whippet, greyhound or italian greyhound? which is the better pet?

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im desperate for a dog although not yet 100% if its going to happen or not yet as im still doing research.

These are the three dogs i will choose from. the size isn't really an issue its mainly

temprement
good or not with kids
good or not with cats
expense to keep
overall rating as a pet

please could you give advice based on your own experiences thanks

i was talking to my dp about dogs the other day and he doesn't mind us getting dogs when we move but he would like to choose one of the dogs. I will get a greyhound/lurcher but he would like an alsatian. i love them too and that is fine with me but will these two breeds be ok together?

we'd get the alsatian from a puppy hopefully so the dogs would grow up being together.

do you think this would be ok for both dogs involved?

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We are Maybe getting a dog in Autumn, and from our research we figured a whippet would be best, they are meant to be great with children, and don't have smelly wet dog coat (I have hay fever) and also are not too bad at shedding, and once they get a good daily walk are meant to be good at relaxing.

my greyhound barks like a crazy thing - seriously!!

Italian greyhounds lovely but very delicate with snappy litle bones.

whippet a good size, nice dogs.

Whippets are wonderful - get a whippet!

Mine certainly doesn't need 2 hours exercise a day, though he is six now. In fact he is very reluctant to leave the house at all if it is cold/raining.

IMO it is impossible to keep whippets off furniture, and they can have velcro-like tendencies. Ours can never seem to snuggle quite close enough!

They don't smell or shed much hair and so are good pets for the fastidious.

Boris the Bold - 4 whippets?!? I am .

I agree OFTF, impossible to get them outside if the weather isn't to their liking and we gave up on trying to keep them off the furniture long ago!

Yep - 4 (I must be mental) together with 3 dc and other on the way...(my new mantra "it'll be fine, it'll be fine etc.).

Mine are all pretty old though - 14, 12, 10 and 5. Alought the 12 year old still manages to jump the stair gates at the top and bottom of our staircase, and the top is the stairgate, plus a stair height. Still pretty sprightly for a bunch of old duffers

There some pics of the dogs (in amongst the kids) on my profile if you need swayed anymore to get a whippet

I have never been a dog lover, my son has badgered for the last three years for a whippet (of all dogs), I eventually gave in, if only I'd known what a fantastic pet our dog would have been - wish I'd siad yes three years ago, it's a myth you have walk/run whippets and greyhounds for miles a day - just make sure you give them reasonable exercise every day - they sleep the rest of it and when she isn't asleep our little whippet is the most loving, bidable, affectionate dog anyone could ever with for. I'm a total whippet convert!!!