The jaws of the Italian greyhound are characterized by an elongated shape and a scissor bite. The teeth are strong, the incisors are crown-shaped. The nostrils are wide, well open. The nose is dark, ideally black. Rounded eyes of Italian greyhounds, bordered by black eyelids, not too deeply set, but not protruding either. The preferred color of the iris is dark brown. Italian greyhounds have very miniature, raised, and bent back ears with thin cartilage. If something has caught the dogs ...