Italian Greyhound Weight Chart & Growth Guide
Age-by-age weight ranges for the Italian Greyhound, from an eight-week puppy to a fully grown adult — and how to tell a correctly lean sighthound from a thin one.
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Italian Greyhound Weight Chart by Age
Adult Italian Greyhounds typically weigh 3.2–6.4 kg (7–14 lbs). Males and females are close in size, so a single range covers both — the spread comes from frame size rather than sex, since the breed standard sets height at 13–15 inches.
| Age | Weight |
|---|---|
| 8 weeks | 0.9–1.4 kg (2–3 lbs) |
| 3 months | 1.6–2.4 kg (3.5–5.3 lbs) |
| 4 months | 2.1–3.2 kg (4.6–7 lbs) |
| 6 months | 2.7–4.6 kg (6–10 lbs) |
| 9 months | 3–5.8 kg (6.6–12.8 lbs) |
| 12 months | 3.2–6.4 kg (7–14 lbs) |
| Adult (1+ yr) | 3.2–6.4 kg (7–14 lbs) |
A puppy that will finish at the small end of the range tracks the low column all the way through; one heading for 6 kg tracks the high column. Compare your dog against its own curve rather than jumping between columns.
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These ranges are typical values for the breed, not a diagnosis. Individual healthy weight depends on frame, build and health history — ask your vet about your own pet.
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About the Italian Greyhound
The Italian Greyhound is a true sighthound in miniature, bred down to companion size and kept by Italian nobility from the Renaissance onwards. Despite the toy classification, it is built and moves like its full-sized relatives: deep chest, tucked abdomen, long fine legs, and a double-suspension gallop it will happily use across a lawn.
That build is why weight assessment confuses new owners. A healthy “Iggy” looks thin by the standards of most toy breeds — the last two ribs are often faintly visible, the spine and hip bones are easy to feel, and there is a dramatic waist. On a Pug or a Shih Tzu that would signal a problem; on a sighthound it is correct condition.
The real risk runs the other way. At 3–6 kg, an extra 500 g is roughly a tenth of the dog's body weight, and the breed already carries a well-known vulnerability to leg fractures from its fine bone structure. Extra load on those legs, plus the patellar luxation and dental disease the breed is prone to, makes precise weight control worth the effort.
Growth Milestones and Healthy Weight
- Growth is fast and front-loaded: an Italian Greyhound is around 70% of its adult weight by six months and essentially finished by 12 months.
- Adolescents go through a leggy, angular phase between four and eight months. Height arrives before chest depth, so a gawky six-month-old is normal and does not need extra food.
- Weigh weekly as a puppy and monthly as an adult. On a 5 kg dog a 300 g drift is meaningful and easy to miss by eye under the thin coat.
- Use a kitchen scale for food rather than cups — daily intake for this breed is small enough that cup-measuring error alone can cause steady gain.
- Treats are the usual culprit. Keep them under 10% of daily calories and break biscuits meant for larger dogs into quarters.
- Check condition by feel at the ribs, spine and hips, and look for a clear tuck from the side. Two or three visible rear ribs are acceptable; a visible whole rib cage is not.
- Sudden weight loss with normal appetite warrants a vet visit — this breed is more prone than most to dental disease and to thyroid and gastrointestinal issues that show up on the scale first.
- Keep adults lean and protect the legs: discourage jumping off furniture, which is the most common cause of the fractures this breed is known for.
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