ʻO ka Italian greyhound mai loko mai o nā liʻiliʻi liʻiliʻi, i ʻike ʻia ma ke kahua o nā pharaohs ma ʻAigupita kahiko. Ma o Helene, kahi i hōʻoia ʻia ai ke ola ʻana o ka pua e nā kiʻi like ʻole ma nā ipu a me nā kīʻaha, ua hele mai ka pua i Italia i nā makahiki 400 BC. Ua loaʻa i ka Italian greyhound kona hoʻomohala nui i ka wā Renaissance ma ka hoof.
Ma lalo ʻoe e ʻike ai i nā peʻa ʻīlio Greyhound maikaʻi loa 10: