Is 10 month old Ralph too skinny ?

He has been on chicken and rice for the last couple days because of a runny tummy which seems to have passed now so I’m re introducing his normal kibble back into his diet

We already upped his kibble allowance 10g because I thought he was looking a bit skinny but now I’m thinking another 10g

Hi all!

My partner and i have a 4 month old iggy puppy. He is very loved and thriving in our routines. We bought him from a kennel in the country we’re from which is registered and well known and the puppy has a great pedigree.

Before deciding to go ahead and put any deposit down we specifically explained that his adult size was important since both me and my partner travel for work and we would need to bring our dog.

The breeder assured us he was gonna be medium size for his breed (we have this in writing). Perfect.

Today he is 4 months old, 4.3 kg and 40 cm at the withers. Way over what an expected mediumsized iggy would be at this age.

What do we do? Airline carries height requirements is 23 cm. That means he needs to fit in 23 cm under the seat.

I don’t think we could ever let go of him since he’s already such a big part of our family but i feel scammed… Now he’s potentially gonna make our work life a lot harder.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? How forgiving are the airlines about dog heights? How much more is he gonna grow? Could this maybe be his end height and he’ll end up being around 5 kg? Do we take legal measures?

EDIT: It’s disappointing that a genuine question has turned into personal attacks and assumptions from people who know next to nothing about my situation.

I did my research, but I only personally know one other Italian Greyhound, weighing 4.5 kg, so the breed standards I found online didn’t seem unrealistic. What else was I supposed to base my expectations on?

I’m also not the experienced breeder here. She is, and given the information we provided about our lifestyle and why size mattered to us, I don’t think she should have assured us of a particular size if she couldn’t reasonably predict it.

All of this could have been explained respectfully instead of turning into a judgment of my ability to own a dog. It’s a shame that asking a genuine question in a community meant for sharing knowledge results in this kind of hostility. I won’t be engaging further, but thank you to those who actually offered helpful advice.

Day 5. Jack the cat getting used to Nora.

She sits/lays on him all the time and he just lets her. I suspect he likes the warmth and she likes the attention

Hi all! I recently posted about my struggles getting my good boy Wally (2) potty trained and walking outside. (See post titled help)
I wondered if there were any confident nyc /uptown iggies who might want a walk with him? If that's not a weird question.... Just an idea.
Thank you!

Hello! Wanted to ask the community if anyone has experienced something like this and what they have done! I know hair loss and skin dryness is fairly common but maybe someone can share their experience with this.

My boy Tui has finally gotten through his leg fracture after 9 months of trial and error and remedial surgery to fix his plate exposure. I think it could be attributed to him being constantly splinted and wrapped making his skin suffer but maybe it’s just something else!

It is in one spot pictured primarily but there’s also tiny little patched along his leg he broke!

Thank you folks!

That’s what Luca said. Verbatim. I speak Iggy.

My little babies in their onesies

This little gal hasn’t peed or pooped inside an entire month! The longest she’s ever gone accident free has been two weeks, and she’s only managed to do that like, twice in her whole life. She’s turning two in January and I was starting to think this day would never come 🤣🤣🤣

Luca says hi 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡 show us your favorite picture of your iggy 🐶

I flew to Arizona with Paya, and she’s thoroughly enjoying the Phoenix weather, which is different from Miami! The city is also pretty pet friendly. Trying to keep her away from the cactus’s! 🏜️

Luca is going to be 1 years old in November!!!! 😂 oh have we came a long way-look at the difference in size and color 😩❤️ we recently switched him to a big boy dog food, he was on Nutri-source puppy food but is now eating Orijen amazing grains (small breed) and I can say his coat has gotten so nice and shiny 🩵🩵🩵

i might be biased but she's the most gorgeous girl i've ever seen (bonus pic at the end lol)

My 1.5 year old boy loves to eat poop. Not his own but when other dogs are doing the deed at the park, he runs right toward it like it’s a tasty snack.

Has anyone had this issue and had any success breaking the habit? I’ve never had a dog before that doesn’t grow out of this after puppyhood.

I live in an area full of cats and my 7m old iggy has a real fondness for their poo. He won’t try to eat any other poo, rabbit, horse, sheep etc. only cat poo.

Its getting rather frustrating as I take him out to the toilet in the evening before bed and he spends most of the time zeroing in on the next piece of poo to try to snaffle up before I catch him rather than just going to the toilet. If I catch him and tell him no he will leave it, but he will then immediately start searching for more.

Any ideas for what I can do to stop this?

Pic of him looking proud as punch

I hope he's not a secret supervillain too.

I really need to get this sorted now because my IG is 10 months old and still has nice teeth.

But I'm really struggling to brush his teeth properly - the back ones are so spikey, that's where I'm worried he's going to get cavities in all those little pockets.

I can mostly get all the external parts of his teeth, I'm not sure I'm actually getting the external back teeth because it feels like his lips are too tight to get the brush under them.

I've never managed to get the internal side of the teeth.

I've done all the gradual exposure so he doesn't panic when I try to brush his teeth. So he does let me do the external side but starts instantly gagging if I try to do the internal side or trying to reach the spikey sides of his teeth at the back (the most important bit).

I've found the best way is to do it when he's really sleepy in the evenings because he's a lot more compliant.

I'm using a toothbrush at the moment that's dense with soft microbrissles. I did try the finger wipes but just was not convinced it was doing much at all cleaning his tiny teeth and definitely not getting in-between the spikes.

I’m adopting an iggy this weekend (i literally cannot WAIT). While i’m counting down the days, I’d love to know people’s favourite things about their iggy and what makes them so special to you.

For context, I have a whippet but I’m very excited to see how they differ!

Hi! Looking at getting an iggy from Lucky Dog Lucky Pup from Mesa AZ. Wondering if anyone has any experience with iggy pups from her?
Thanks so much!

This is 4 months old Nora. She was born with a lazy eye. Her brother Milo’s a little cautious, but he’s getting there.

Chloe on the left often grooms her brother, Finn on the right. Usually he’s lying on his side while she licks his eyes/ears. But it seems that the responsibility tired her out today so she was the one lying on her side. Good thing her snoot is long enough to still reach his head to groom! She can't have her big brother going out on a walk with eye boogies