Italian Greyhound

Italian Greyhound
Other names
  • Italian Sighthound
  • 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 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. The English-language name used for it by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale is Italian Sighthound.

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