u/DowntownRaspberry404

Hello wonderful people,

I’ve been in love with sighthounds ever since we adopted our ex-racing greyhound 5 years ago (he’s soon to turn 9yo). We’re constantly contemplating adding another smaller version to the household, and an iggy is a strong consideration.

We never leave our grey alone for longer than about 3.5hrs max (and even that would be probably every other week), and if we’re out for longer, we have neighbors or dog sitters who can check in or look after.

We work from home most of the week, or go to our respective offices on alternate days, so our grey has company pretty much all the time.

How would an iggy fit into our picture?
How are they as puppies?
Are they a tad neurotic by nature?
Do they tend to be social with other dogs? (I know a lot of work here comes from actually socialising them)
What is their energy level like?
What’s their temper, generally? Do they tend to attach to mainly one person, or not really?
Do they largely have severe separation anxiety?
Any health issues they may be predisposed to?
Do they have decent recall? Is there a strong prey drive in them? Basically, could they be trusted off leash occasionally?

A lot of questions here, thank you if you’ve read this far and have any word of advice!