{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_whippet_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_whippet_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Whippet — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC/FCI breed-standard derived fact summary (paraphrased per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3; numbers and proper nouns preserved).\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/whippet_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 8\n  passed: 8\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_whippet_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_whippet_dog.md\nsource_document: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\n  title: \"Whippet — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.akc.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC/FCI breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC/FCI breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Whippet — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed's country of origin is Great Britain.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* FCI assigns it to Group 10 (Sighthounds), Section 3 for short-haired sighthounds, without working trial; its early use was hunting by scent or by sight.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Height is 19–22 inches for dogs and 18–21 inches for bitches under AKC (FCI about 47–51 cm and 44–47 cm).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is short, close, smooth and firm in texture; AKC treats colour as immaterial while FCI allows any colour or mixture except merle.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament is amiable, friendly and gentle, yet capable of great intensity when working; FCI calls it an ideal, adaptable, gentle and affectionate companion.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* AKC disqualifications: more than ½ inch above or below the height limits, blue or partly blue eyes or eyes of mismatched colour, undershot bite, overshot bite of ¼ inch or more, and any coat other than short, close, smooth and firm; FCI also disqualifies aggressive or overly shy dogs and clear physical or behavioural abnormality.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Whippet — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Whippet — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.akc.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/whippet_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/whippet_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":514,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}