Thank you very much for making this video and sharing your experience. We want such a beautiful creature to be part of our lives. Our puppy will be ariving at the end of the month and we've done a lot of research regarding the breed/breeder beforehand and we're sure we want to put in the work since we have a lot of spare time on our hands and we both work from home and we'll continue doing that hopefully for the next decade. Your video is very informative and we'll take your advices to heart and put them in practice. Thank you very much and we wish you and Luca all the best!
Congratulations! I’m very glad you enjoyed the video and that the information was helpful. Luca is now 16 weeks and pretty much fully house trained. Actually only took maybe ten days after he arrived to get him mostly there. He’s been with us six weeks and I’ll keep watching him when he uses the dog door on his own and rewarding him if does his business.
@@pastagreyhound So happy to hear that! We were a bit worried about potty training, but we believe that as long as we'll watch him almost non-stop and take him out every couple of hours that we'll slowly get there. Regarding our breeder, if you're curious, it's 'Stupor Mundi Italian Greyhounds' from Poland (you can find them on google). Our puppy is from litter Q. Regards
@@pastagreyhound Sadly we didn't find a rescue dog in Romania, cause we would've given him a second home. Almost no iggy's here. But we'll recomend to anybody who asks where they can get one, the website you've recomended, we do believe in saving foster dogs.
Congratulations! We just trained Luca on the dog door and he’s been going out to do his business on his own. I just watch from the window and reward him after. I will probably do more content. If you have any questions, feel free to post them.
Hi I am thinking of getting an Italian greyhound in a few months time, doing research at the moment, I absolutely love these dogs. Do you think they will get along with a friendly cat.
I have to disagree with dog parks. I have 3 iggies and live in a townhouse. No fenced yard so we do lots of 1+ mile walks daily AND off leash runs at the bark park 3-5x per week (weather permitting). My local park separates large and small dogs. In my experience, most small dog owners are very engaged and attentive to their dogs’ behavior and health - up to date on vaccines. We are the helicopter parents of the fur baby world. Not everyone can own a home with a huge yard and people shouldn’t be stigmatized for the, It is critical for the iggies to get run time and the local bark park is an excellent way for them to do this with all their shots and under supervision!
Thank you for your comment! I believe it all depends on your situation and your level of patience regarding walking your dog. I know lots of people with apartment dogs and they do just fine. But I've also known people that couldn't handle it and had to give up their dogs. It's good that you have a dog park that you can trust, but I don't trust neither one of the parks near me. And ironically, after I made this video and we brought home our Boston Terrier pup, I had to fence off a portion of the yard to make a dog run because the puppies became obsessed with eating the cicadas. I was chasing those two from end to end! It has also made house training much easier with a smaller area. I will eventually take down the temporary fencing and go back to the full yard, but for now they have plenty of room to exercise and run.
Im very anxious about socialising my iggy. I want for my dog to feel good and safe with new people, situations and greeting other dogs. Now this is my very first dog, and im really hoping to successfully do this. But the truth is I’m a shy person, and I have a bit social anxiety. Please do you have any good tips or situations I could give? We will be doing puppy training
Don’t worry! Some are aloof around strangers and others love every person upon meeting them. Luca loves all people and dogs. I suggest start out at a hardware store such as Lowe’s or Home Depot as they accept dogs in their establishments. People will automatically gravitate to your dog. Let them hold the dog and fawn over it. Also, there are a lot of beeps and noises that are good for the dog to get acclimated to. Luca loved Home Depot and it’s the perfect environment for leash training and socialization. Don’t worry and I understand about your shyness, but you’ll have to adapt to socialize your IGlet. Bring lots of treats for people to give him/her. Try and be confident because your dog will pick up on your anxiety. I know that sounds hard, but you can do it! People will ask “is that a whippet?” Or miniature greyhound. Then you can school them on the breed and Catherine the Great.
I have 3 IGs. My youngest is 1.5 yrs now and she is extremely shy with strangers. I’ve been working with her since 4 months, when she would hide behind my legs and look out at new people while growling. I now have her cautiously sniffing people when they’re not looking at her. She will even allow a couple of her IG playmate parents let her for a few seconds. One training trick I use is to give other people small treats to give her when she comes close and/or let them touch her. The idea is good things happen with new people.
