Whippet

Reduce competing stimulation, protect sleep and toilet routines, and work below the puppy’s biting threshold. Sudden pain, illness, or escalating aggression needs professional assessment.

Use a secure, comfortable rest area and build voluntary entry in short stages. A sudden refusal calls for a check of heat, bedding, confinement history, toileting, and physical discomfort.

Build recall from low distraction to a long line, but do not use recall as the only barrier between a Whippet and traffic or moving animals.

Return to the last duration the dog could complete calmly, separate absence practice from unavoidable long departures, and track behaviour rather than guessing from damage alone.

It can be, provided the home can supply secure exercise, patient reward-based training, close companionship, and a road-safety plan for chase behaviour.

Increase distance before the dog loses attention, stop rehearsing close greetings, and train short, successful responses in environments where the dog can still eat, look away, and recover.

Use a complete puppy diet and its measured feeding guide as a starting point, then adjust with growth, body condition, stool, treats, and veterinary advice—not appetite alone.

Start with complete separation, then barrier and lead-controlled meetings. Give the cat protected high routes and prevent every chase; some individual pairings may never be safe unsupervised.