Comparison: Italian Pointing Dog (Bracco Italiano) and Italian Spinone

Italian Pointing Dog (Bracco Italiano) and Italian Spinone are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

Italian Pointing Dog (Bracco Italiano)
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Italian Spinone
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Italian Pointing Dog (Bracco Italiano)Italian Spinone
FCI group7. Pointing dogs7. Pointing dogs
Country of originItalyItaly
CategoryLargeLarge
Height at withers55–67 cm58–70 cm
Weight25–40 kg28–37 kg
Recognition features
  • Markedly sculpted head with chiselled lower orbit and a powerful, muscular build
  • Short, dense, glossy coat, white or white with orange, amber or brown patches or roaning
  • Head carried high when questing, nose above the topline
  • Harsh, stiff coat with thick eyebrows, moustache and tufted beard
  • Powerful head with a well-developed occipital protuberance and divergent skull and muzzle axes
  • White, white with orange, orange roan or chestnut roan coat; never tricolour
CoatShort, dense and glossy, finer and shorter on head, ears, front of legs and feet. Colours: white; white with orange or darker amber patches; white with brown patches; orange roan; liver roan - the last with a prized metallic sheen and warm monk-frock shade. A symmetrical facial mask is preferred.Coat 4 to 6 cm long on the body, stiff, harsh, dense and rather flat with little undercoat; shorter on head, ears and the front of the legs, with thick eyebrows, moustache and beard. White, white with orange or chestnut markings, white speckled with orange, orange roan or chestnut roan; tricolour, tan markings and black are not permitted.
PurposeA pointing dog for bird hunting, selected for a fast, wide trot and by nature an excellent retriever.A pointing dog for all terrains, resistant to tiredness, working through thorny undergrowth and entering cold water; a natural retriever.

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