Longhaired Whippet
- Group 10: Greyhounds
- Section 1 Long-haired or fringed Sighthounds
- Without working trial
USA
Longhaired Whippet, Whippet long hair, Silken Wind Sprite
Standard size: Male: 48.3 to 55.9 cm Bitches: 45.7 to 53.3 cm Miniature ( ILWC ): Males: under 47.0 cm Females: under 44.5 cm
- ILWC
- LWA
The Longhaired Whippet or Silken Wind Sprite is not recognized by the FCI breed of dog in the United States. The breed is of the kennel clubs of the FCI members Czech Republic and Slovakia under the name Silken Wind Sprite - Longhaired Whippet recognized and performed under that name in the group 10. In the United States is essentially the term Longhaired Whippet common; some breeders in Europe use the term Silken Wind Sprite. In scientific parlance, the race as a Longhaired Whippet Whippet or long hair is called.
Similar to the Longhaired Whippet is the resulting from crosses between (long hair ) Whippet and Borzoi Silken Wind Hound, which was also referred to 1998 as Silken Wind Sprite.
History
In the 1950s occurred in the American Whippet Kennel Wind Sprite by Walter A. Wheeler Jr. long-haired dogs. These were first registered by the competent governing body, the AKC as a purebred Whippets. However, the American Whippet Club ( AWC) in 1982 led an investigation which came to the conclusion that the long-haired dogs were created by crossing Shelties, as has been shown in them the MDR1 defect which does not occur in Whippets. The addresses registered as Whippets long-haired dogs were removed from the AKC from the stud book and apply from the perspective of AKC and AWC since then as hybrids.
Even before the cancellation of his dogs from the stud book of the AKC Wheeler founded in 1981 together with like-minded Longhaired Whippet Association the (LWA ), which in 1986 published a standard. The first dogs came to Europe in 1987. In the U.S. In 1987, a breeder crossed some Longhaired Whippets in their Borzoi lines a. This new variety was first Silken Wind Sprite named by her until her this naming was prohibited by the LWA. 1998 got this race the name Silken Wind Hound.
1993 bought by a U.S. breeder Longhaired Whippets six in the LWA and thus formed the basis for the later creation, the International Longhaired Whippet Club ( ILWC ). The mid-90s were introduced due to a small gene pool not AKC registered Whippets with in this breed. 2001 International Longhaired Whippet Club was officially founded. The breed standard of the ILWC differs slightly from the breed standard of the LWA.
In 2002, a breeder imported several acquired by ILWC breeders dogs to Germany. Followed in 2004, from this the foundation of the Silken Wind Sprite Club (SWC ). The SWC used for the breed the name " Silken Wind Sprite ". The German translation of the ILWC - breed standards soaked in the dimension slightly from the original ILWC.
Description
The Longhaired Whippet is an athletic Greyhound with medium length fur. It is grown in two versions: normal ( 45.7 to 55.9 centimeters) and miniature ( ILWC under 47.0 centimeters). His appearance conveys elegance and grace as well as power and speed. From elegance is the flowing line, over the head, neck and back for gentle lumbar arch. The bottom line is characterized by a deep chest and a very slim waist. The upper and lower lines are balanced by the long, angled hindquarters and the graceful sweep of the tail. Each color and drawing is allowed.
Its essence is friendly and balanced. He has the joy of movement, the free-running and in a sporting environment.
Sanitary
Due to the introgression of Shelties of MDR1 is found in the breed. The allele frequency in a sample of 89 dogs was 46.1 percent. Among the tested dogs 51.7 percent were heterozygous for the defective allele, 15.7 percent had two defective alleles. In addition, cases of Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA ) are described, which are probably also due to the genetic history of the breed explainable.