nothing wrong with a decent whippet, my working bitch is a whippet x deerhound / greyhound, she'l take fur and feather i can't fault her,, the few flaws she has are to my doing and i know better for the next dog, she's patient ferreting dog and excellent day time moocher, lamping is a tad weak due to me not being able to bring her out as often as i'd like,, i'm working on that and she's improving each time.
end of the day take your time in getting a dog, talk to people who have been in the game for years, for me a collie cross is a difficult first time dog as they have so much brain, grand