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The Bracco Italiano is an Italian
The Bracco Italiano is roughly square in outline – the height at the
breed
A breed is a specific group of domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist several slig ...
of pointing dog
Pointing dogs, sometimes called bird dogs, are a type of gundog typically used in finding game. Gundogs are traditionally divided into three classes: retrievers, flushing dogs, and pointing breeds. The name ''pointer'' comes from the dog's in ...
.
History
The first dog registered by the Kennel Club Italiano, founded in 1882, was a Bracco Italiano. Early in 1949 a breed standard was approved by theEnte Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana
The , usually known as the ENCI, is the national organisation responsible for the recognition, standardisation and registration of pedigree dogs in Italy. It is sometimes called the Italian Kennel Club.
The association provides judging for dog s ...
, and later the same year a breed society, the , was formed. The breed was fully accepted by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale
The Fédération cynologique internationale (FCI) (English: International Canine Federation) is the largest international federation of national kennel clubs. It is based in Thuin, Belgium.
History
The FCI was founded in 1911 under the auspices ...
in 1956.
In the 41 years from 1970 to 2011, a total of 24,613 of the dogs were registered. From 2010 to 2018 there were approximately 700 new registrations per year in Italy, of which in every year the majority were of white-and-orange colouration.
Description
The Bracco Italiano is roughly square in outline – the height at the withers
The withers is the ridge between the shoulder blades of an animal, typically a quadruped. In many species, it is the tallest point of the body. In horses and dogs, it is the standard place to measure the animal's height. In contrast, cattle ar ...
is almost as great as the length of the body. The head is large, with long ears and long upper lips that hang below the lower jaw.
The coat is dense and short. It may be white, or white with patches of either orange or brown, or white with orange or brown roaning
Roan is a coat color found in many animals, including horses, cattle, antelope, cat and dogs. It is defined generally as an even mixture of white and pigmented hairs that do not "gray out" or fade as the animal ages."''roan'', ''a''. and ''n.1' ...
. Any other colour, including black or tricolour markings, is considered disqualifying fault. The most usual colours are ''bianco-arancio'' (white-and-orange) and ''roano-marrone'' (liver roan).
See also
* Dogs portal *List of dog breeds
This list of dog breeds includes both Neontology#Extant taxa versus extinct taxa, extant and extinct dog breeds, Designer breed, varieties, landraces, and dog types. A research article on genomics, dog genomics published in Science/AAAS defines m ...
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References
{{Italian dogs FCI breeds Gundogs Pointers Dog breeds originating in Italy Rare dog breeds