Choosing whether to buy from a responsible breeder or home from a responsible rescue can be a difficult decision and some people can have quite strong opinions about both.
Giving a home to a whippet in need, is obviously a wonderful thing to do.
However, you must be sure you can offer the time and patience needed for a successful adoption.
Whippets that have come in to rescue may not have had the best of starts and need an understanding home, where you can put your emotions aside and give them the security they need, which can be quite hard as you have to be firm to be kind at times.
If you have younger children in the family, other pets or animals – maybe you are better off buying a well brought up puppy from a responsible breeder and this is ok too!
It will be better in the long run and although having a puppy is still a lot of work, they can adjust to your lifestyle more easily.
We need good breeders!
It is ok to be a breeder, we need breeders with experience and knowledge to preserve our breed and to support new people in the breed.
Breeders should be judged on the care they give and how responsible they are. There can be a tendency on social media to knock people. All that matters is the welfare of the dogs/puppies.