| American Whippet Club | The American Whippet Club (AWC) is the national breed club for Whippets within the American Kennel Club. The AWC promotes the showing, responsible breeding, obedience training and competition, lure coursing and versatility of the Whippet breed. |
| American Whippet Standard | The American Whippet Club is pleased to make its most current publication, a premiere teaching tool for in-depth understanding of the AKC Whippet breed standard. |
| UK Whippet Standard | A breed standard is the guideline which describes the ideal characteristics, temperament and appearance including the correct color of a breed and ensures that the breed is fit for function. |
| FCI Whippet Standard | The Fédération Cynologique Internationale is the World Canine Organization. It includes 98 members and contract partners (one member per country) that each issue their own pedigrees and train their own judges. |
| Australian Whippet Standard | A breed standard is the guideline which describes the ideal characteristics, temperament, and appearance of a breed and ensures that the breed is fit for function with soundness essential. |
| Whippet Health Foundation | The Whippet Health Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit charitable Corporation formed to provide financial and other support for individuals and organizations focusing their charitable, educational and research efforts on dogs in general and the Whippet in particular. |
| OFA Foundation for Animals | The OFA, working with the breed’s parent club, recommends the following basic health screening tests for all breeding stock. Dogs meeting these basic health screening requirements will be issued Canine Health Information Center (CHIC) numbers. |
| Whippet Rescue & Placement | WRAP is a 501(c)(3) charity devoted to the rescue of purebred Whippets. The organization operates exclusively in the United States of America. |
| Take The Lead | Take the Lead was founded in 1993 as a not-for-profit foundation under Section 501 (c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code dedicated to provide direct services, support and care for all qualified participants in the sport of dogs who suffer from the devastating realities of life-threatening or terminal illnesses. |
| Whippet Breed Archive | The Whippet Breed Archive is a place for Whippet lovers, breed enthusiasts and pedigree addicts. Find your Whippet’s ancestors by searching the registered pedigree name. |
| The Whippet by Bo Bengtson | (Paid link) The Whippet, a collector’s book written by renowned Whippet breeder, judge and historian Bo Bengtson, is the bible on the Whippet, one of the world’s most popular and beloved purebred dogs. |
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