Italian Greyhound
Italy · 12.5–15 in tall · 11 lb · short smooth coat
Next to the average dog it is outgoing with strangers, dog-friendly, wash-and-go, and not for small children. Day to day it needs a moderate amount of exercise and sheds moderately.
Find out if a Italian Greyhound suits youA good fit if…
- there is already a dog at home
- this is your first dog — the scores point to a manageable one
- people come and go a lot
Trait profile
Scored 1–5. A blank means the trait is not recorded for this breed.
About the breed
The Italian Greyhound or Piccolo Levriero Italiano is an Italian breed of small sighthound. It was bred to hunt hare and rabbit, but is kept mostly as a companion dog. The English-language name used for it by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale is Italian Sighthound.— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
