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ITALIAN GREYHOUND


ITALIAN GREYHOUND

COUNTRY: Italy
WEIGHT: 8 pounds
HEIGHT: 13-15 inches
COAT: Short, smooth
COLOR: All shades of fawn, red
OTHER NAMES: Piccoli Levrieri Italiani
REGISTRY: FCI, ARC, TKC, CKC
GROUP: Southern

The Italian Galgo is smallest of the galgos. But its size does not prevent him to obtain the 60 kilometers per hour (40 miles per hour). Definitively quickest of all the dogs toy.


Millenia of selection in his lineage it makes of this dog the ideal mascot for the home of adult people. It is a so docile dog that it affects much to him when is dealt with rudeza or maltratos, finishing in restraining itself. Nevertheless, when it is dealt with patience and affection the results are incredible. In such case it demonstrates his exceptional aptitude to learn and to correspond the affection that is offered to him.

It is good with the children of the house they treat whenever it well. The infantile abuses are not due to allow and due to its physicist to be of little so large slight conformation and the gross games also they must of being suppressed. One adapts very or to the life in apartment or within the house. Usually it does not bark, but it can make it and well high, taking this aptitude when it hears other dogs bark. The hair requires well-taken care of minimum, really is a very clean dog. Yes they loosen hair, but it is not a thing that requires additional cleaning of the house on behalf of the dog. It is necessary to protect it of the cold, rain and the wind.

It must remember that even though that this small dog yes can run, its lineage accentuated the qualities of mascot and not of greyhound; it is not a persecution dog, does not debilitate it, the Italian Galgo is not a Greyhound nor a Whippet. Great part of this problem is that the same dog thinks itself that yes is a Greyhound and is times that there are to demonstrate to him that then it is not so necessary that it uses his speed. Nevertheless, you can be certainly has the Toy quicker than she exists.