The Segugio dell'Appennino or Piccolo Lepraiolo Italiano is a
breed of small Italian
scenthound
Franz Rudolf Frisching in the uniform of an officer of the Bernese Huntsmen Corps with his Berner Laufhund, painted by Jean Preudhomme in 1785
Scent hounds (or scenthounds) are a Dog type, type of hound that primarily hunts by scent rather than ...
, bred specifically to hunt
hare. It may be either smooth-haired or wire-haired. It received full recognition from the
Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana in 2010. It is one of four Italian breeds of scenthound, the others being the
Segugio Italiano a Pelo Forte, the
Segugio Italiano a Pelo Raso and the
Segugio Maremmano
The Segugio Maremmano is an Italian breed of scent hound from the coastal plains of the Maremma, in Tuscany. It is mainly used for hunting wild boar, but may also be used to hunt hare and other mammals. They may be either smooth-haired or rough ...
.
History
The Segugio dell'Appennino was described as a breed or type distinct from other Italian dogs of ''segugio'' type in 1882, in an article in the magazine ''La Caccia Illustrata''. A
breed standard
In animal husbandry or animal fancy, a breed standard is a description of the characteristics of a hypothetical or ideal example of a breed. The description may include physical or morphological detail, genetic criteria, or criteria of athletic ...
was drawn up by the
Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana in 2005, and the breed received full recognition in 2010. From 2010 to 2018 the number of annual registrations varied from 173 to 414.
In 2015 an analysis of
microsatellite data found no significant
genetic distance
Genetic distance is a measure of the genetic divergence between species or between populations within a species, whether the distance measures time from common ancestor or degree of differentiation. Populations with many similar alleles have s ...
between the Segugio dell'Appennino and the
Segugio Maremmano
The Segugio Maremmano is an Italian breed of scent hound from the coastal plains of the Maremma, in Tuscany. It is mainly used for hunting wild boar, but may also be used to hunt hare and other mammals. They may be either smooth-haired or rough ...
.
See also
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References
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