Do you REALLY want an IG?

DO YOU REALLY WANT AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND ?
( adapted from the German Pinscher Club of America information package )

If you lack patience and calm temperament....are unable to say "NO" and mean it....have no interest in even the most basic training....
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND IS NOT FOR YOU!

If your lifestyle is such that you have little time to do more than feed and let the dog out, if you only go home to sleep, if your social life is more important than socializing your dog...
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND IS NOT FOR YOU!

If you feel that a dog should be able to tolerate much physical and emotional abuse, or if you feel that a dog does not need supervision and "should just know better"......
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND IS NOT FOR YOU!

If the only way you know how to communicate is by screaming,
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND IS NOT FOR YOU!

If you think that taking your dog to the bar is appropriate,
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND IS NOT FOR YOU!

If you want an Italian Greyhound because you saw one in a movie but haven’t done any research about the breed and aren’t really interested in doing so,
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND IS NOT FOR YOU!

If you feel you can pick up a puppy and bring it home fully trained and are not willing to work with your puppy to teach it manners or housetraining,
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND DEFINITELY ISN’T FOR YOU!

If the occasional mess in the house is something you cannot live with,
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND IS NOT FOR YOU!

If affection from your dog would embarrass you and if displaying affection for your dog isn’t something you are willing to do,
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND IS NOT FOR YOU!

If putting a coat or sweater on your dog would embarrass you, if you wouldn’t be caught shopping for doggie outfits or if you feel that a dog doesn’t need clothes,
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND IS NOT FOR YOU!

If you have an aversion to a dog sticking his face up to yours to smell your eyes or stick his nose in your ear to warm it up a bit or crawl under the covers with you,
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND IS NOT FOR YOU!

If you want your dog to amuse itself, have no intention of getting a few toys or taking the odd trip to the park or the backyard with your new companion,
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND IS NOT FOR YOU!

If you don’t want your dog on the furniture,
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND IS NOT FOR YOU!

If having the dog follow you everywhere, including into the bathroom would annoy you to no end,
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND IS NOT FOR YOU!

If you do not believe in crates, ex-pens, leashes or a fenced yard, don’t even think about an Italian Greyhound because
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND IS NOT FOR YOU!

If you feel that backyard breeding is your key to financial freedom and security - or if you just want to breed to keep a puppy....
AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND IS DEFINITELY NOT FOR YOU!
Any reputable breeder will tell you that money is the LAST reason to buy a puppy. The unfortunate truth is that countless puppies are the casualties of greed, ignorance and exploitation. In 2004 alone, the IGCA Rescue Team was able to help 600 dogs find the homes they deserve. I firmly believe that educate is the KEY to preventing IG's from being placed in environments which are unsuitable for them.


Having read all that, if you’re still interested in learning more about IGs, please contact me for a copy of my IG Handbook. If not, then it’s just as well you learned that an IG was not for you BEFORE you brought one home.