Should you decide to race your Whippet, you must train your Whippet to wear a muzzle and blanket, come out of starting boxes, essentially working with it's natural instinct. Perhaps the ultimate in training for Whippet and owner is seen in the obedience ring. Here, Whippet and owner learn how to do a number of exercises of varying complexity, ranging from heeling, to stay to retrieving. These are some of the many activities available to the Whippet and it's owner that require training. Although all these activities are different, the principles applying to learning for each are the same.
Whippets are intelligent, independent, learn quickly and become bored with repetition.
These characteristics will influence your teaching methods. Some basic rules for training your Whippet are found below. Keep your training sessions brief. Do not bore. Be liberal with praise.