Italian Greyhound
Small but perfectly formed
Eredeti név: Piccolo Levriero Italiano
Típus: Graioid
Kan méret: 12½-15 inches
Kan testsúly: No more than 11 lbs
Szuka méret: 12½-15 inches
Szuka testsúly: No more than 11 lbs
Ápolás mértéke
10
Sighthounds
FCI AKC CKC KC
Származási hely Italy
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Although almost exclusively a companion dog, Italian Greyhounds are true greyhounds, which can be easily seen when they get moving. Their gait is springy and harmonious without high stepping, galloping swiftly with a sharp spring.
Italian Greyhounds are square-shaped dogs with forms reminiscent of a Greyhound or a Sloughi only reduced. These smallest of the sighthounds are docile and affectionate if a little reserved. They are certainly full of grace and distinction, qualities that have been winning more and more people over this past decade or so.
Italian Greyhound Pár szóban :
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Fej
Elongated, narrow, length up to 2/5 the height at the withers.
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Test
Straight topline, arched around the loins, sloping harmoniously in to the croup.
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Bunda
Self-colored black, gray, slate gray or yellow (Isabella in Italian) in all shades.
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Fülek
Set very high, small, with fine cartilage, folded on to themselves and carried well back on the nape and upper part of the neck.
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Farok
Set low, fine also at the base, gradually tapering to the tip.
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Szőrzet
Smooth, fine on the body without any fringing whatsoever.
Italian Greyhounds are descended from small sighthounds kept at the court of the Pharaohs back in ancient Egypt. They were also popular in the Spartan state, centered on Laconia, where numerous depictions have been found on Greek vases and craters. They first arrived in Italy in the 5th century BC, and in the Renaissance these dogs enjoyed life among the nobility. Some of the greatest painters of Italy and elsewhere have portrayed the breed in their work.
