Italian Greyhounds

[jeemes 4,498]

do these little dogs hunt/catch does anybody know? I saw one the other day,it looked just like a small whippet and it made me think they must of crossed that into kc whippets to smarten them up. The man who owned it didnt go rabbiting but he did say they will run all day.

[Bosun11 537]

My Mrs was flat out for one, as a house dog, a few years back. Thank feck i put my foot down. Fragile little feckers.

[toblue 149]

From what I have been told they are a nightmare in every way. Their temperament is frantic and their legs snap like carrots. Also almost impossible to insure.

[forest of dean redneck 11,722]

Why not get a whippet?

[jeemes 4,498]

Why not get a whippet?

I dont want one,it was just a question.

[samurai 178]

I have a one in the house they are mental, metabolism is to high in these dogs, but as it will not stop in when I go out ,it has been coming out for about a year and I have let it run with the cocker it has followed him in what he does an d it hunts up very well it has a very good nose on it and will find game itself and is about % whistle trained and as said they will run all day loves to be with the whippets and the lurchers

Edited March 31, 2016 by samurai

[jeemes 4,498]

I have a one in the house they are mental, metabolism is to high in these dogs, but as it will not stop in when I go out ,it has been coming out for about a year and I have let it run with the cocker it has followed him in what he does an d it hunts up very well it has a very good nose on it and will find game itself and is about % whistle trained and as said they will run all day loves to be with the whippets and the lurchers

could it catch a rabbit do you think?

[samurai 178]

It catches them

[samurai 178]

For all they say about them been fragile I can well believe some specimens I've seen shivering little wrecks of show bred shite( even though mine is lol) have a look at them lure coursing on YouTube in Germany over roughshod fields I was amazed at them , he is going over a pure bedlington when she's ready.

[jeemes 4,498]

For all they say about them been fragile I can well believe some specimens I've seen shivering little wrecks of show bred shite( even though mine is lol) have a look at them lure coursing on YouTube in Germany over roughshod fields I was amazed at them , he is going over a pure bedlington when she's ready.

why a beddy? thats not a criticism in any way,Im just curious.

[samurai 178]

That's what the baddy owner wants,

[Blueboybilly 164]

I'm sorry but I can't see an Italian greyhound catching rabbits! Rats and squirrels maybe but I'm not believing rabbits. A healthy Male rabbit would be heavier than your average Italian grey

Edited March 31, 2016 by Blueboybilly

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

A woman walks a couple near me sometimes and they make my mates small whippet look like a big greyhound.

 

They aren't close to whippet size. They are tiny.

 

Maybe these are small strain I don't know.

[jok 3,325]

Speaking of tiny. Shame about Ronnie. RIP.

[BGD 6,436]

Break their legs if you even look at them funny from what I've heard