Il Piccolo Levriero Italiano 

A breed to be discovered!  

Welcome to the site Lupavaro, the website dedicated to our immense passion for Italian Greyhounds. This site is not meant to be just the site of a breeding of Italian Greyhounds but a square, where you can meet fans of the breed and spend, albeit virtually, some time together, reading articles and anecdotes about the breed or simply looking at the photos.

History of the Piccolo Levriero Italiano

Il Piccolo Levriero Italiano, often cited also with the abbreviation "PLI", is the smallest representative of group 10, that is the group of greyhounds.
It is a very ancient breed, already present in the pharaonic courts of ancient Egypt. From about the XNUMXth century BC, it arrived in Italy where it was soon appreciated in the court of the nobles. It would be easy to think that this slender-looking dog is just a delicate lap dog but be wary of this appearance. Actually the Piccolo Levriero Italiano is a very active dog who gladly accompanies his human friend in everyday activities. Our PLI love to travel by car, run on the beach, walk and be admired by people in the city, dig holes in the garden (to make a mole envious), watch over the herd of buffaloes of my mother-in-law's neighbor and so on. has more metta. The PLI is a dog extremely attached to his human friend, he loves climbing up, giving passionate kisses (they have an exceptional aim…!). They love heat and if you really don't want them to sleep in your bed (they sleep strictly UNDER the duvet and strangely never suffocate ...), put some fleece blankets or a duvet in their basket, they will appreciate it very much. I would add to this the discussion on the physiological needs of the dog: it is often said that this breed is not easy to educate to cleanliness and that they will always tend to dirty the house. Physiologically they have a faster metabolism compared to larger breeds and for this reason they are unable to hold back for many hours as large dogs can easily do. Secondly, they hate going out when it rains or is very cold; they would much rather stay warm in their kennel and are very good at moving their human friend to pity; in fact, even though he has been given a new coat, the human friend sees his poor creature all trembling and that he doesn't seem to have any intention of peeing or pooping and so (for the good of the poor little one....) you go back home very early, where the little monster will be very happy to relieve himself immediately on the new carpet in your living room and then go away happy and wagging his tail (and not trembling at all!) If you decide to get a small Italian greyhound, it is not advisable to leave him alone for many hours a day; they are very sensitive, they hate solitude and are capable of "getting sick with melancholy" as well as punishing you with little piles and ponds scattered throughout the house for having left him all alone for the whole day.

The character of the Piccolo Levriero Italiano 

Characteristically, the PLI are adorable: they become your shadow and in practice they live for you, for your every glance, for your every caress and all this they do without losing their dignity as a greyhound. They love YOU and do not wag their tail at the first come and thus create a beautiful, close and confidential relationship with their human friend. On our site you will find many articles, including an entire article dedicated to character of the PLI.

It is worth taking a look at the articles, also to know the history of these dogs and, why not, also read the 10 reasons not to take a Piccolo Levriero Italiano or "what you are not always told". Article written with a smile, but I guarantee you it's all true!

Luigi & Valeria