This is definitely not what you usually think of when you thinks of a whippet. Turns out this whippet has a genetic mutation that causes it to become “double-muscled”—a mutation that’s been found in other animals, including humans. In racing dogs, one copy of the defective gene can bulk up their muscles enough to increase their running speed; two copies of the gene and you end up with Hulk dog.
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i think that this is crazy but yet kewl
that dog looks tank! i would like to use him in a race!
Please let me know if you found any scientific journal articles about this.
I’m a former Whippet breeder/racer/judge (still judging, not breeding).
I’m the author of the big canine orthopedics book.
This is not a damn mutation. This is injected with something. This is impossible
Anthony–would you like to back up your statement that “this is impossible”? Unless you have some expertise, or evidence to the contrary I don’t see any reason to doubt the veracity of the photo or linked stories.
There were no injections. It IS a mutation. I watched a television show about this. The owner has a copule other dogs and there were alll healthy. Agsin, this was a mutation!
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There were no injections. It IS a mutation. I watched a television show about this. The owner has a couple other dogs and they were healthy. Again, this was a mutation!