Does anyone own an Italian Greyhound dog?
I am an owner of 4 IG’s and these are a difficult dog for a first time owner, but you can overcome this if you are willing. It can take a LONG time to housetrain – into years (typically it is around one year to housetrain one – with 2 I would plan on much longer because they will feed off each other). IG’s are very sensitive and are people dogs, they want to be with people all the time 100% – and will cry and not be happy if they are not. They aren’t the type of dog that you can put outside and be inside or leave in another room while you are doing something else – they will be right with you under your feet. They are also very very smart, but smart in a way that they know how to get you to do what they want, not vice versa. They are HIGH energy dogs – they are sighthounds and want to run and play and will play wildly for long periods and then sleep. They can be good with kids but the kids have to know how to be good with dogs, they don’t want strangers just to come and pick them up or
