dog breeds · Italy
Dog breeds from Italy
This list brings together dog breeds from Italy, with each breed named and described by its recorded role or type when that fact is available. It includes livestock guardians, sheepdogs, pointing dogs, scent hounds and small companion or sighthound types.
Use the entries to compare where a breed comes from, what it was bred or known to do, and the listed height figure. Names run from A to Z, so the order does not show a ranking.
Bergamasco Shepherd Italy Height 56 cmWeight 26 kg Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Cane Pecoraio Varbutu Italy Photo: Curti1952 · Public domain 
Italian Rough-haired Segugio Italy Height 50 cmWeight 18 kg Photo: Frustan · Public domain 
Lagotto Romagnolo Italy Height 41 cmWeight 11 kg Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Lupo Italiano Italy Photo: Marco Lerda · CC BY 3.0 
Segugio Italiano Italy Photo: Cyberjobe · Public domain 
Segugio Italiano a Pelo Raso Italy Height 48 cmWeight 18 kg Photo: Cyberjobe · Public domain 
Segugio Maremmano Italy Photo: Canarian · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Photo credits15 photographs on this page
- Abruzzo-Maremma Sheepdog — MGerety · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Bergamasco Shepherd — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Bolognese — Pleple2000 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Bracco Italiano — Svenska Mässan · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- Cane Pecoraio Varbutu — Curti1952 · Public domain · file page
- Cirneco dell'Etna — de:Benutzer:Jan Eduard · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Italian Greyhound — Tesori di Carli · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Italian Rough-haired Segugio — Frustan · Public domain · file page
- Lagotto Romagnolo — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Lupo Italiano — Marco Lerda · CC BY 3.0 · file page
- Segugio Italiano — Cyberjobe · Public domain · file page
- Segugio Italiano a Pelo Raso — Cyberjobe · Public domain · file page
- Segugio Maremmano — Canarian · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Spinone Italiano — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Volpino Italiano — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under the licence each one names. How Animalso credits photographs.
Start with the Italian origin
Every breed in this list is presented as an Italian breed or has Italy recorded as its origin. The place name can help you understand the breed’s national background before comparing other details.
Compare the listed height
Height figures vary across the entries. The Bolognese is listed at 25, while the Abruzzo-Maremma Sheepdog is listed at 62. Use these figures to compare the size information recorded for each breed.
Look at the recorded type
The breed descriptions identify different roles and types. The Bracco Italiano is a pointing dog, the Cirneco dell'Etna is a hunting dog from Sicily, and the Bergamasco Shepherd is a sheepdog.
Read each entry in full
Some entries provide a short description and height, while others record only Italy as the origin. Check the individual entry for the details available for that breed.
Breed lists are A to Z, never ranked, and have no paid places. The facts shown for each breed follow the records available for that entry.
Some entries include a height figure or a stated origin and breed type; others have fewer recorded details. Read each entry on its own rather than treating missing fields as a claim.
Questions
Are all the breeds on this page from Italy?
The listed entries are Italian breeds or have Italy recorded as their origin.
How is this breed list ordered?
It is arranged A to Z by breed name. It is not a ranking.
What height figures are shown?
Height is shown where it is recorded for an entry. For example, Bolognese is 25 and Abruzzo-Maremma Sheepdog is 62.
Which Italian breeds have a stated working type?
Examples include the Abruzzo-Maremma Sheepdog as a livestock guardian, Bracco Italiano as a pointing dog and Bergamasco Shepherd as a sheepdog.
Does every entry include height?
No. Some entries list a height, while others provide an origin or breed description without a height figure.