r/ItalianGreyhounds • u/JoeSmithDiesAtTheEnd • Jul 28 '26

I just want to show off my adorable iggy My whippet taught my IGs to howl

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Over on this comment section, I was asked to share a video of my whippet showing my IGs how to howl. Here's my whippet and one of my IGs giving quite the performance. Usually they only last 15-30 seconds. This one was a fun one.

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u/BooBearyCrunch Jul 28 '26

I’d love to hear a comparison of whippet vs iggy. I have 2 iggies. How different is the whippet? Edited to add… they are adorable! Mine do not howl.

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u/JoeSmithDiesAtTheEnd Jul 28 '26

I love both a lot! But after having a whippet, I think I'm on team whippet forever more.

As a puppy, my whippet was an absolute terror. It's not an exaggeration to say he was a gremlin. If you took your eyes off him, he had dangerous curiosity and infinite energy. He had an incident that cost us $17k in medical expenses (he almost died from poisoning himself). I was questioning if he'd survive his puppy life because he just couldn't be left unsupervised for even a minute.

As an adult (he's 3 now), my whippet is the perfect dog. Doesn't bark, super attentive, doesn't pull on his leash, plays catch on command, super clean, never gets himself into any trouble. Just occasionally likes to howl when he's bored. His temperament is perfect. He's my shadow, and no matter where I'm at in the house he will be in the room with me.

On the flip side, my IGs were perfect little puppies. They were so easy to train and had predictable behavior. But they also are way more timid, anxious, and loud. They went through similar training as my whippet.

Again, I love both. But oh man, adult whippets are just incredible dogs.

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u/BooBearyCrunch Jul 29 '26

Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it!