Italian Greyhound

Italian Greyhound
Other names
  • FCI: Italian Sighthound
  • Italian: Piccolo levriero italiano
OriginItaly
Traits
Height
32 to 38 cm (13 to 15 in)
Weight
not over 5 kg (11 lb)
Colour solid black, grey or isabelline
Kennel club standards
Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana standard
Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)

The Italian Greyhound or Italian Sighthound (Italian: Piccolo levriero Italiano) is an Italian breed of small sighthound. It was bred to hunt hare and rabbit, but is kept mostly as a companion dog.