Talk:Italian Greyhound

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Wrote up quite a bit about the breed. This information is based on my own experiance and documentation from the Breeder My iggy comes from :) If you want to check it, I'll scan it in for you, but it's in Norwegian... MasterDirk

I removed:

Greyhounds are extremely fast dogs and keen hunters who will chase a lure, so they are often used for greyhound racing.

I think this refers only to the larger breed, as far as I know Italian Greyhounds are not used for racing. Please replace if I'm wrong -- sannse 17:27, 7 Dec 2003 (UTC)

There is some racing of Iggy's, but nothing nearly s organized as for their larger brethren. Until someone makes time to write a more extensive article I think it's right to remove this as it's not a major Iggy-thing (racing, that is). MasterDirk 11:12, 8 Dec 2003 (UTC)
OK, thanks. Personally, I'm always surprised they can walk on those little thin legs - let alone run! ;) -- sannse 11:41, 8 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- Quite a few IGs have been lately track racing in Finland and they have good racers elsewhere in Europe, too :-) And they enjoy racing tremendously! - Hanna

Would you like to write up a bit about this racing? MasterDirk

There is an assertion in the article that I'd like to delete. "Italian Greyhounds are known for their lack of bladder control in comparison to other dogs. This is thought to be due to the bladder muscle in the dog being far too weak and due to many generations of breeding without removing the undesirable genetic traits." I have read fairly extensively about IGs and I have never encountered this bit of information. Moreover, a weak detrussor (bladder) muscle would result in urinary retention, not a lack of bladder control. If the urinary sphincter muscles are the muscles being referenced then the passage will need to be rephrased to reflect this. Blindeman75 (talk) 02:24, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] InterWiki's and links

Last update: 17:38, 2004 Oct 23 (UTC) Gangleri 17:38, 2004 Oct 23 (UTC)

[edit] The new picture

Wow! That's a good pic! That's an American Iggy, is it? It seems a bit larger than the European trend, and the markings aren't what's accepted here. But, the image is great! MasterDirk 15:56, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Quote

"As an amusing aside the expression 'Cave Canem' (Beware of the dog) was a warning to visitors, not that the dogs would attack but to beware of damaging the small dogs."

Can someone verify a source for this statement? It seems like a bad joke that has been recycled into folk-tale to me. Bihal 07:02, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A proposal

Here's a proposal for an addition to this article. I am of course being tongue-in-cheek.

"When walking their dogs in public, owners of Italian greyhounds are often inundated with numerous annoying questions from passersby who are not familiar with the breed. This has become so commonplace that t-shirts for owners and their dogs are commercially manufactured specifically for the purpose of answering these questions[www.cafepress.com/buy/italian+greyhound/-/pv_design_prod/p_storeid.18957225/pNo_18957225/id_6649652/opt_/pg_/c_/fpt_]. These wearable FAQs read:

Hi! I am not a whippet, a baby greyhound, or a "miniature greyhound."
I am an Italian Greyhound (or I.G. for short).
We are small when fully grown - we are a "toy" breed.
Yes, I am fast! I can run up to 35mph!
I do not race, but some of use like a sport called Lure coursing.
I am not too skinny. This is a proper, healthy weight for me.
No, sorry I can't go home with you!

Legitimus (talk) 17:43, 5 March 2008 (UTC)