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Whippet

Temperament: Gentle, quiet and intelligent, Whippets were bred to be house dogs that could occasionally hunt up a rabbit. They are very attached to their owners and like all sight hounds, tend to have a lot of prey drive.

Height: Female: 18�21 inches (45�53 cm), Male: 19�22 inches (48�56 cm)

Weight: 15 � 31 lbs

Life Span: 12 � 15 years

Breed Average Outlier Index: 0.36

OI Average for dogs over 10: 0.42

OI Average for dogs under 2:
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Breed Average Genetic Relatedness: 0.02

AGR Average for dogs over 10: -0.03

AGR Average for dogs under 2:
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Breed Average Internal Relatedness: 0.00

IR Average for dogs over 10: -0.01

IR Average for dogs under 2:
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Last 10 Recently Added Public Dogs!

No.	Name	Gender	Outlier Index	Average Genetic Relatedness	Internal Relatedness
1	Ashsinhalt Akuma O Atsukau	M	0.28	-0.05	0.20
2	Byerley Tilly Rose at Merci Isle	F	0.25	-0.07	0.38
3	Alarves My Drama Queen	F	0.32	-0.10	0.28
4	Sugar Rush Sneaky Little Houseguest SC TFE BID SSB DS ETD CGC	M	0.50	-0.09	0.07
5	Domino Dynamometer	M	0.13	0.13	-0.01
6	Domino Stihl The One	M	0.32	0.03	0.00
7	Domino Dremel Without A Cause	M	0.26	0.08	-0.11
8	Domino The Highest Caliper	F	0.28	0.04	0.01
9	Domino Ryobi Runner	M	0.24	0.09	-0.09
10	Domino Beskar Steel Armor	M	0.24	0.07	-0.09

The Whippet is a sighthound, one of a number of breeds with similar elegant type, structure and drive that range across the Middle East and Europe. Known for their speed and prey drive, sighthounds vary in size to meet their fuction. Said to have originated in England, and bred down from greyhounds, the Whippet was said to have working class roots. Their smaller size made them an ideal one-dog family pet who could help hunt but still be affordable and easy to keep - unlike some of their larger cousins found only in the large kennels of the rich. Whether used for hunting hares for dinner or dog racing and accompanying gambling, the Whippet grew in popularity in the late 19th century, dwindled to a very small breed during the World Wars, and then became one of the most popular breeds in England in the beginning of the 21st century, and had spread to all the continents.

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Late onset PRA and congenital deafness, more rarely: hypothyroidism, epilepsy, Addison's, other autoimmune diseases. Learn more and report cases at www.whippethealth.org

The follow includes dogs with birthdates listed in the database.

DLA Haplotypes in the Breed

The Dog Leukocyte Antigen or DLA is the region in the canine genome that controls the immune system, among other things. There are three classes or areas, and the VGL Canine Diversity Test genotypes or records the two regions with the most variation. Because it is an area that mutates more rapidly than others, the method VGL uses is ideal for identifying specific combinations of DNA, and not merely showing whether a dog inherited two of the same sets of genetics from its parents or two different ones.

"Haplotype" is a generic name for a set of genes that are bound together and inherited as a set. The DLA Class I and Class II haplotypes are very tightly bound and represent about 2 million base pairs of DNA - a sizeable chunk. These two haplotypes together make an extended haplotype that is nearly always passed from parent to puppies as a pair. We therefore have two tables below showing both the combinations of DLA found in this breed and how often they appear, and also how often they appear individually.

Remember that frequency percentages do not show how many dogs carry them, but rather how many of these haplotypes exist in the breed as a whole. Every dog has two sets of DLA haplotypes, one inherited from dam, and one inherited from sire. These almost never recombine in new generations.

DLA Class I/Class II Combinations :

Class I Haplotype	Class II Haplotype	Frequency in the Breed
1066	2048	26.81%
1066	2048	26.81%
1104	2017	15.22%
1104	2017	15.22%
1016	2031	14.49%
1016	2031	14.49%
1040	2028	11.59%
1040	2028	11.59%
1002	2001	9.42%
1002	2001	9.42%
1208	2006	6.52%
1208	2006	6.52%
1008	2003	5.07%
1008	2003	5.07%
1058	2033	2.90%
1058	2033	2.90%
1208	2017	1.45%
1208	2017	1.45%
1056	2017	1.45%
1056	2017	1.45%
1249	2003	0.72%
1209	2017	0.72%
1248	2001	0.72%
1209	2017	0.72%
1033	2037	0.72%
1162	2006	0.72%
1142	2018	0.72%
1045	2062	0.72%
1045	2062	0.72%
1033	2037	0.72%
1142	2018	0.72%
1162	2006	0.72%
1249	2003	0.72%
1248	2001	0.72%

DLA Frequencies :

Class	Haplotype	Frequency in the Breed
Class I	1002	9.42%
Class I	1008	5.07%
Class I	1016	14.49%
Class I	1033	0.72%
Class I	1040	11.59%
Class I	1045	0.72%
Class I	1056	1.45%
Class I	1058	2.90%
Class I	1066	26.81%
Class I	1104	15.22%
Class I	1142	0.72%
Class I	1162	0.72%
Class I	1208	7.97%
Class I	1209	0.72%
Class I	1248	0.72%
Class I	1249	0.72%
Class II	2001	10.14%
Class II	2003	5.80%
Class II	2006	7.25%
Class II	2017	18.84%
Class II	2018	0.72%
Class II	2028	11.59%
Class II	2031	14.49%
Class II	2033	2.90%
Class II	2037	0.72%
Class II	2048	26.81%
Class II	2062	0.72%
Class I	1002	9.42%
Class I	1008	5.07%
Class I	1016	14.49%
Class I	1033	0.72%
Class I	1040	11.59%
Class I	1045	0.72%
Class I	1056	1.45%
Class I	1058	2.90%
Class I	1066	26.81%
Class I	1104	15.22%
Class I	1142	0.72%
Class I	1162	0.72%
Class I	1208	7.97%
Class I	1209	0.72%
Class I	1248	0.72%
Class I	1249	0.72%
Class II	2001	10.14%
Class II	2003	5.80%
Class II	2006	7.25%
Class II	2017	18.84%
Class II	2018	0.72%
Class II	2028	11.59%
Class II	2031	14.49%
Class II	2033	2.90%
Class II	2037	0.72%
Class II	2048	26.81%
Class II	2062	0.72%

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List of Public Dogs

No.	Name	Gender	Outlier Index	Average Genetic Relatedness	Internal Relatedness
1	Alarves My Drama Queen	F	0.32	-0.10	0.28
2	Ashsinhalt Akuma O Atsukau	M	0.28	-0.05	0.20
3	Byerley Tilly Rose at Merci Isle	F	0.25	-0.07	0.38
4	Domino Agent P	M	0.19	0.09	0.09
5	Domino Back To The Future	M	0.13	0.16	0.07
6	Domino Beekeeper	M	0.24	0.11	0.00
7	Domino Beskar Steel Armor	M	0.24	0.07	-0.09
8	Domino Blue Moon	F	0.21	0.10	0.15
9	Domino Cloud Atlas	F	0.11	0.15	0.12
10	Domino DeWalter	M	0.25	0.04	0.08
11	Domino Double O Seven	M	0.35	0.04	0.01
12	Domino Dremel Without A Cause	M	0.26	0.08	-0.11
13	Domino Dynamometer	M	0.13	0.13	-0.01
14	Domino Ecum Secum	F	0.20	0.20	-0.16
15	Domino Frabjous Fascinator	F	0.26	0.09	-0.02
16	Domino Group of Seven	M	0.36	0.08	-0.02
17	Domino Hello Sweetie	F	0.17	0.14	0.04
18	Domino Holy Holsteen	F	0.18	0.13	0.09
19	Domino Hunches In Bunches	F	0.34	0.10	-0.05
20	Domino Jeepers Creepers	F	0.22	0.09	0.10
21	Domino Jigsaw Puzzle	M	0.31	0.05	-0.07
22	Domino Joy To The World	F	0.13	0.17	-0.10
23	Domino Jumanji	F	0.18	0.05	0.11
24	Domino Leen Quizzeen	F	0.27	0.09	-0.03
25	Domino Macaroni And Cheese	M	0.27	0.01	0.18
26	Domino Ottawa Star	F	0.23	0.15	0.00
27	Domino Rosie The Riveter	F	0.27	0.11	-0.11
28	Domino Ryobi Runner	M	0.24	0.09	-0.09
29	Domino Saskatoon	F	0.32	0.07	-0.02
30	Domino Screeming Eagle	F	0.27	0.10	0.02
31	Domino Seven CardStud	M	0.29	0.05	0.05
32	Domino Seven League Boots	F	0.25	0.14	-0.17
33	Domino Seven of Pentacles	F	0.20	0.13	0.03
34	Domino Seven Seas	M	0.20	0.13	-0.04
35	Domino Seventh Heaven	F	0.32	0.08	-0.03
36	Domino Shambala Boomerang	M	0.14	0.13	-0.02
37	Domino Snow Moon	F	0.18	0.07	0.25
38	Domino Stihl The One	M	0.32	0.03	0.00
39	Domino The Highest Caliper	F	0.28	0.04	0.01
40	Domino The Lake House	F	0.16	0.11	0.05
41	Domino You Can't Teach A Sneetch!	F	0.25	0.07	0.04
42	Dragon Wagon	F	0.44	-0.04	-0.11
43	Ginger	M	0.65	-0.12	-0.11
44	Gogo Yubari	F	0.61	-0.20	0.18
45	Honey Bunny	F	0.50	-0.16	0.24
46	Jalessas Light and Easy	M	0.38	-0.09	0.17
47	Mariner's Dragon Prince of Surrey Hill	M	0.30	0.01	-0.01
48	Nota Bene Abram	M	0.58	0.00	-0.20
49	Nota Bene Achilles	M	0.57	-0.03	-0.06
50	Nota Bene Aemilia Dark Lady	F	0.66	-0.05	-0.21
51	Nota Bene Agrippa	M	0.47	-0.05	0.02
52	Nota Bene Aliena	F	0.68	-0.03	-0.14
53	Nota Bene Arcite	M	0.53	-0.06	0.00
54	Nota Bene Ariel	M	0.59	-0.03	0.01
55	Nota Bene Artesius	M	0.47	-0.02	-0.05
56	Nota Bene Audrey	F	0.63	-0.10	-0.03
57	Shannon Down Half Sour	F	0.70	-0.19	0.11
58	Shannon Down Super Hornet Rapid Release	M	0.66	-0.10	-0.11
59	Shannon Down Wreck it Ralph	F	0.71	-0.16	0.02
60	Strictly Nacho Business	F	0.74	-0.12	-0.22
61	Sugar Rush Sneaky Little Houseguest	M	0.50	-0.09	0.07
62	Surrey Hill Mariner Top-of-the-Trees	F	0.47	-0.07	-0.07
63	Surreyhill Diablesse The Morel Of The Story	M	0.45	-0.06	-0.17
64	Take Five Agua de Beber	M	0.78	-0.13	-0.09
65	Terrena's Concession Obsession of Mariner	M	0.29	-0.07	-0.02
66	Whoville Wylee Offensive Botany	F	0.28	0.03	-0.02
67	WildAbout Atomic Addiction	M	0.58	-0.08	-0.04
68	WildAbout Heroine Addict	F	0.50	0.02	-0.24
69	WildAbout Woodford	M	0.25	0.10	-0.04

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