The latest rage is DNA testing for dogs. I say settle for the Darwinian approach: old-fashioned observation. I look at my two whippets, I look at the rest of the animal kingdom, and I see the pieces of the puzzle come right together.
C-Biscuit: Where do I come from?
C-Biscuit clearly has Seabiscuit in her bloodline
Machu Picchu is named after... the mountain? or is there more to it?
In the beginning there was the cheetah, fastest animal on earth. Now we have whippets, fastest animal in town.
In the beginning, giraffes had long necks to reach the tops of trees. Now, whippets have long necks to reach the tops of counters.
In whippets, the cheetah's speed got crossed with the two-toed sloth's sleeping gene. Plus, look at how long those nails have grown!
Bambi: Closest known relative of the whippet
Picchu, whippet bambino
Saving for Sesame 