Can you help, whippet or border terrier?

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We seem to have narrowed out choices for a pup down to two breeds. Border terrier or a whippet. We are sort of stuck now which to go for. We are new to dog owning. Have two children at home (youngest 10 but is v sensitive and so something quite gentle but is ok with children would be good). Easyish to train. Will be able to walk for 1 hour a day. We have a medium sized enclosed garden. Prefer not too barky.
Any advice please?

monkeyface, I'll take one just don't tell dh, I'm sure he wont notice another dog.

I have a border who is goregous, but was a bugger to train and is dog aggresive/reactive. she is great on lovely long countryside walks but has to stay on the lead if we go round the local park. She is such a great personality though and loves a cuddle absolutly great with the kids. She makes us laugh and generally looks like a scruffy teddy bear.

My next dog is going to be whippet which I will probably get when I finish uni next year, I just love everything about them.

So essentially no help here, they go well together though if that helps, my border always loves every whippet we meet while out and about.

First I know nothing about whippet puppies as our whippets came to us when they were 5 years old. Happy to play chase with the kids (girl whippet retrieves balls and frisbees but boy just shakes them and runs around) or happy to sleep. They love a walk and will keep going cheerfully for hours or just bomb about for 30 minutes.

Ours were whistle trained by previous owners and their recall is great since we got a whistle - except if they see a cat or a squirrel. We live about 8 houses from the fields where we walk them off lead but can't risk the street without leads. They try to ignore the cats but if the cats decide to move... I know someone with a 12 year old whippet who runs off lead alongside their bikes on the estate and the owners looked shocked when I asked about cat chasing so it clearly depends on the dog.

They are not gun dogs and are not handler focussed in the way that say spaniels or collies are. DDs boyfriend is a sheep farmer and at first thought they were a "bit thick" but now says you can see they were bred to work with hunters rather than for them. His collies walk to heel one either side always looking for his next command (they are working sheepdogs). The whippets run ahead a little then stop to check where we are, like confident children.

DD has taught them sit, lie down, crawl, paw. So not stupid but not dog Mensa either. Here's an old post with pros and cons!