GCHS Ableaim Kalina Mumm’s the Word BN CC CM SC DS RATN TKN), doing what he was bred to do! Erynn says, “Cuvee was the #1 NOFCA Whippet in 2025 which is our hunting organization as well as a Best In Specialty Show winner and a Top 20 Whippet Breed points for 2022-2024.” Outside of his success in the show ring, Cuvee also has a Trick Dog title, Senior Dock Diving title, CGC, and a Senior Courser title. Way to go Cuvee!

According to the American Kennel Club, “The sleek, sweet-faced Whippet, the ‘Poor Man’s Racehorse,’ is lightning quick. He is an amiable, dignified, and gentle soul, but give him something to chase and he’s all business. For thousands of years the Greyhound has been the template for later sighthounds, and the mild-mannered Whippet is a highly successful member of this clan of lightning-fast sprinters. The Whippet story begins in Victorian England. North-country coal miners enjoyed the sports of dog racing and rabbit hunting on their days off. But they couldn’t afford to feed and kennel large athletes like Greyhounds, nor did they have the space to properly exercise them. The miners’ practical solution was to breed a smaller version of the Greyhound. Though it is uncertain which breeds were utilized to create the Whippet, the miners plainly did their work well. Their handiwork, the Whippet, is the fastest breed of its size, reaching speeds of up to 35 miles per hour. By the turn of the 20th century, textile workers from Lancashire were emigrating to New England. Among the touches of home they brought to the New World were their Whippets. The Whippet was an instant success in America, and Whippet racing’ for money or just for fun’ caught on with people from all walks of life, just as it had in England. The AKC registered its first Whippet in 1888. These days, lure coursing provides an excellent outlet for the Whippet’s need for speed.”

Was your dog bred to hunt? Bred to herd cattle? Was he bred to rescue or guard? Was he bred to hunt rats? Please share your best Form Follows Function photos with us! We want to see them! Email Gia at Gia.Garofalo@caninechronicle.com with your photos!

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Posted by Gia on Dec 10 2025. Filed under Current Articles, Featured, The Buzz. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.