Comparison: Italian Short-Haired Segugio and Spanish Hound

Italian Short-Haired Segugio and Spanish Hound are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Italian Short-Haired Segugio	Spanish Hound
FCI group	6. Scent hounds and related breeds	6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of origin	Italy	Spain
Category	Medium	Medium
Height at withers	48–58 cm	48–57 cm
Weight	18–28 kg	–
Recognition features	Solid fawn in all nuances (intense red-fawn to washed-out) or black and tan Short, straight, dense, smooth coat Square build, soft expression and a resonant pleasant voice	White and orange in irregular, well-defined patches without ticking Remarkably deep chest and body much longer than the height at the withers Long ears, soft sad gaze, pronounced sexual dimorphism
Coat	Short, straight horse-hair coat, dense and close; solid fawn in all nuances or black and tan.	Dense, short, fine, smooth coat; white and orange (from lemon to deep russet).
Purpose	Hound for hunting especially hare and wild boar, working alone or in a pack.	Hound for small game that is not averse to big game (boar, stag, fox, wolf, bear); the hunter reads the course of the hunt from the dog’s voice.

Breed page: Italian Short-Haired Segugio · Breed page: Spanish Hound

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