History igory

Most of those in the Iggy Kingdom know the basic story of how the IG's came about.  But now you will know the real story...
 The Medieval Times were a cold period and castles made of stone were not the most efficient at retaining heat.  The women of culture would complain so much about their cold feet and cold beds that the Kings would declare war amongst themselves just to get out of the keep.

Then one day, a entrepreneur came around with several dogs, one was large but quite the heater, and the other was small but fierce of heart.  The man worked day and night enticing these dogs to cuddle and produce and finally one frustrating day after another, a woman came by and noticed they were all males....
Put out by her laughter, and that of the town folks, he handed the dogs over to her and was never heard from again.   The lady seeing a profitable situation went out and found a tiny little dog who was quite lovable.  She made sure to check and yes it was a female (of course).  The lady then proceeded to find the right mood and came upon the perfect condition.  A cold night and a soft comfty bed full of fluffy big blankets.  The dogs ran from their crates and leaped upon the bed, dove under the covers and within a certain amount of time as nature does take, little puppies were soon bouncing around the small but cozy home.  (cue my wife when she hears the word puppy)

These little critters were quite adorable and the lady kept them all nice and warm under the covers as she slept, finding that they gave her warmth as well.  She sought out other possibilities and found that they would swarm under a large dress and keep her feet warm too.

The next week was festival time in the village and the King and Queen were to attend.  The lady then gave a Herald (that a guy with a big voice, we know them now as DJ's ) a small purse of change to announce her as 'the lady of the hounds' and she proceeded to show off their warmth and cuteness to all the gentry. 

At first the King was 'Great! another puppy in the house! (a sound familiar around our house as well) but the lady was prepared for this and whispered something in his ear which perked him up and he immediately bought up all her dogs.  The Queen was perplexed by this sudden change in her stout husband but when they arrived back at the castle, he released the hound puppies and they all scurried over and under her dress.  OOOHHH she shuddered at first thinking she was being devoured but quickly realized that warmth was surrounding her otherwise cold tootsies.  She smiles and sigh, "finally you got it right".  He laughed and said "wait til tonight then you see what I did". 

Night came slowly as if on the back of a turtle, the Queen was beside herself with curiosity.  "what could he mean by wait til tonight"  hoping it was not his usual attempt, she finally saw the moon rise above the meadow and headed to her chambers.  She shuddered from the cold as she slid into the bed and was shocked to find it warm and cozy.  She looked over and saw the bedwarmer still sitting by the fire, reached down and lifted the covers just as 10 little hounds bounded up to her and gave her hundreds upon hundreds of kisses.  Laughter erupted from her bedchamber as the King snuck off to visit his concubine.... and the villagers all thought what could make her laugh so and blushed at their own thoughts.

Now you know the real story of how Italian Greyhounds were created.  Not for science, not for comfort nay it was to keep the wife silent on those cold wintry nights.