Italian Greyhound Breed Articles

Adjusting to Winter Cold For an Italian Greyhound

An Italian greyhound can adapt to a variety of environments quite well, but they are not natural winter dogs. They are not a double-coated breed which means that their hair is not meant to retain body heat in the same way a Siberian Husky's mi...

Italian Greyhound Dog Breed Height, Weight, Color, History and Description

Description: The Italian Greyhound has wonderful fine bones and is slender. The head is slim but long. The muzzle is long but is still in keeping with the dog. The nose is brown or black depending on the colour of the coat. The bite is scissor. It...

Italian Greyhounds - The Smallest of the Sight Hounds

The Italian greyhound is a diminutive dog with delicate features that is gaining in popularity as a household companion. He is the smallest of a group of dogs known as sight hounds or dogs that relied on their vision to hunt for small moving prey....

Italian Greyhound Training in Agility

Anyone that has ever spent time with any of the sighthounds, which includes Italian greyhounds, knows that is not something always easily accomplished. That doesn't mean that the dogs cannot or should not be trained! One of the sports that migh...

House Break Your Italian Greyhound

Housebreaking issues are one of the reasons Italian Greyhounds are turned into Rescue. When I got my first Italian Greyhound almost a decade ago, she was so good that I had no idea other Iggy parents were tearing their hair out with accidents in t...

Housebreaking Your Italian Greyhound Dog

Housebreaking your Italian greyhound dog is not dissimilar to housebreaking any other kind of dog. Overall, housebreaking your IG will be about supervision, giving a lot of opportunities to use the restroom, and limiting freedom until it is ea...

Favorite Activities of the Italian Greyhound

The Italian Greyhound is a very lovable, engaging dog breed which loves playing with its family. The dogs may participate in several show events and competitions; they excel at lure coursing, agility, obedience and conformation events. An Italian ...

Italian Greyhound Dog Breed Profile Information

Description: The Italian Greyhound is a very small sighthound. This is a lightly built, graceful little dog that will be 12 to 15 inches at the shoulder and weigh between 7 and 14 pounds. The long, narrow head, long neck, deep chest, and long legs...