My Italian Greyhound, Winter

[Isadora]

I like to joke that she's so little that I can cut a dog shaped space in a window and light would still shine through XD!

That's funny and cute

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

Awww she’s so cute! My black lab Is my service dog. He’s a brat too, and a beggar View attachment 2948992View attachment 2948993View attachment 2948994View attachment 2948995

Awwwww! What a cutie!

 

[Sara S]

Awwwww! What a cutie!

Thanks! He’s a fat tie though, almost 100 lbs

 

[sourland]

Have you had her thryoid level checked? This, too, can cause that sort of hair loss.

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

Have you had her thryoid level checked? This, too, can cause that sort of hair loss.

That's what I'm planning for her next vet visit. Just to rule it out, though the pattern of hair loss is unusual. Usually it's just the thighs that get bald. At least in Racing Greyhounds it's that way.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Winter is lovely! I bet she makes a perfect service dog. The Italian Greyhound was one breed I considered when I was searching for a new dog. I like their size, short coat, and affectionate personalities, but I decided against them due to their sensitivity to cold (we live in New England).

I wanted an Iggy too and was concerned about the same thing (my hubby went as far as looking up some breeders, in case I decided to go for it).

We currently have a whippet mix so it's like having a bigger, muttier version of an Iggy. And a collection of coats takes care of the cold weather concerns.

 

[StinkyAcres]

We currently have a whippet mix so it's like having a bigger, muttier version of an Iggy. And a collection of coats takes care of the cold weather concerns.

Awesome! Photos? I considered Whippet and Whippet-type mixes as well. There were some Wadi dogs at a nearby rescue, but they had some behavioral issues.

I didn't think a coat would be enough to make them be comfortable going outside when they needed to. I had a dog who would just do her business indoors when it was cold out and I didn't want that again.

 

[lomine]

Though it would be unusual for a 3-year-old, I would also have the vet check for Cushing's.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Awesome! Photos? I considered Whippet and Whippet-type mixes as well. There were some Wadi dogs at a nearby rescue, but they had some behavioral issues.

I didn't think a coat would be enough to make them be comfortable going outside when they needed to. I had a dog who would just do her business indoors when it was cold out and I didn't want that again.

We thankfully don't get that cold most of the time.

Main drawback to cold weather clothing is my dog Raja will eat clothes right off her own back (she ate part of a thundershirt and also a pair of doggie pajamas ), so she can't wear them while unsupervised.

Honestly don't know what breeds she is. Shelter marked her as "unknown." Her body and build are exactly in line with whippet measurements so I buy her clothes from people who make sighthound coats but her head looks more terrier.

Her winter coat - she doesn't like the snood so I flip it down when it's not sleeting:


With the rest of the pack:

 

[StinkyAcres]

We thankfully don't get that cold most of the time.

Main drawback to cold weather clothing is my dog Raja will eat clothes right off her own back (she ate part of a thundershirt and also a pair of doggie pajamas ), so she can't wear them while unsupervised.

Honestly don't know what breeds she is. Shelter marked her as "unknown." Her body and build are exactly in line with whippet measurements so I buy her clothes from people who make sighthound coats but her head looks more terrier.

Her winter coat - she doesn't like the snood so I flip it down when it's not sleeting:
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With the rest of the pack:
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I agree she looks terrier-ish. Cute little dog and a beautiful pack!

We did adopt a dog that the rescue guessed was a Whippet, White Shepherd, Catahoula mix, but none of that makes sense to me. It turns out she does amazingly in cold weather despite her short coat, so I'm thinking husky pit with others mixed in there.

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