sorry i disagree with ducky poo most whippets that i know of are working bred,but a couple were show bred and still doing the biz ,its horses for courses depends what your into,what your land is like, but a well bred whippet will give you alot of sport,without the hassle off plod ,i don t own pure breds, but i go out with lads who do and i like whippets, game, jack of all trade dogs very easy to keep.its all down to what you like, at the end of the day atbBB