Seventeen Italian dog breeds are recognised by the Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana,[1] of which fifteen are recognised also by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale. A further six are in the process of recognition by the ENCI. There are a number of local breeds or types without national recognition.[2]
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Bolognese |
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Bracco Italiano |
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Cane Corso | Italian Mastiff |
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Cane da Pastore Bergamasco | Bergamasco Shepherd Dog[3] |
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Cane di Mannara | ENCI (partial)[6] | |||
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ENCI (partial)[7] | Herding dog from the area of Biella, in Piedmont[2][8]: 1922 | ||
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Sardinian Shepherd Dog | ENCI (partial)[9] | ||
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none | Shepherd dog from the Apennines of the Province of Reggio Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna[2][8]: 1922 | ||
Cane Paratore | none | |||
Cirneco dell'Etna |
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none | Sardinia; used in the past as a guard dog and as a catch dog in hunting large game[10] | ||
Lagotto Romagnolo |
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Levriero Sardo | none | |||
Lupo Italiano | none | Used exclusively by police and search and rescue organisations, with no private ownership | ||
Maltese |
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Mastino Abruzzese | regional | variant of the Maremmano | ||
Mastino Napoletano | Neapolitan Mastiff |
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Pastore della Lessinia e del Lagorai | ENCI (partial)[11] | |||
Piccolo Levriero Italiano |
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Segugio dell'Appennino |
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Segugio Italiano a Pelo Forte |
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sometimes treated outside Italy as a single breed | ||
Segugio Italiano a Pelo Raso |
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Segugio Maremmano |
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Spino degli Iblei[12] |
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Spinone Italiano | Italian Spinone |
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Volpino Italiano |
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Gundogs | |
Pastoral dogs | |
Mastiffs | |
Miscellaneous |