Bred for speed, raised with love.
Vai Avanti – Italian for ‘keep going’ – is a small, dedicated whippet kennel. We breed healthy, sociable whippets and race them with pride on the tracks of Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and far beyond.
The team behind the name
Every dog has its own page with pedigree, health, achievements and photos.
Lylo
Vienna
Flappie
Mayzie
Nixy
Bayah
Latest news
Track record in Italy
First race and she’s already made a name for herself
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A win for Flappie, silver for Moos
With a rocket start and a new personal best of 17.77, Vai Avanti Tiamo won his first run and then the veterans' final as well. Moos fought his way back from last place in the final to take a superb second.
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European Cup: bronze for Moos, strong trial runs
Moos finished third in the A final and Flappie improved to 18.13. SeeYa, Nixy and Leroy ran promising trial runs.
Read the reportTested, documented and transparent
A fast whippet is only a good whippet if it's healthy too. That's why we have our breeding dogs thoroughly screened and publish the results for each dog.
See the results for each dogDNA tests
Myostatin deficiency and Factor VII deficiency: N/N (normal).
Heart & spine
Heart testing and spine screening (LTV and SP) for our breeding dogs.
Hips & elbows
Officially screened, with results up to Excellent / A1.
MyDogDNA
Full DNA screening: clear on all 272 checkpoints.
Our litters
Each litter gets its own letter. Click on a litter to see all the puppies, their photos and health results.
T litter
Moves Like Jagger of Gasbyfirst × Samba Supersonic
U litter
Like It Bohemia Snap Dog × Old Road's Ryleigh
X litter
Yes Supersonic × Old Road's Ryleigh
Y litter
Black Bullet Lj Grace Dog × Vai Avanti Tahiti
Two new litters
We are very proud to announce two litters for 2027. Interested? Do get in touch for more information.
Keep going. Always forward.
I've been a familiar face at sighthound race tracks since I was a child, in Belgium and abroad. In 2018 a dream came true with Lylo, my very first dog of my own. Two years later the KMSH approved my kennel name – just in time – and our first litter was born.
“Vai Avanti: a name that suits everything I want to achieve with my dogs – to keep going.”Shany Van der Meulen
Come and meet us
Questions about our dogs or our litters? Send us a message or feel free to give us a call.
- Phone+32 493 18 02 90
- Emailvai-avanti [at] hotmail.com
- Instagram@vai.avanti2020
- Location1745 Opwijk, Belgium