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)
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- 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
[edit] InterWiki's and links
- it:Piccolo Levriero Italiano FCI (10/3/200) Italy
- fr:Levrette d'Italie
- Standard FCI N°200 / 17.06.1998 / F (fichier .doc)
- Italian Greyhound
- FCI-Standard N° 200 / 17.06.1998 / GB (.doc file)
- de:Italienisches Windspiel
- FCI - Standard Nr. 200 / 17.06.1998 / D (.doc-Datei)
- es:Pequeño Lebrel italiano
- Estándar FCI N° 200 / --.--.---- / E (archivo .doc)
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)
