Show me and tell me about your Italian Greyhounds

friesian80

friesian80

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Ive recently bought 2 beautiful whippets but was tempted before buying them to get Italian Greyhounds as they are smaller but heard they are such delicate little creatures and can break a leg from just jumping off the sofa!

So tell me about yours are they as delicate as that and what are their temperaments like.

Would love to see your pictures :D
 
Definitely not as fragile as they say! It's just a stereotype. I have never heard of IGs breaking legs jumping off a sofa, and trust me they DO jump :D They jump literally anywhere, it's like having cats not dogs. Both of mine constantly play with my two larger dogs (golden retriever and GSD cross) and the GSD x can be especially rough, but the IGs can more than hold their own, they don't have to be wrapped in cotton wool!

In general IGs have excellent recall (unlike other greyhound breeds, I believe), are not yappy, are very affectionate and need physical contact / love to be in bed under the duvet with you.

Anyway these are my girls...

Florimell

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Florimell as a puppy

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and her daughter Daphne who was born last May :)

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(far left in the pic below)
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and with her sister Dorigen
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Frodo - they are absolutely gorgeous!!!!!

Are they much smaller than whippets? I did see one on the telly wrestling a rotty (playfighting) so did think they mst have been more robust than I first had thought!
 
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