Are whippets as easy to train as working spaniels?

[Patchworkpony]

I must admit I am a tiny bit smitten with her! Photos:

I SO love her colour. Where did you get her from - is she show bred or working bred?

 

[TGM]

I got her from a breeder in East Anglia - she is show-bred so will be interesting to see whether her prey drive is less because of this. She is quite a rufty tufty little thing though, as I've not needed to put a coat on her yet, and she is not worried about going out in the cold and wet!

 

[Crugeran Celt]

I have a springer and a springer xcollie and they have been brilliant to train but my MIL whippet is totally nuts and just does whatever she wants to do. Saying that may have more to do with my MIL than the breed of dog!!

 

[Amye]

TGM she is gorgeous!!

Both our whippets love to play rough. Our girl sounds so aggressive but it's just whippet play

Ours rarely have coats on, though one has a thinner coat than the other so does feel the cold a bit more.

 

[druid]

So they are not as trainable as a spaniel. You can train a spaniel to be steady to game but I defy anyone to train a whippet not to chase that hare that has popped up between his front legs. I have a whippets x lurcher and love her dearly, but not for her trainability.

I've got a whippet lurcher that's steady to all game - he is very much the exception to do! They don't usually think they're Labradors!!

 

[Leo Walker]

TGM shes gorgeous! Mine rarely wear coats either. The bg dog just wont and the puppy only has one on in cold weather for standing about stuff