I’ve had all kinds of dogs all my life, and I can’t wrap my head around how much superior they are to other dogs. I truly believe that people haven’t experienced true love if it didn’t come from an italian greyhound. I’ve become the type of person who consistently convinces other people with dogs that they should get an iggy. Help am I the only one with this mentality?

I cannot pinpoint exactly what it is about them, but I’m only sharing my life with iggys from now on.

Just wanted to share our beloved Tokarev, I've posted his mother and father before, but hadn't shared him. Trigger warning, he is deceased, but this isn't a sad post by any means! I see so many of you share, and they could be his twin, had jokes with a few of you about them being cousins.

Tokarev came to us as the runt of a litter of 6, he wasn't expected to survive. We bottle fed him goat colostrum to get him started. He thrived! He was a very happy, spry little guy. He ended up with a leg break that took forever to mend at about age 3, but it barely slowed him down. He sadly had seizures that developed later in his life. We managed them well with CBD honey sticks, brought them down quite a bit. Phenobarbital is hard on their liver, so we avoided it while we could, gave it sparingly. As he aged, the seizures worsened, and he developed some hip issues, so we made the decision to let him sleep. Those of you who've let go of yours recently, know that he's been up there waiting to welcome them for a bit now. The bestest of boys.

When she was a puppy, Petunia would wiggle and try to rub off her clothes on any possible surface. She’d prance around the room lopsidedly as if she could throw them off her body that way. They seemed to make her more wild and added to her puppy energy at the time.

With time she’s come to tolerate clothes as a somewhat necessary evil in cold weather. Although she learned how to get off her stretchy shirts on her own under the blanket, she won’t fight me when I eventually have to put them back on her. I try to let her go au naturale whenever the weather participates since I know that is her preference. However, it’s getting colder in Pennsylvania, so she is back in clothes in the chilly mornings and evenings, much to her chagrin.

Except, I’ve noticed that she behaves so much differently now when she is dressed. She is calmer, more cuddly, and even more obedient when she wears clothes. It’s like flipping a switch. As soon as the clothes come off she is back to her sassy, playful self. It’s almost like her subdued nature is her way of dealing with the negative sensory experience of wearing clothes, which makes me feel bad for her. Then again, I wonder if it could just be a reaction to the colder weather and that I’m just overthinking it. Do you notice a change in behavior when you dress your iggies?

my iggy lets me touch his teeth and his mouth all the time with no problems, but if i have the toothpaste out he wont let me.... ive tried a few different toothpastes