Books & Magazines
Breed Magazines:
The Italian Greyhound' Devoted to IGs Worldwide
Editors and Publishers: Joan M. Cooper & William J. Cooper
Available from Italian
Greyhound Productions
IG Times
Available from the IG Times website
Books:
The Italian Greyhound' 21st Century
by: Lilian S Barber
(Noted I.G. Breeder, author and AKC judge)
Hardcover ed.; contains over 250 photos
Available from Italian Greyhound Productions
Italian Greyhounds Today
by: Annette Oliver (British Author)
Ringpress Books Ltd.
ISBN 0-948955-92-9
Available at Amazon
IG Nuts & Bolts Book
Patricia Kelly
Available from IG Times
Baraka Book -
An English/Italian Sighthound Review
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Canine Welfare / Responsible Pet
Owner's Organizations & Clubs
AKC - American Kennel Club
NAIA - National Animal
Interest Alliance
FCI - Fédération
Cynologique Internationale
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Health Articles, Testing, Registries, Research & Fundraising
AKC - Canine Health Foundation
CERF - Canine Eye Registry Foundation
OFA - Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
CHIC - Canine
Health Information Center - The Canine Health
Information Center is a resource for breeders and others interested
in the health of purebred dogs. Participating breed clubs (including
IGCA) determine what is considered a minimum standard for health
testing for
their breed. Any dog that undergoes all the required testing will be listed
in the database, regardless of the test results.
ASPCA - Animal
Poison Control Center - 24/7 National
Hotline - lists of common toxins
IGCA Health Projects:
Research & Contacts -
A summary of contact information for the various research projects
IGCA is currently supporting
Fundraising - History of
IGs in the USA CD and IG Pedigree Service
Purina
Health Donation - Information on how you can help raise money for
Canine Health
Donate -
to the IGCA Health Fund!
IGCA Recommendations IGCA's
Code of Ethics and Recommended Breeding Practice
Health Testing for IGs -
Presentation from the 2003 IGCA National Specialty
Articles:
Brushing your IGs Teeth -
and why you should do so every day
Color Dilution Alopecia (baldness)
Color
Dilute Alopecia - A common cause
of hair loss in Italian greyhounds
Deafness in Dogs
Demodectic
Mange - Common problem in young Italian greyhounds
Epilepsy Study -
IGCA is involved in a study to identify the genes causing epilepsy
and create a DNA test. If you have an epileptic dog, you may
be able to help
Flea Control -
Information about some products for flea and tick control
Gum
Disease -
Periodontal or gum disease is very common in Italian greyhounds
Health
Survey -
Conducted by IGCA 1993
Legg-Perthe's
Disease -
Legg-Perthe's affects the hip joint and affects dogs
6-12 months old
Patellas -
Information about luxated patellas & OFA certification
for dogs with normal patellas
Nail Grooming -
for good health and safety
PRA -
Genetically transmitted eye disease which is appearing with
increasing frequency
in Italian Greyhounds. Some exciting
research is currently being done
in this area.
PRA Video - Dr. Acland's informative
talk on PRA given at Ravenna, Ohio on August 23, 1997.
Seizures & Causes - What are seizures and why do dogs have them?
Thyroid Testing -
Detailed information about testing thyroid function
Vitreous Degeneration -
Participate in a study to learn the long term effects of vitreous
degeneration
von Willebrand's Disease -
A series of articles
CERF Statistics -
Diagnoses of Italian Greyhounds examined 2002-2005 Note: This
is a relatively large file. You may want
to right
click the link and use save as to save it as
a file to your computer and then open it if you have a slow connection.
IGs with a CERF Number -
list of CERF #'s issued from 8/04 through 8/05. For more current information
or outdated CERF numbers,
search the CERF database at www.vmdb.org/cerf2.html
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IGCA Health Database w/ Pedigrees
With the IGCA Health Database, IG owners and breeders
are attempting to make an honest and open effort to share information
about IGs
affected with with conditions known, or suspected, to be
genetic in nature. Click
here to access the IGCA Health Database
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IG Magazine Photo Database
Meticulously compiled database of all Italian
Greyhounds pictured in the IG Magazine, courtesy of
Angela Leonard and Joan
Cooper! Note: Suzanne Ueno has graciously agreed to take over the project from Angie as of Jan 2009.
A-Z index
as Excel Spreadsheet (.xls)
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Regional IG Clubs
AZ - Valley of the Sun Italian Greyhound Club
CA - Northern California Italian Greyhound Club
MD - Mid-Atlantic Italian Greyhound Club
MI - Huron Valley Italian Greyhound Club
TX - Italian Greyhound Club of Greater Houston
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International IG Clubs
AUSTRALIA - Friends of Italian Greyhounds
CANADA - Italian Greyhound Club of Canada
DENMARK - Italiensk
Mynde
FINLAND - Italian
Greyhound & Cirneco dell'Etna Club of Finland
FRANCE - Club
Français du Petit Lévrier Italien
GERMANY - IG section from Deutscher Windhundzucht
ITALY - Circolo del Levriere Italiano
JAPAN - Southern Tokyo Italian Greyhound Club
NORWAY - Italiensk
Mynde
RUSSIA - Italian
Greyhound National Club of Russia & Here too
SWEDEN - Italian Greyhound Club of Sweden
UNITED KINGDOM - Italian
Greyhound Club & Italian Greyhound Society
UK
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Discussion Lists
ITAL-GREY-L Italian
Greyhound Discussion Group
IGGY PLANET Italian
Greyhound Forum
IGMEMBERSONLY Discussion
list run by, and for, IGCA members.
(Restricted
to IGCA members, but not an official IGCA list)
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IG Specific Merchandise
HoundTogs -
coats
No
Nude Hounds - coats
Toastie
Coats
Chrisanthemums -
coats
K9
Designs -coats
Sit
Up and Beg - martingales
LongDog
Leather Works -
martingales
Marial - martingales
KeepSafe -
Safety, break-away, collar for ID tags
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Dogs in Art, Science and Collectable Museums
William Secord Gallery
Museum of the Dog
British
Museum (Natural History)
Dogs: Man-Made Friends?
Belka & Strelka
Lotje's
Virtual IG Collectible Museum
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Fun Pix
Gallery of IG Candid Photos
E-mail clear photos of your healthy and nicely groomed IG's
doing what they do best.......being dogs. No owners or dogs
will be identified
by
name. Updates are
done when time allows.
Acceptable
formats: .jpg or .tif files
Submit photos to:
Anne Marie Shute, Iggies4Me@msn.com Anne
Marie will crop and resize the images. Please
contact her
if you have any questions.
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Breeder Referrals
Referrals to IGCA member
breeders can be found on our About
IGs page.
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