About Us
Domino Whippets is:
- A small hobby kennel located in rural Northeast Connecticut
- An ethical breeder of quality, health-tested whippets from championship performance and show lines
- A breeder, trainer & exhibitor of highly competitive whippets in both show, field, racing, and obedience venues
- A breeder in pursuit of excellent conformation as defined in the AKC Whippet Standard
- A Gold Sponsor - The Whippet Archives
- A member of the American Whippet Club
- An AKC Breeder of Merit - Bronze.
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- Donna Miner was raised in the small farming community of Milford, CT in a family that took great joy in animal husbandry. In addition to raising cattle, horses, and various domestic fowl, they bred Miniature Schnauzers.
- As an adult, Donna acquired her own miniature schnauzers and enjoyed competing with them in Obedience.
- Donna was affiliated with the Tails-U-Win! dog training facility in Manchester, CT program as a Puppy Kindergarten instructor for over 10 years, sharing positive training skills with over 3000 families and their new puppies.
- Donna was a 20+ year member of the Nathan Hale Obedience Club starting in 1990 and served on the Board of Directors for over 5 years.
- Eventually, she acquired a whippet puppy named Sheimar's Perfect Alibi (Libby) from Leslie Nelson's first litter of whippets and began to enjoy lure coursing and whippet racing.
- Libby became the foundation of Domino Whippets when, in 2000, she produced a litter of five pups sired by a top racing whippet, Wheatland Bengal WRCHX SORC4 SC ROMX.
- Domino Whippets has become a noted producer of highly competitive and verstatile whippets, having earned numerous AKC Field Championships, ASFA Field Championships, Oval Racing Championships, Straight Racing Championships, Agility and Obedience titles.
- Most recently, Domino Whippets has begun to enjoy success showing in Conformation and has finished a number of AKC Champions and Grand Champions.
- Donna enjoys a strong reputation as a mentor and supporter to her clients who want to experience the thrill of competition with their whippets.
- Donna is a 1976 graduate of the University of Connecticut (1976) with a B.A. in French & Education, followed by post-graduate study in computer science at the University of Hartford and RPI Hartford.
- She is retired from a 30-year career with Pratt & Whitney's Quality Systems group where she developed computer systems to manage manufacturing processes, established web-based electronic documentation systems, and served as the Senior Editor of Quality Publications.
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