My husband and I have bred, shown and coursed Northwind Whippets since 1980. This site will offer you unique dog collars, general information on whippets and specific information on Northwind Whippets.

As we became more and more involved with the breed, I began to make the sighthound martingale style collars and martingale leads for Whippets, Greyhounds, Afghans, Salukis, Italian Greyhounds and more recently for Rhodesian Ridgebacks. I am an AKC and ASFA lure coursing judge and we are avid participants. So I began making slip leads.

The hobby and the business have grown over the years, but I still handle each collar personally. There are many collars to choose from on this site, plus I often custom make an item when requested. We provide wholesale pricing to rescue groups, pet stores and to breed and coursing clubs as trophies for specialties and lure meets.

Photo by Laurie Erickson

Poetry with three of her litter of runaway puppies.

As time went on, I found that breeds other than Sighthounds also enjoyed a fancier, trimmed collar and began to make quick release collars in all breed sizes. We have collars in this style to fit almost any breed.

I select the smoothest, most durable webbing I can find. I use first quality hardware and am constantly looking for wonderful new trims. I concentrate on producing a quality product – if you are not happy with your item, please do return it for refund or credit. I want you to be satisfied.

We have had a number of just terrific dogs, both on the field and in the show ring. In October of 2002 we had an extremely challenging situation with a dog lost a very long distance away – click on Finding Poetry to read about her 23 day harrowing adventure in South Carolina with a happy ending.

We only occasionally have puppies for sale, but are always willing to help you connect to another breeder. If you’d like to see our current youngsters, click on puppies..

I am a long time member of the American Whippet Club and a volunteer for its rescue program. I am a board member of the Minnesota Coursing Association and serve as its secretary. I am a board member of the Duluth Kennel Club.

Thanks for visiting our site, enjoy all the whippet information, and I hope you are pleased to recommend us to your friends.

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Kay Nierengarten and Mark Shubert