Whippets also like to play with other dogs, especially other Whippets or sighthounds. Their favorite game is a version of tag that includes madly racing about the yard, midair pirouettes, and amazing high-speed cornering. Even young puppies play this tag game, launching themselves at each other with less than accurate, but endlessly amusing, results. Although Whippets can play rough among themselves and other dogs, they don't enjoy roughhousing with their owners. Instead, they prefer their owner to throw toys for them to chase, or to just pet them.
Whippets love their world.
Mine are fascinated with moles, creating numerous Whippet-muzzle sized holes throughout the yard. A friend's young Whippet had an obsession with her camellia bush, jumping up each day to snatch an open blossom. He'd then run around the yard with his prize. Despite all their athletic energy, Whippets are, generally, no problem to walk on a lead. Most of them don't like the pressure against their neck if they pull.