*In* the house mine would be ok, but, if they ran, forget it. They would eat them. Whippets are notoriously bad with small animals. Most can live well with cats and then there are those that just cannot. Their prey drive is insane.

Just too selectively bred to train out of them reliably. I think Cinnamon's favorite prey is squirrels. There are so many around and she would just loooove to kill one.

I don't think lure coursing makes them bad with rabbits, but the actual breed. It is what whippets were selectively bred to do. Kill rabbits