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The Bracco Italiano is an Italian breed of pointing dog.
The Bracco Italiano is roughly square in outline – the height at the
History
The first dog registered by the Kennel Club Italiano, founded in 1882, was a Bracco Italiano. Early in 1949 abreed 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 athlet ...
was approved by the Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana, 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 auspice ...
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 ...
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 extant and extinct dog breeds, varieties, landraces, and dog types. A research article on dog genomics published in Science/AAAS defines modern dog breeds as "a recent invention defined by conformation to ...
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References
{{Italian dogs FCI breeds Gundogs Pointers Dog breeds originating in Italy Rare dog breeds