Comparison: Spanish Greyhound and Whippet

Spanish Greyhound and Whippet are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

Spanish Greyhound
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Whippet
Photo: Winky, CC BY 2.0, source
Spanish GreyhoundWhippet
FCI group10. Sighthounds10. Sighthounds
Country of originSpainUnited Kingdom
CategoryLargeMedium
Height at withers60–70 cm44–51 cm
Weight–12–15 kg
Life span–12–15 years
Recognition features
  • Long, narrow dolichocephalic head, deeply tucked-up belly and ample chest capacity
  • Very long tail and vertical, muscled hindquarters
  • Smooth-coated and semi-long hard-coated varieties (with beard, moustache and topknot)
  • Medium sighthound, 44-51 cm
  • Short smooth coat of any colour
  • Rose ears
CoatDense, very fine, short, smooth coat over the whole body, slightly longer on the back of the thighs; the semi-long hard-haired variety has harder, longer hair, forming beard, moustache, eyebrows and topknot. All colours admitted; most typical are fawn and brindle, black, flecked, burnt chestnut, cinnamon, yellow, red, white and pied.Short, fine coat, all colours.
PurposeA dog hunting the hare in fast pursuit in open fields, directed by sight; formerly also used on rabbits, foxes and boar, but hare coursing remains its primary function.A smaller English sighthound bred for racing and rabbit coursing by miners; the ´poor man's racehorse´.

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The information is indicative. Texts are based on available sources and may contain inaccuracies; for binding details (e.g. for breeding or shows) use the official breed standard.