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Whippet

Hound Group

Whippet dog, photographed by Canarian
Canarian · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

The Whippet is a medium-sized dog breed with a slender, athletic build and a short, smooth coat that is typically blue, red, or fawn in color. They are known for their speed, grace, and agility, and were originally bred to hunt small game, such as rabbits, by sight.

Group
Hound Group
Origin
United Kingdom, England (19th century)
Coat
short smooth · any color or markings
Also known as
Snap dog
Recognized by
AKC, FCI, UKC, KC
Hypoallergenic
No
Id
32534831-9241-4be3-a594-70c45e1a9bbe

Traits

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Whippet. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from americanwhippetclub.org images.akc.org ukcdogs.com en.wikipedia.org whippetvic.com

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/32534831-9241-4be3-a594-70c45e1a9bbe. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request 
curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/32534831-9241-4be3-a594-70c45e1a9bbe"
Response 
{
  "data": {
    "id": "32534831-9241-4be3-a594-70c45e1a9bbe",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Whippet",
      "description": "The Whippet is a medium-sized dog breed with a slender, athletic build and a short, smooth coat that is typically blue, red, or fawn in color. They are known for their speed, grace, and agility, and were originally bred to hunt small game, such as rabbits, by sight.",
      "life": {
        "max": 15,
        "min": 12
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 18,
        "min": 11
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 18,
        "min": 11
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 56,
        "min": 48
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 53,
        "min": 46
      },
      "origin": {
        "era": "19th century",
        "region": "England",
        "country": "United Kingdom"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "smooth",
        "colors": [
          "any color or markings"
        ],
        "length": "short"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 4,
        "barking": 2,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 1,
        "shedding": 2,
        "temperament": [
          "amiable",
          "friendly",
          "gentle",
          "affectionate",
          "intense in sport"
        ],
        "trainability": 4,
        "good_with_dogs": 4,
        "exercise_minutes": 60,
        "apartment_friendly": 4,
        "good_with_children": 4,
        "good_with_strangers": 3
      },
      "other_names": [
        "Snap dog"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "FCI",
        "UKC",
        "KC"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.americanwhippetclub.org/about-whippets/the-akc-whippet-standard/",
          "title": "The AKC Whippet Standard - American Whippet Club"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://images.akc.org/pdf/breeds/standards/Whippet.pdf",
          "title": "Official Standard of the Whippet"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.ukcdogs.com/docs/breeds/whippet.pdf",
          "title": "WHIPPET Official UKC Breed Standard"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whippet",
          "title": "Whippet - Wikipedia"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.whippetvic.com/breedstandard",
          "title": "Whippet Breed Standard | The Whippet Association of Victoria Inc"
        }
      ],
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        },
        {
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          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/aqq0h86kjixqtt5r2bjyp62glx7w",
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        },
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          }
        },
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          }
        },
        {
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        },
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    },
    "relationships": {
      "group": {
        "data": {
          "id": "be0147df-7755-4228-b132-2518c0c6d10d",
          "type": "group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/32534831-9241-4be3-a594-70c45e1a9bbe/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.