The Italian Greyhound is the smallest of the sighthounds, typically weighing about 8 to 18 lb and standing about 13 to 15 inches tall at the withers. Though they are in the 'toy' group based on their weight, they are larger than other dogs in the category due to their slender bodies.

The name of the breed is a reference to the breed's popularity in Renaissance Italy. Mummified dogs very similar to the Italian Greyhound (or small Greyhounds) have been found in Egypt, and pictorials of small Greyhounds have been found in Pompeii, and they were probably the only accepted companion-dog there. Dogs similar to Italian Greyhounds are recorded as having been seen around Emperor Nero's court in Rome in the first century AD.

Although the small dogs are mainly companionship dogs they have in fact been used for hunting rats, mice, and other small game.

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