I'm always in awe of his flexibility 😂

We put in a little Iggy spot behind the house with fake grass for Mr and Mrs Dainty paws lol 😂

The cost is either neck scratches or some peanut butter, please come prepared. He also won't answer your question as he is not smart

Biscuit spends most of his time cuddling me, and 65% of that time licking me while falling asleep. Is this just him, a quirk, or a possible issue ..? He's 12.

So overall how important do we think this testing is? I mean clearly if you're going to breed yes, but if you just want a pet, and it's a breeder who's not a puppy mill etc. And you're going to insure them.

Because I am having trouble finding a reputable breeder who doesn't charge an arm and a leg for the name as much as anything else or doesn't have an attitude where you feel like they're looking down on you, or doesn't give off a puppy mill backyard breeder I don't want to give them money but I would happily rehome all their dogs vibe. There doesn't seem to be a lot of middle ground.

But I have encountered a few people who have had a few litters or a litter or whatever and just seem kind of casual about testing. I know we should only breed for the betterment of the breed. But if the dogs look healthy and happy and well cared for and you have examples of older pups and adults from them who look great... how crazy is it to buy from them?

What are the real incidences of these problems in unscreened animals especially if they are a few generations from screened animals and no known health problems in the line?

I mean for example I would never buy a German shepherd or a golden retriever without their hips and elbows at least screened, or a doberman without bleeding disorder and cardiac issues screened...

Tell me why or why not?

Any recs for good carriers? First time on the plane for him

I got my Miniature Italian Greyhound Vivian six months ago when she was one years old, from a Breeder/ Kennel situation. She had never been trained to do anything, and it has been an uphill battle to override her skiddish, frantic personality. she has been frightened of everything, and training her has been one of the hardest things I have ever been challenged to do.

She had never ridden in a car; never worn a harness or collar; never eaten anything but the same kibble day after day. the list is endless.

On the 4th of July here where I live, the town's fireworks celebration was relocated in the park right across the street from my house. I knew she would be terrified, so I arranged to take her to the other side of town to an isolated casita so there would be no noise.

once we got settled for the night I took her outside in her harness and leash to sit together to watch the sunset. within five minutes, someone shot off a firework nearby. my dog literally shot out of her harness and was gone!!! this was a ten-acre property with woods and bobcats and a young coyote pack roaming around at night. I raced after her, screaming her name of course--but she was gone into the woods, and would not come when she was called.

as a miniature Iggy, she only weighs 7.5 pounds, and was astoundingly fast. I could not find her. this went on for seemingly forever. I was so panicked I had an asthma attack. when she finally appeared, she was around fifty feet in front of me on a path. I called her and she raced off again. finally she appeared seven feet in front of me frantic and panting. instead of standing and calling for her again, I sat on the ground, but she still didn't come. so I slowly stood up and leaped forward like I was trying to tackle a football. I wrapped myself around her and ran back to the casita where we stayed til midnite and then went home.

I am writing to ask for help because I must find a harness she cannot slip out of. clearly I do not ever want this to happen again.

I have read on this site before that many of you recommended the Ruffwear Flagline. I tried the XXS and it was too big for her, and their smallest size. So many of you have an Iggy, but my girl Vivian is half their weight. so the Flagline, and the other harnesses I have tried are ALL a bit bigger than would fit her. even if the straps can be tightened, there is still too much room between the harness and her body.

I have also tried: the TuffPupper Tracker, and The Rabbitgoo harness. All were too big.

i have pictures of Vivian in the harness she slipped out of: The Puppia, as well as an image of her in the Ruffwear harness. I will try to upload them. (this is my first post)

maybe none of you have a miniature Iggy, so don't have other recommendations. . . but if you do, I would so appreciate your input.

Jill and Vivian

Hey fellow Iggy parents! Anybody know of a bag or sling similar to those from Little Beast that actually fit an Italian Greyhounds long limbs? LOL

Hi All, for the last couple of months, I've been doing research on training/welcoming home an Iggy puppy. So far, I've established that we would definitely potty train outside versus pads & that we plan to crate train for sleeping & general well-being.

The part I am not sure about is that our bedroom is on the second level of the home. It seems like a lot to have to get up in the middle of the night & go up & down the stairs for potty for the first couple of weeks. At the same time, I don't want the pup to not be used to the bedroom environment. How have those of you with your bedroom on the second story handled this situation with the crate/potty training? Do you just take the crate up at night time & bring it back down to the playpen during the day? Do you have two crates, one for each location? Do you stay downstairs for a couple weeks to potty train?

I work from home & my office is also on the 2nd floor - My ideal plan would be to have a pen both in my office & one also downstairs for when we are downstairs. I only spend time in my office when I am working, otherwise, we are mainly downstairs or in our bedroom upstairs.

What has been the most successful methods for those with 2 story houses? Thank you!

Hey!

We got a little IG (boy - Lenny) yesterday. He's 12 weeks old.

We also have a 7yo mini schnauzer (girl - Heidi)

It's a bit tense at home. He have given Lenny a separate area, but when he's out with the other dog, she goes for him. Not done any damage but it's a bit scary

We've read you give them 5-10 mins to socialize and when they kick off we separate them. Any tips?

I've got more questions on house training him - hard to make him wee outside when he hates it 🤣 - but can deal with that later

Thanks

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My Italian Greyhound, Lily, is 1.5 years old and weighs about 12 lbs. She recently switched to ORIJEN Six Fish adult food.
She’s very lean and her hip bones are visible. I know IGs are naturally slim and that seeing some ribs can be normal, but I’m having a hard time figuring out where “normal IG lean” ends and “too skinny” begins.
She definitely eats and has an appetite. She’s just very picky and seems to get bored of eating the same thing every day. When I first switched her to the new adult food, she loved it and ate it happily. Now, some days she finishes her full daily portion and other days she only eats about half.
She also usually isn’t interested in breakfast and prefers eating later in the day. If I offer wet food, chicken, or something more exciting, she happily eats it, so lack of appetite in general doesn’t seem to be the issue.
Both her vet and trainer have recommended scheduled meals rather than free feeding. The challenge is that she often skips breakfast, so I’m struggling to consistently get her full daily calories in while following a scheduled feeding routine. I’d also really like to get to a point where I can accurately track how many calories she’s actually eating each day.
Has anyone dealt with a similarly picky IG? How do you balance scheduled feeding with making sure they actually eat enough? Did a particular feeding schedule, wet food, topper, or diet help your IG eat more consistently?
And based on the video, how does Lily’s body condition look to other IG owners? Does she look like a typical lean IG, or does she look like she could stand to gain a little weight?
I’ll also discuss her body condition score and calorie needs with her vet. I’m mainly looking to hear about other Italian Greyhound owners’ experiences.

Has anyone experienced their iggy growl quite aggressively when it comes to protecting their toys or resources? My Italian greyhound (male, neutered, 3 years old) is truly NOT at all aggressive, but he has this one specific antler bone that he is very protective over. If I try to take it away, he growls as I approach, and his growling gets more intense the closer I get to him. I’ve genuinely never see him acting like this otherwise, and he’s such a gentle not-aggressive boy other than this one super specific instance with this ONE bone. Any other parents have tips for working through resource guarding? (Note: I’m of course super gentle with my iggy, and we’ve never had an issue or pattern of aggressive behavior, so this is a new experience for me) kind and helpful suggestions welcome! Thanks all :)

We are SO at a loss — we had been doing so well regarding potty training up to the point where he could hold it pretty reliably for around 3 hours before we took him out, we could let him roam and such. Ever since he got neutered the potty training has pretty much gone out the window. He just … goes randomly, even immediately after coming back inside in some cases.

He just turned 9mo old and we know that regression is common, but we feel so defeated. We tried with potty pads since his initially training was on an indoor real grass patch (we live in nyc so for the first couple months we couldn’t outdoor potty train), but he just tears them up and refuses to pee on them. He rings a bell before we open the door but won’t signal independently.

Do we go back to using the grass patch? I don’t even know how to best reward this because the lag time between leaving our apartment and outside is so long bc of the elevator.

Every time he goes inside it just reinforces the behavior and I am becoming so frustrated cleaning up pee and poop several times a day 😭 Just feels like i’m back to 8 week old puppy stages.

It definitely does not seem like a health issue - he’s not dribbling he’s just fully emptying his bladder and we’ve had him checked for UTIs etc literally he’s had so many other health issues since coming home he’s had every test done ever.

How do we manage this?

First Iggy! Hes so sweet 🥹

So in love!!

All the iggys are so cute! Anyone in San Diego Area?

He contorts his neck like this ALL THE TIME. It's like his favorite sleeping/laying position

He loves to wear these overalls