Segugio dell'Appennino
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Breed at a glance
- Origin
- Italy
- Weight
- 10–18 kg [ 2 ]
- Height
- Males
- Other names
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Use
It is a scent hound, bred specifically for use in hunting hare , but also used on wild boar . It hunts well either singly or in pairs, and can also form part of a small pack. [ 3 ] It is particularly well suited to hunting in mountain terrain. [ 3 ] It is subject to working trial . [ 7 ]
intro
The Segugio dell'Appennino is an Italian breed of small scent hound , bred specifically to hunt hare . It may be either smooth-haired or wire-haired. [ 3 ] It is one of four Italian breeds of scent hound, the others being the Segugio Italiano a Pelo Forte , the Segugio Italiano a Pelo Raso and the Segugio Maremmano . [ 4 ] It received full recognition from the Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana in 2010, [ 5 ] and was provisionally accepted by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 2026. [ 1 ]
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 . [ 3 ] A breed standard was drawn up by the Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana in 2005, [ 6 ] : 327 and the breed received full recognition in 2010. [ 5 ] From 2013 to 2022 the number of annual registrations varied from 205 to 414. [ 3 ] In 2015 an analysis of microsatellite data found no significant genetic distance between the Segugio dell'Appennino and the Segugio Maremmano . [ 6 ] : 329 In 2026 it was provisionally accepted by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale . [ 1 ]
Characteristics
While it is the smallest of the four Italian breeds of segugio or scent hound, it is of medium size: height at the withers is in the range 42 to 48 cm for bitches and 44 to 50 cm for dogs, with a tolerance of 2 cm above or below these limits for exceptionally good examples. [ 7 ] The coat may be smooth – no longer than 2 cm , evenly and thickly distributed over the whole body; or it may be rough – hair from 2–5 cm in length, with dense undercoat, rough to the touch and covering the whole body but shorter on the head and insides of the legs. [ 7 ] Four coat colours are recognised: black with tan markings; fawn in any shade; hare grey; and sooty (pale hair with black tips); white markings are acceptable on the lower limbs, on the tip of the tail, on the chest or neck, or on the muzzle or forehead. [ 7 ] [ 2 ]