Other than being a totally different breed? Mostly it's a size thing. Both breeds look very much alike, both being types of sighthounds. Most often the comparison is we're the "small size", Whippets are the "medium" and full size greyhounds are the "large" ones. But we all have our little quirks as well!

Yes, they can! Most people however, are surprised to find out they are not always running. They tend to like lounging around the house with the family, but when they do get out to play at the park and the need to burn off some energy ... well they have only a very few friends (mostly other Iggies) that can keep up!

No, they are from very different family lines. Hazen's family tree follows a line of American IGs, while Mike's follows a line of European dogs (eastern Europe mostly). They're best friends and brothers by every other definition though!

While they probably don't pack away as much as some of the Great Dane's we've met, you'd be amazed at how much room he can make if cheese or chicken becomes part of the menu! Their size is pretty much how our breed looks, and doesn't mean they aren't getting plenty to eat.

He knows quite a few signs we use around the house, to let him know when it's time for bed, dinner, or time to go out. He also knows signs to let him know when to sit in his chair when a good show on Animal Planet is coming on! We're working on more signs all the time and hope to get alot more standard American Sign Language into everyone's vocabularies.