āļāļĨāļļāđāļĄāļāļāļĒ (Toy Group)
āļĄāļēāļāļĢāļāļēāļāļāļāļāļāļąāļāļāļļāđ (Breed Standard)
āļāļąāļāļāļļāđ āļāļīāļāļēāđāļĨāļĩāļĒāļ āđāļāļĢāļĒāđāļŪāļēāļ§āļāđ (Italian Greyhound)
āļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāļ°āđāļāļĒāļāļąāđāļ§āđāļ (General Appearance)
The Italian Greyhound is very similar to the Greyhound, but much smaller and more slender in all proportions and of ideal elegance and grace.
āļāļāļēāļ āļŠāļąāļāļŠāđāļ§āļ āļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāļ°āļāļĩāđāļŠāļģāļāļąāļ (Size, Proportion, Substance)
Size Height at withers, ideally 13 inches to 15 inches.
āļŦāļąāļ§ (Head)
Narrow and long, tapering to nose, with a slight suggestion of stop. Skull Rather long, almost flat. Muzzle Long and fine. Nose Dark. It may be black or brown or in keeping with the color of the dog. A light or partly pigmented nose is a fault. Teeth Scissors bite. A badly undershot or overshot mouth is a fault. Eyes Dark, bright, intelligent, medium in size. Very light eyes are a fault. Ears Small, fine in texture; thrown back and folded except when alerted, then carried folded at right angles to the head. Erect or button ears severely penalized.
āļāļ āđāļŠāđāļāļāđāļēāļāļāļāđāļĨāļ°āļĨāļģāļāļąāļ§ (Neck, Topline, Body)
Long, slender and gracefully arched. Body Of medium length, short coupled; high at withers, back curved and drooping at hindquarters, the highest point of curve at start of loin, creating a definite tuck-up at flanks. Shoulders Long and sloping. Chest Deep and narrow.
āļŠāđāļ§āļāļŦāļāđāļē (Forequarters)
Long, straight, set well under shoulder; strong pasterns, fine bone.
āļŠāđāļ§āļāļŦāļĨāļąāļ (Hindquarters)
Long, well-muscled thigh; hind legs parallel when viewed from behind, hocks well let down, well-bent stifle. Feet Harefoot with well-arched toes. Removal of dewclaws optional. Tail Slender and tapering to a curved end, long enough to reach the hock; set low, carried low. Ring tail a serious fault, gay tail a fault.
āļāļ (Coat)
Skin fine and supple, hair short, glossy like satin and soft to the touch.
āļŠāļĩ (Color)
Any color and markings are acceptable except that a dog with brindle markings and a dog with the tan markings normally found on black-and-tan dogs of other breeds must be disqualified.
āļāđāļēāđāļāļīāļ (Gait)
High stepping and free, front and hind legs to move forward in a straight line.
DISQUALIFICATIONS:
A dog with brindle markings. A dog with the tan markings normally found on black-and-tan dogs of other breeds.
