Rasstandaard Spinone
Rasstandaard Spinone
Rasstandaard
Historie
In het land van herkomst, Italië, is de Spinone een zeer gewaardeerde jachthond. Het ras is al heel oud. Vele schrijvers uit de Grieks-Romeinse oudheid maakten al melding van grote witte ruwharige jachthonden, die veel leken op de Spinone. De Spinone zou verwant kunnen zijn aan rassen als de Bracco Italiano, de Barbet en verschillende Griffon-variëteiten. De naam Spinone betekend letterlijk 'erg stekelig', waarschijnlijk door de ruwharige vacht.
De eerste rasstandaard van de Spinone dateert van 1879 van de Societeit Braccofilia. De definitieve rasstandaard stamt uit 1944 (ENCI).
Rasstandaard
Een Spinone is een grote, ruwharige, grove, stoere hond. In lichaamsbouw neigt de Spinone naar een vierkante bouw. Bijzonder is de opbouw van het hoofd dat zich kenmerkt door de divergerende lijnen van de voorsnuit en schedel. De kleur van de neus en oogleden zijn hetzelfde als de kleur van de hond: bruin (marrone) of oranje, maar nooit zwart.
De bovenbelijning wordt gekarakteriseerd door de lichte dip op de hoogte van de elfde rugwervel.
Het gangwerk bestaat uit een gemakkelijke losse pas die tot zijn recht komt wanneer de Spinone zich voortbeweegt in uitgestrekte draf (trotten).
Verder hoort de Spinone een ruwe harde vacht te hebben met een beharing van minimaal 4 tot 6 centimeter lang. Daarnaast heeft hij een rijkelijk garnituur en samen met zijn grote ronde ogen geeft dat de "almost human expression".
Kenmerken
Robuust, vriendelijk en zachtmoedig, maar ook wat eigenwijs, zijn synoniem voor de Spinone. De opvoeding dient dan ook met een consequente, maar zachte hand gedaan te worden. Een harde aanpak tijdens de trainingen is absoluut uit den boze en zal meer afbreken dan opbouwen en uiteindelijk resulteren in een zeer ongelukkige en onwillige hond en gefrustreerde voorjager. Voordelen van dit ras zijn dat ze heel relaxed jagen en werken. Ze hebben een redelijke "will to please" en zijn zeer zacht in de bek, dus wild komt altijd zonder schade binnen. Met de juiste combinatie baas/hond, veel geduld en wederzijds respect kan met de Spinone heel wat bereikt worden.
Jachteigenschappen
De Spinone is ingedeeld onder Staande honden Continentaal 2, rubriek C. De Spinone wordt hoofdzakelijk gebruikt voor de jacht op veerwild. Het is een echte allrounder, die zowel voor als na het schot werkt. Het zijn honden met een uitstekende neus en een gewillige werklust om te apporteren. Ze jagen redelijk kort en rustig onder het geweer. Dat kan ook niet anders, want het is een jachthond die relatief grof en zwaar gebouwd is. Geen terrein is hem gek genoeg en hij deinst absoluut niet terug voor dikke bramenstruiken of moerassige gebieden. De Spinone is hierop gebouwd, hij werkt in een ruime draf die men "trotten" noemt en kan dit lang volhouden.
Standard of the Spinone Italiano
From E.N.C.I.
ORIGIN: Italy
UTILIZATION – Pointing dog
FCI CLASSIFICATION: Group 7 (pointing dogs) – Section 1.3 (Continental pointing dogs. "Griffon type"). With working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY
We find in the bibliography descriptions which evoke a rough-haired dog of Italian origin which passes as being the ancestor of the present Spinone. In his book "Le parfait chasseur" (the perfect hunter), Selicourt, in 1683, speaks of a "griffon" coming from Italy and the Piedmont. In the Middle Ages and in the 15th century, this dog has been represented by famous masters; the best known painting is a fresco by Andrea Mantegna in the ducal palace of Mantua.
GENERAL APPEARANCE
Dog of solid construction, robust and vigorous; powerful bone; well developed muscles, hair rough.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS
His build tends to fit into a square. The length of the body is equal to the height at the withers, with a tolerance of 1 to 2 cm. longer. The length of the head is equal to 4/10ths of the height at the withers. Its width, measured at level of the zygomatic arches, is inferior to half its length.
BEHAVIOUR TEMPERAMENT
Naturally sociable, docile and patient, the Spinone is an experienced hunter on all terrains; very resistant to tiredness, goes easily into brambles, or throws himself into cold water. He has remarkable dispositions for an extended and fast trot; by nature he is an excellent retriever.
HEAD
The direction of the upper longitudinal axes of the skull and muzzle is divergent.
Skull region - Skull of oval shape; its lateral walls gently sloping like a roof, with occipital protuberance very well developed and parietal crest well marked. The bulge of the forehead is not very developed, not towards the front nor in height. The superciliary arches are not too prominent; the stop is barely marked, whereas the medial-frontal furrow is very pronounced.
FACIAL REGION
Nose - In the same line as the nasal bridge, voluminous, spongy in appearance with a very thick and quite rounded upper edge; of flesh pink colour in white subjects; a bit darker in the white and orange subjects, chestnut brown in the roan-chestnut (brown) subjects. In profile, the nose protrudes over the forward vertical line of the lips. Nostrils are large and protruding.
Muzzle - Its length is equal to the length of the skull; its depth, measured at mid length, reached a third of its length. The profile of the muzzle is straight or slightly hilly (Roman nose). The lateral faces of the muzzle are parallel, so that, seen from the front, the muzzle is square shaped. The upper lips, rather fine, form below the nose an open angle; in their forward part, they are rounded, then, covering the lower lips, they reach the labial commissure where they form a visible fold. The lower profile of the muzzle is defined by that of the upper lips; its lowest point is the labial commissure.
Jaws - Powerful and normally developed, at mid length the branches of the lower jaw are very lightly curved. Cheeks are lean.
Teeth - Dental arches well adapted; incisors articulate either in scissor or pincer bite.
Eyes - Large, well opened and set well apart. The eye is almost round; the lids closely fitting the eye which is neither protruding or deep set; both eyes are on a same frontal plane. The iris is of an ochre colour, more or less dark according to the colour of the coat.
Ears - Practically triangular shape, in length they are not more than 5 cm. longer than the lower line of the throat; in width they go from the point of insert of the head to the neck to the middle of the zygomatic arch. The forward edge is close to the cheek, not folded, but turned inwards; the tip of the ear is slightly rounded. Nearly always carried low, the ear should have little erection power. Cartilage is fine. The skin is covered with dense hair mixed with longer scattered hairs, wich becomes thicker at the edges.
NECK
Powerful and muscled, clearly distinguished from the nape, merging harmoniously into the shoulders. Its length must not be inferior to 2/3 of the length of the head; its circumference reaches a third of the height at the withers. The lower edge shows a lightly developed double dewlap.
BODY
Fits almost into a square.
Back - Withers not too raised. Points of shoulder-blades well apart. Upper profile of the back is made up of two segments: the first, nearly straight, slopes from the withers to the 11th dorsal vertebra, and the other, slightly convex, joins with the solid and well arched lumbar region. The rump, wide, long, well muscled and oblique, forms below the horizontal an angle of 30° to 35° wich is measured on the obliqueness of the hip bone. The chest, which descends to at least the level of the elbows, is broad, deep and well rounded at mid height, where its trasversal diameter reaches its maximum and decreases perceptibly in direction of the sternum, but without the chest forming a keel at the junction of the sternum. The ribs are well sprung and slanting with wide spaces between the ribs. The back ribs (false ribs) are long, oblique and well opened. The loin, slightly convex, has well developed muscles in width. It measures in length a little less than a fifth of the height at the withers and its width is almost equal to its length. The lower profile is almost horizontal in the sternal region, then ascends slightly towards the belly. The tail is thick, particularly at its base; is carried either horizontally, or down; there are no fringes. It should be docked leaving a stump of 15 to 25 cm.
FOREQUARTERS
Seen from the front, they are perfectly parallel and perpendicular to the ground. Seen in profile, the forearm is vertical and the metacarpus is slightly oblique.
Shoulder - Powerful and long. Measures a quarter of the height at the withers, and has an obliqueness below the horizontal of about 50°, in relation to the median plane of the body, the points of the shoulder-blades are not very close to one another. Perfectly free in its movements, the shoulder has well developed muscles; the opening of the scapular-humeral angle is of about 105°.
Upper-arm - Oblique below the horizontal with a slant of about 60°, directed almost parallel to the median axis of the body. It is well muscled.
Forearm - Slightly longer than the third of the height at the withers, vertical seen from the front as well as in profile. Strong bones. The hind tendon is strong in such a way that the groove between tendon and bone is clearly visible. The elbows are in parallel plane to the median plane of the body. The point of the elbow must be a little forward of the vertical which goes from the posterior point of the shoulder-blade to the ground. The distance from the elbow to the ground is equal to 50% of the height at the withers.
Pastern joint - It follows the vertical line of the forearm.
Pastern - It is flat, and, seen from the front, follows the vertical line of the forearm; seen in profile, it is slightly oblique. Its lenght is of about 1/6 of the height of the leg to the elbows.
Forefeet - Compact, round, toes well closed and arched, covered with short thick hair, including the spaces between the toes. The pads, lean and hard, are more or less pigmented according to the colour of the coat. Nails strong, curved towards the ground and well pigmented but never black.
Hindquarters - Seen in profile, back edge of the buttock is slightly convex; good angulation of the segments; the hocks must be perpendicular to the ground; seen from behind, the hindquarters are parallel and perpendicular to the ground.
Tigh - Its lenght must not be inferior to a third of the height at the withers. Its width is 3/4 of its lenght. Strongly muscled. Its direction is slightly oblique from top to bottom and from back to front. Its back edge slightly convex.
Leg - Its lenght exceeds just slightly that of the thigh; its obliqueness is of 55°-60° below the horizontal; lean muscles in its upper part; the furrow between the Achilles tendon and the bone is marked and clearly visible.
Hock joint - Its lateral sides are very wide. The distance between the point of the hock and the ground is about a third of the height at the withers. The opening of the angle of the tibial-tarsal articulation is about 150°.
Hoch - Strong and lean, its lenght is equal to the distance from the hock to the ground. Observed from whichever side, the metatarsal is vertical. On its inner side there may be a simple articulated dewclaw.
Hindfeet - Showing all the same characteristics of the front feet, but slightly more oval.
Gait and movement - Easy loose step; when hunting, extended fast trot with intermittent paces of gallop.
Skin - Close fitting to the body, it must be thick and lean. It is thinner on the head, the throat, the groin, under the arms and on the back parts of the body; in the folds of the elbows it is soft to the touch. Just forms two folds which go from the sides of the lower jaws and disappear at the first half of the neck (dewlap). When the head is carried low, one just notices a fold which descends from the outer corner of the eye over the cheeks; in its hind edge this fold ends in a tuft of hair. The pigmentation of the skin varies according to the colour of the markings of the coat. The colour of the external mucous membranes must correspond with the colour of the coat. Nature of the hair - In lenght 4 to 6 cm on the body, shorter on the muzzle, the head, the ears, the front sides of the legs and the feet. On the back sides of the legs, the hair is a rough brush, but never with fringes. Long and stiff hair garnish the eyebrows and the lips forming eyelashes, moustache and tufted beard. The hair is stiff, dense and rather flat, with lack of undercoat.
Colour - Pure white, white with orange markings, white speckled with orange, white with brown (chestnut) markings, roan or roan-brown (chestnut). The preferred shade of brown is the colour "Capuchin frier's frock". Not permitted colours are: tricolour, tan markings, black under any shape and combinations.
SIZE AND WEIGHT
Height at the withers - Males from 60 to 70 cm, females from 58 to 65 cm. Weight - Males from 32 to 37 kg, females from 28 to 30 kg.
FAULTS
Any departure from the foregoing points constitutes a fault which when judging must be penalised according ti its seriousness and extension.
ELIMINATING FAULTS
Head - Upper cranial-facial axes convergent, concave muzzle.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS
Total depigmentation of the nose. Wall eye. Skin - Black pigmentation of the skin or mucous membranes. Tricoloured coat, tan markings, black in all its shapes and combinations. Overshot or accentuated undershot mouth.
NOTE
Males should have two apparently normal testicles fully descendent into the scrotum.
The Italian Spinone
Breed no. 282
Group 7 Section 1a Continental pointers
This breed is a typical griffon, rustic, strong, with a powerful skeleton, very muscular and larger than medium size. Suited far hunting in all climates and all terrains. lts fur in fact protects it from the water and freezěng temperatures of the swamp. lt goes nonchalantly into cold, deep water, being an excellent swimmer and a model retriever. Like all Italian breeds it is ancient. In Renaissance ltaly a pointer with wiry hair was already present and reached us with much difficulty, due to extraneous crossbreedings performed heedlessly. After 1950 the breed was reconstructed by a few great breeders. Its sense of smell, setting, retrieving, recovering, the close ties it has with the hunter ore its innate merits. Its grumpy appearance contrasts with its gentle and affectionate disposition. It has a great capacity for learning and the desire to satisfy its master most completely. Very sociable, courageous, loyal and an excellent companion. Today the breed is popular not only in Italy but is also raised in England and Scandinavia. The Griffon has a marked tendency to trot broadly and swiftly.
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HistorieIn het land van herkomst, Italië, is de Spinone een zeer gewaardeerde jachthond. Het ras is al heel oud. Vele schrijvers uit de Grieks-Romeinse oudheid maakten al melding van grote witte ruwharige jachthonden, die veel leken op de Spinone. De Spinone zou verwant kunnen zijn aan rassen als de Bracco Italiano, de Barbet en verschillende Griffon-variëteiten. De naam Spinone betekend letterlijk 'erg stekelig', waarschijnlijk door de ruwharige vacht.
De eerste rasstandaard van de Spinone dateert van 1879 van de Societeit Braccofilia. De definitieve rasstandaard stamt uit 1944 (ENCI).
Rasstandaard
Een Spinone is een grote, ruwharige, grove, stoere hond. In lichaamsbouw neigt de Spinone naar een vierkante bouw. Bijzonder is de opbouw van het hoofd dat zich kenmerkt door de divergerende lijnen van de voorsnuit en schedel. De kleur van de neus en oogleden zijn hetzelfde als de kleur van de hond: bruin (marrone) of oranje, maar nooit zwart.
De bovenbelijning wordt gekarakteriseerd door de lichte dip op de hoogte van de elfde rugwervel.
Het gangwerk bestaat uit een gemakkelijke losse pas die tot zijn recht komt wanneer de Spinone zich voortbeweegt in uitgestrekte draf (trotten).
Verder hoort de Spinone een ruwe harde vacht te hebben met een beharing van minimaal 4 tot 6 centimeter lang. Daarnaast heeft hij een rijkelijk garnituur en samen met zijn grote ronde ogen geeft dat de "almost human expression".
Kenmerken
Robuust, vriendelijk en zachtmoedig, maar ook wat eigenwijs, zijn synoniem voor de Spinone. De opvoeding dient dan ook met een consequente, maar zachte hand gedaan te worden. Een harde aanpak tijdens de trainingen is absoluut uit den boze en zal meer afbreken dan opbouwen en uiteindelijk resulteren in een zeer ongelukkige en onwillige hond en gefrustreerde voorjager. Voordelen van dit ras zijn dat ze heel relaxed jagen en werken. Ze hebben een redelijke "will to please" en zijn zeer zacht in de bek, dus wild komt altijd zonder schade binnen. Met de juiste combinatie baas/hond, veel geduld en wederzijds respect kan met de Spinone heel wat bereikt worden.
Jachteigenschappen
De Spinone is ingedeeld onder Staande honden Continentaal 2, rubriek C. De Spinone wordt hoofdzakelijk gebruikt voor de jacht op veerwild. Het is een echte allrounder, die zowel voor als na het schot werkt. Het zijn honden met een uitstekende neus en een gewillige werklust om te apporteren. Ze jagen redelijk kort en rustig onder het geweer. Dat kan ook niet anders, want het is een jachthond die relatief grof en zwaar gebouwd is. Geen terrein is hem gek genoeg en hij deinst absoluut niet terug voor dikke bramenstruiken of moerassige gebieden. De Spinone is hierop gebouwd, hij werkt in een ruime draf die men "trotten" noemt en kan dit lang volhouden.
Standard of the Spinone Italiano
From E.N.C.I.
ORIGIN: Italy
UTILIZATION – Pointing dog
FCI CLASSIFICATION: Group 7 (pointing dogs) – Section 1.3 (Continental pointing dogs. "Griffon type"). With working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY
We find in the bibliography descriptions which evoke a rough-haired dog of Italian origin which passes as being the ancestor of the present Spinone. In his book "Le parfait chasseur" (the perfect hunter), Selicourt, in 1683, speaks of a "griffon" coming from Italy and the Piedmont. In the Middle Ages and in the 15th century, this dog has been represented by famous masters; the best known painting is a fresco by Andrea Mantegna in the ducal palace of Mantua.
GENERAL APPEARANCE
Dog of solid construction, robust and vigorous; powerful bone; well developed muscles, hair rough.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS
His build tends to fit into a square. The length of the body is equal to the height at the withers, with a tolerance of 1 to 2 cm. longer. The length of the head is equal to 4/10ths of the height at the withers. Its width, measured at level of the zygomatic arches, is inferior to half its length.
BEHAVIOUR TEMPERAMENT
Naturally sociable, docile and patient, the Spinone is an experienced hunter on all terrains; very resistant to tiredness, goes easily into brambles, or throws himself into cold water. He has remarkable dispositions for an extended and fast trot; by nature he is an excellent retriever.
HEAD
The direction of the upper longitudinal axes of the skull and muzzle is divergent.
Skull region - Skull of oval shape; its lateral walls gently sloping like a roof, with occipital protuberance very well developed and parietal crest well marked. The bulge of the forehead is not very developed, not towards the front nor in height. The superciliary arches are not too prominent; the stop is barely marked, whereas the medial-frontal furrow is very pronounced.
FACIAL REGION
Nose - In the same line as the nasal bridge, voluminous, spongy in appearance with a very thick and quite rounded upper edge; of flesh pink colour in white subjects; a bit darker in the white and orange subjects, chestnut brown in the roan-chestnut (brown) subjects. In profile, the nose protrudes over the forward vertical line of the lips. Nostrils are large and protruding.
Muzzle - Its length is equal to the length of the skull; its depth, measured at mid length, reached a third of its length. The profile of the muzzle is straight or slightly hilly (Roman nose). The lateral faces of the muzzle are parallel, so that, seen from the front, the muzzle is square shaped. The upper lips, rather fine, form below the nose an open angle; in their forward part, they are rounded, then, covering the lower lips, they reach the labial commissure where they form a visible fold. The lower profile of the muzzle is defined by that of the upper lips; its lowest point is the labial commissure.
Jaws - Powerful and normally developed, at mid length the branches of the lower jaw are very lightly curved. Cheeks are lean.
Teeth - Dental arches well adapted; incisors articulate either in scissor or pincer bite.
Eyes - Large, well opened and set well apart. The eye is almost round; the lids closely fitting the eye which is neither protruding or deep set; both eyes are on a same frontal plane. The iris is of an ochre colour, more or less dark according to the colour of the coat.
Ears - Practically triangular shape, in length they are not more than 5 cm. longer than the lower line of the throat; in width they go from the point of insert of the head to the neck to the middle of the zygomatic arch. The forward edge is close to the cheek, not folded, but turned inwards; the tip of the ear is slightly rounded. Nearly always carried low, the ear should have little erection power. Cartilage is fine. The skin is covered with dense hair mixed with longer scattered hairs, wich becomes thicker at the edges.
NECK
Powerful and muscled, clearly distinguished from the nape, merging harmoniously into the shoulders. Its length must not be inferior to 2/3 of the length of the head; its circumference reaches a third of the height at the withers. The lower edge shows a lightly developed double dewlap.
BODY
Fits almost into a square.
Back - Withers not too raised. Points of shoulder-blades well apart. Upper profile of the back is made up of two segments: the first, nearly straight, slopes from the withers to the 11th dorsal vertebra, and the other, slightly convex, joins with the solid and well arched lumbar region. The rump, wide, long, well muscled and oblique, forms below the horizontal an angle of 30° to 35° wich is measured on the obliqueness of the hip bone. The chest, which descends to at least the level of the elbows, is broad, deep and well rounded at mid height, where its trasversal diameter reaches its maximum and decreases perceptibly in direction of the sternum, but without the chest forming a keel at the junction of the sternum. The ribs are well sprung and slanting with wide spaces between the ribs. The back ribs (false ribs) are long, oblique and well opened. The loin, slightly convex, has well developed muscles in width. It measures in length a little less than a fifth of the height at the withers and its width is almost equal to its length. The lower profile is almost horizontal in the sternal region, then ascends slightly towards the belly. The tail is thick, particularly at its base; is carried either horizontally, or down; there are no fringes. It should be docked leaving a stump of 15 to 25 cm.
FOREQUARTERS
Seen from the front, they are perfectly parallel and perpendicular to the ground. Seen in profile, the forearm is vertical and the metacarpus is slightly oblique.
Shoulder - Powerful and long. Measures a quarter of the height at the withers, and has an obliqueness below the horizontal of about 50°, in relation to the median plane of the body, the points of the shoulder-blades are not very close to one another. Perfectly free in its movements, the shoulder has well developed muscles; the opening of the scapular-humeral angle is of about 105°.
Upper-arm - Oblique below the horizontal with a slant of about 60°, directed almost parallel to the median axis of the body. It is well muscled.
Forearm - Slightly longer than the third of the height at the withers, vertical seen from the front as well as in profile. Strong bones. The hind tendon is strong in such a way that the groove between tendon and bone is clearly visible. The elbows are in parallel plane to the median plane of the body. The point of the elbow must be a little forward of the vertical which goes from the posterior point of the shoulder-blade to the ground. The distance from the elbow to the ground is equal to 50% of the height at the withers.
Pastern joint - It follows the vertical line of the forearm.
Pastern - It is flat, and, seen from the front, follows the vertical line of the forearm; seen in profile, it is slightly oblique. Its lenght is of about 1/6 of the height of the leg to the elbows.
Forefeet - Compact, round, toes well closed and arched, covered with short thick hair, including the spaces between the toes. The pads, lean and hard, are more or less pigmented according to the colour of the coat. Nails strong, curved towards the ground and well pigmented but never black.
Hindquarters - Seen in profile, back edge of the buttock is slightly convex; good angulation of the segments; the hocks must be perpendicular to the ground; seen from behind, the hindquarters are parallel and perpendicular to the ground.
Tigh - Its lenght must not be inferior to a third of the height at the withers. Its width is 3/4 of its lenght. Strongly muscled. Its direction is slightly oblique from top to bottom and from back to front. Its back edge slightly convex.
Leg - Its lenght exceeds just slightly that of the thigh; its obliqueness is of 55°-60° below the horizontal; lean muscles in its upper part; the furrow between the Achilles tendon and the bone is marked and clearly visible.
Hock joint - Its lateral sides are very wide. The distance between the point of the hock and the ground is about a third of the height at the withers. The opening of the angle of the tibial-tarsal articulation is about 150°.
Hoch - Strong and lean, its lenght is equal to the distance from the hock to the ground. Observed from whichever side, the metatarsal is vertical. On its inner side there may be a simple articulated dewclaw.
Hindfeet - Showing all the same characteristics of the front feet, but slightly more oval.
Gait and movement - Easy loose step; when hunting, extended fast trot with intermittent paces of gallop.
Skin - Close fitting to the body, it must be thick and lean. It is thinner on the head, the throat, the groin, under the arms and on the back parts of the body; in the folds of the elbows it is soft to the touch. Just forms two folds which go from the sides of the lower jaws and disappear at the first half of the neck (dewlap). When the head is carried low, one just notices a fold which descends from the outer corner of the eye over the cheeks; in its hind edge this fold ends in a tuft of hair. The pigmentation of the skin varies according to the colour of the markings of the coat. The colour of the external mucous membranes must correspond with the colour of the coat. Nature of the hair - In lenght 4 to 6 cm on the body, shorter on the muzzle, the head, the ears, the front sides of the legs and the feet. On the back sides of the legs, the hair is a rough brush, but never with fringes. Long and stiff hair garnish the eyebrows and the lips forming eyelashes, moustache and tufted beard. The hair is stiff, dense and rather flat, with lack of undercoat.
Colour - Pure white, white with orange markings, white speckled with orange, white with brown (chestnut) markings, roan or roan-brown (chestnut). The preferred shade of brown is the colour "Capuchin frier's frock". Not permitted colours are: tricolour, tan markings, black under any shape and combinations.
SIZE AND WEIGHT
Height at the withers - Males from 60 to 70 cm, females from 58 to 65 cm. Weight - Males from 32 to 37 kg, females from 28 to 30 kg.
FAULTS
Any departure from the foregoing points constitutes a fault which when judging must be penalised according ti its seriousness and extension.
ELIMINATING FAULTS
Head - Upper cranial-facial axes convergent, concave muzzle.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS
Total depigmentation of the nose. Wall eye. Skin - Black pigmentation of the skin or mucous membranes. Tricoloured coat, tan markings, black in all its shapes and combinations. Overshot or accentuated undershot mouth.
NOTE
Males should have two apparently normal testicles fully descendent into the scrotum.
The Italian Spinone
Breed no. 282
Group 7 Section 1a Continental pointers
This breed is a typical griffon, rustic, strong, with a powerful skeleton, very muscular and larger than medium size. Suited far hunting in all climates and all terrains. lts fur in fact protects it from the water and freezěng temperatures of the swamp. lt goes nonchalantly into cold, deep water, being an excellent swimmer and a model retriever. Like all Italian breeds it is ancient. In Renaissance ltaly a pointer with wiry hair was already present and reached us with much difficulty, due to extraneous crossbreedings performed heedlessly. After 1950 the breed was reconstructed by a few great breeders. Its sense of smell, setting, retrieving, recovering, the close ties it has with the hunter ore its innate merits. Its grumpy appearance contrasts with its gentle and affectionate disposition. It has a great capacity for learning and the desire to satisfy its master most completely. Very sociable, courageous, loyal and an excellent companion. Today the breed is popular not only in Italy but is also raised in England and Scandinavia. The Griffon has a marked tendency to trot broadly and swiftly.
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