List of Italian dog breeds
Sixteen Italian dog breeds are recognised by the Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana and by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale;[1] a seventeenth is partially recognised.[2] There are a number of local breeds or types without national recognition.[3]
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| Bolognese |
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| Bracco Italiano |
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| Cane Corso |
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| Cane da Pastore Bergamasco | Bergamasco Shepherd Dog[4] |
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none | Herding dog from the area of Biella, in Piedmont[3][5]: 1922 | 
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| Cane Fonnese | Sardinian Shepherd Dog | none | 
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none | Shepherd dog from the Apennines of the Province of Reggio Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna[3][5]: 1922 | 
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| Cane Paratore | none | 
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| Cirneco dell'Etna |
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none | Sardinia; used in the past as a guard dog and as a catch dog in hunting large game[6] | ||
| Lagotto Romagnolo |
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| Levriero Sardo | none | |||
| Maltese |
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| Mastino Abruzzese | regional | variant of the Maremmano | ||
| Mastino Napoletano | Neapolitan Mastiff |
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| Pastore della Lessinia e del Lagorai | none | 
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| Piccolo Levriero Italiano |
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| Segugio dell'Appennino |
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| Segugio Italiano a Pelo Forte |
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sometimes treated outside Italy as a single breed | 
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| Segugio Italiano a Pelo Raso |
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| Segugio Maremmano |
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| [2] | ENCI (partial) | 
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| Spinone Italiano | Italian Spinone |
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| Volpino Italiano |
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ Razze Italiane (in Italian). Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana. Accessed March 2021.
- ^ a b Spino degli Iblei (in Italian). Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana. Accessed September 2021.
- ^ a b c Andrea Talenti, Dayna L. Dreger, Stefano Frattini, Michele Polli, Stefano Marelli, Alexander C. Harris, Luigi Liotta, Raffaella Cocco, Andrew N. Hogan, Daniele Bigi, Romolo Caniglia, Heidi G. Parker, Giulio Pagnacco, Elaine A. Ostrander, Paola Crepaldi (2018). Studies of modern Italian dog populations reveal multiple patterns for domestic breed evolution. Ecology and Evolution. 8: 2911–2925. doi:10.1002/ece3.3842.
- ^ FCI breeds nomenclature: Cane da Pastore Bergamasco (194). Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Accessed March 2021.
- ^ a b Daniele Bigi, S. P. Marelli, E. Randi, M. Polli (2015). Genetic characterization of four native Italian shepherd dog breeds and analysis of their relationship to cosmopolitan dog breeds using microsatellite markers. Animal. 9 (12): 1921–1928. doi:10.1017/S1751731115001561.
- ^ Razze cani: Dogo Sardo (in Italian). Accessed March 2021.[unreliable source?]
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- Lists of biota of Italy
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