I talked a lot about Dan as a GSD but I didn’t mention why I also think Phil is completely wrong about being a corgi.
Because, yes, corgis are super fucking cute and they’ve got great lil fluffy butts.
But they are also agents of pure chaos, manic energy, and complete and utter annihilation.
And, frankly, Phil does not give off that vibe at all. So, for your consideration:
Whippets are still incredibly smart and can have intense amounts of energy but they’re also gentle, mostly calm, and affectionate. They’re incredibly fragile and fairly adverse to any extreme weather. Prone to several health issues. And they have the air of being only slightly mentally present about 99% of the time.
They’re fairly spacey and goofy, when they tune back into reality, they’re hyper focused (the point where it can be almost unnerving). They’re incredibly intelligent and insanely sensitive but they’re also incredibly independent and don’t really follow “commands” as much as they need you to convince them that what you want them to do is better than what they want to do.
They may seem airheaded but they’re just not fucking listening to you because you’re being boring. They evaluate commands and decide whether or not they want to listen to you. They definitely know their fucking names but they may or may not respond to them based purely on vibes or what whims they’re following that day.
They look dissociated like 90% of the time when indoors (when they’re outdoors and doing things, they’re incredibly energetic, friendly, and take control of most social situations). They’re very princess-y and are incredibly particular about what they like (food, blankets, clothes). They’re big on texture and all differ in what textures they find acceptable. They’re quirky af, they’re incredibly stubborn, and they ARE smarter than you and they know it.
They’re also incredibly anxious and prone to separation anxiety. They do not do well when left alone (yea, they might dye everything in your house green if you leave them for several hours. They might stage a world takeover if you left them alone for months on end). They’re also “velcro” dogs and tend to choose their favorite person in a family.
They’re fucking hilarious and cheeky as hell. They’re far more clever than they let on, often seeming more like a space case than anything else. Many whippet owners complain that they thought their whippet was dumb because they didn’t respond to their name, cues/commands, and often just walked away in the middle of being spoken to but they’re actually so smart that they just get bored of our bullshit and interrupt us to do what they want to do.
They do also have the tendency to stare, unblinkingly at you until you feel incredibly uncomfortable
All in all: Phil IS a whippet.
Bonus Tori Lore: when I worked at a doggy daycare, there was a whippet named Fletcher who just deeply reminded me of Phil. He was white with the biggest eyes and the way he would just stare into your soul was so fucking unnerving and a little hypnotic. He was also very sweet and a little bitchy at times but in a way that was incredibly endearing. Everyone liked him, even the dogs who were indifferent at best about other animals. He was just a deeply likable boy and knew how to get attention (he very much enjoyed climbing onto objects he knew he wasn’t supposed to be on when your back was turned and just perching on them).
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