Cross Breeds

Which is the fastest dog short distance, the greyhound or the whippet?

I wonder if any one knows their highest recorded speeds. I heard that the whippet is faster, but it is difficult to believe as the greyhound is bigger and has longer stride. Also if whippets were faster they would have been used preferencially in regular racing

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1. i think it has to be my rat terrier. whenever i call her and she doesn't want to come she's the faster little runner i've ever seen.
2. A fast whippet can beat a slow grey but as a rule the greyhound has a higher top end. Now whippets due to there small size are able to "Take Off" and turn quicker than the grey so a whippet may win if the race is less than 50 yards or one a very very tight curved track. After that, well, the grey will win "going away". PS for any extreamly long race (like a mile+) bet on the Saluki (persian greyhound)
3. greyhound bec they r much taller
4. Greyhound is the fastest dog in the world - their speed can exceed 40 miles per hour in three strides. Greyhounds have a double suspension gallop, their heart is bigger than the hearts of other dogs, cardiac output of a greyhound increases by 5 times during a race (in 1 minute a greyhound pumps his own body weight in blood), more red blood cells than other breeds.
5. I dunno - I am not too fond of dog races so I dont pay attention haha
6. im sure if the greyhound is running and you whippet then it will run a little faster !!!
7. ok well greyhounds are faster but need more length to get going, whippets are smaller and more nimble, i had a whippet that could turn on a rabbit by sitting down mid turn and skidding round. a fast car can out accelerate a fighter plane over the quater mile, but the fighter plane is much faster over the mile
8. If,by "shorter distance" ,you mean the first few strides...the whippet.After that,the g-hound will blast past!!! They DO race whippets!!
9. A greyhound is faster, and as you said this is why they are used for racing. However a whippet will give it a run for its money. A greyhound can run on the exciting side of 35mph.
10. The answer is a greyhound or a whippet if you kick it up the r - s turbo?
11. whippet
12. greyhound
13. my partner says the whippet is faster
14. Hey Franco, thanks for answering my annuity question. Believe it or not my neighbor has five whippets and she claims they are the fastest all around, however, she could be incorrect.
15. Greyhound they go about 40 mph if not faster
16. whippet
17. I used to think the greyhound was the fastest dog in the world until the day I saw a mates scottish terrier get ready to have a dump in front of one of those gas powered bird scarers. The scarer went off with a hell of a bang and I swear the scottie covered 500 yards in about 0.4 of a second - most of it airborn :o))