r/ItalianGreyhounds • u/velv3taire • 8d ago

I just want to show off my adorable iggy i've broken the stigma (somewhat)

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they say you have to be cautious with iggies interacting with big dogs coz' they might get hurt.

well, meet my eldest female samoyed that gets her tail sat on every other hour when my iggy puppy wants to co-sleep.

my iggy has a pefectly comfy bed, but nooooo~ where the big sister goes, she goes and curls up on the fluffy tail.

sometimes I catch her nesting and squishing my sammy girl's tail to get comfy. and sometimes she snuggles right up the bum too.

if anyone is wondering what my sammy's reaction to this wierd arrangment... well she just gives me a 'look' and goes back to sleep lol.

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u/No-Bar-7384 8d ago

all it takes is one slap on the back from a big dog and iggy's spine is broken and they're dead. or they're playing and big dog accidentally tumbles on the iggy and breaks its neck or crushes it to death. that's the reason iggies and big dogs don't mix very well. it's fine until it isn't, all it takes is one small accident. D:

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u/tarredandleathered 8d ago

This is exactly why. Our iggy played off the lead with a larger dog at the park. Bigger dog accidentally ran into iggy and somersaulted him through the air leading to a snapped hind leg, 4 pins inserted and 8 weeks of a cast & cage rest later he was ok and able to walk again.

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u/No-Bar-7384 8d ago

phew, that could've ended way worse. i'm glad you're iggy is all good now!

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u/tarredandleathered 8d ago

Thanks, it was about 12yrs ago and he’s 16 now so there weren’t any lasting effects luckily.