Love the yellow pullover, charts lol.
I know charty's post is a tad tongue in cheek, but I agree with both of you.
Seen, and owned, some extremely useful, versatile whippets over the years. And whilst you wouldn't recommend one as a regular, single handed deer dog, they have a habit of surprising their owners, and you are dead right, they are very often scoffed at, and very underated.