What's The Difference?

[Nubian]

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Hi there!

I'm new to this site and I was wondering what the difference is (if any) between the performances between non-pedigree and pedigree racing whippets.

Are non-peds faster? If so why? I was under the impression that a whippet is a whippet and that they should perform similarly.

Can anyone help?

 

[Paws123]

Think its because the none ped is crossed with greyhound adding speed and a slightly different build to the ped

 

[Nubian]

Think its because the none ped is crossed with greyhound adding speed and a slightly different build to the ped

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WOW! Thanks for that Denise. I thought there might be a reason. Are non-peds generally bigger then? Do they still make equally good house pets as well. How much faster are they than the pedigree whippets?

 

[marielou]

Hi, Non peds race in weight classes from 16lb to No limit (over 40lb) so they vary enormously in size from tiny to the large economy size I can say from experience that they are brilliant to live with so long as you already know what living with sight hounds is like (w00t)

Hope that helps

Marie

PS my signature has pics of our three

 

[Paws123]

To be honest my answer my not be right its just what i think the reasons for none peds been faster is

Size unsure about we have a 16lb er and a 32lb none ped at the moment ... i have found none peds to be lighter framed than show ped whippets ... i haven't had much dealings with the racing ped whippet its my understanding that there some diffrents...

Yes they make great house pets

There are a few k9 users that have both ped and none ped that may answer your questions more acutely than i have ... good luck

 

[wild whippies]

Generally, I think on a 275 yd bends track, the peddy racing bred whippet will be about 1 sec slower than the non-ped racer. If the peddy is from show breeding, generally it'll be slower. N.B. I say generally :sweating:

The reason I think peddy whippets are slower than non-peds is that non-ped whippets have always been bred for purpose (that being sprinting race dogs) Breeders of such have been able to choose from a wider gene pool, as speed has been their only criteria. (I'm excluding temperment and such as we all breed with those concerns)

The peddy whippet has been constrained by it's own KC breed standard. By that I mean that height & weight restrictions along with the need for 2 testicles, oval eyes yadayada. Well I think it's pretty clear that if you have to (or attempt to) meet all these criterias, your going to end up with something that's essentially a jack of all trades but specialist at none.

This is by no means an insult, those who choose to breed racing peddys will comprimise on certain things (e.g. eye shape / ear carriage etc) and as a result will have a wider pool of dogs to play with and hopefully faster offspring as a result. I think with KC restrictions though, obtaining your goal is a little slower to achieve and as Dee states having the ability to introduce new greyhound blood into established lines can give excellent results very quickly too.

 

[Nubian]

Thanks Marielou and Denise!

You have helped me to understand more. It sounds like the distinction between racing and show greyhounds. with the latter definitely having a larger build than out and out racing greyhounds.

I used to own greyhounds but they were always kennelled with their trainer and I never got to keep them at home for more than a little while. (NGRC rules).

What I like about whippets is that I am more likely to get the wife to agree to what is mine and our children's desperate ) wish to keep a dog or two at home and have loads of fun with it! Whippets, due to their size seem to fit the bill nicely! Owning racing greyhounds is great fun and they are absolutely fabulous dogs but kennelling and training fees can be horrendously expensive and with whippets you seem to have more of a chance of "having a go" yourself!

Marielou your dogs look so gorgeous! )

Thanks too to milly... your credentials are terrifying.

Wild Whippies, thank you for your very full explanation. It does seem to me to be that the non-ped owners have the best of both worlds, i.e being able to run whippets but yet not be restricted by breed standards.

 

[sherry]

WARNING non ped whippets r ADDICTIVE LOL u start with one and u r going to have no more then u may get into the racing side of things and think hmmm i wudnt mind another to keep the 1st whippet company but no more than 2! then the 1st one maybe retires and u get another 2 race and b4 u know it u have a houseful me ive now got 5. 3 of them r over 40lb! 2 of the big ones have retired and r now pets then i have 2 small ones too. heed my warning they r addictive lol

 

[marielou]

I agree they are very addictive as is racing If you could give us a rough idea where you are located we can point you in the direction of your nearest club. You could go along and watch, its a great family day out. We are still very new to non peds and we've found everyone to be very friendly and welcoming.

Thanks for the nice comments

All the best

Marie

 

[AnnSa]

So would a whippet with no papers.........even thought it was 100% whippet

race as a non ped ?

 

[Vicky]

So would a whippet with no papers.........even thought it was 100% whippetrace as a non ped ?

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There are tracks which race non kc registered pedigree whippets together.

 

[whippeteerThe1st]

all i know is year,s ago up here was............if u had a pedigree whippet u could race with the nonpeds at there club.............if u had a non ped u werent aloud to race with the pedigree,s at there club

hence non peds had the advantage i.e faster

but i hav wittness some pedigrees that could run,,,,but overall non peds would win