Resources – UK Whippet Breed Council

‘The Whippet Biennial’ as it is still known was founded by Gillian Usher and first covered activities from 1973 and 1974. Until the Whippet Breed Council took it over in 2014, it had been run by Gillian along with other whippet breeders/exhibitors and enthusiasts such as Molly McConkey and Lucinda Aldrich-Blake. This publication has proved invaluable to the whippet show scene in the UK for over 50 years.

The Biennial is a way to provide information to people interested in whippets through articles and also a way to let people showcase their own whippets through adverts.

In 2018, after editing it for 4 years on behalf of the breed council, Steph Marston-Pollock took over the running of the Biennial.

Steph writes: ‘Carrying on the work that Gillian and her team did is really important for me. There aren’t many breeds that will have such an amazing archive as the Whippet Biennial. At times there has been a risk of it not being continued but for me that just wasn’t an option. It is such a massive task however I will endeavour to make sure this book continues for the future of the breed’

Steph has now incorporated the ‘Multi Purpose Whippet’ feature, encouraging write ups and adverts from all Whippet activities to promote the ‘Fit for Function’ ethos.

The book now travels all over the world and is a must on any whippet fancier’s coffee table.