List of Italian dog breeds

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]

Name English name if used Recognition Notes Image
Bolognese
  • ENCI
  • FCI
Bracco Italiano
  • ENCI
  • FCI
Cane Corso Italian Mastiff
  • ENCI
  • FCI
Cane da Pastore Bergamasco Bergamasco Shepherd Dog[3]
  • ENCI
  • FCI
  • Cane da Pastore della Sila
  • Pastore Silano
 ENCI (partial)[4]
  • Cane da Pastore Maremmano-Abruzzese
  • Maremmano
  • ENCI
  • FCI
  • Cane delle Alpi Apuane
  • Pastore Apuano
 ENCI (partial)[5]
Cane di Mannara ENCI (partial)[6]
  • Cane d'Oropa
  • Pastore d'Oropa
  • Pastore Biellese
 ENCI (partial)[7] Herding dog from the area of Biella, in Piedmont[2][8]: 1922 
  • Cane Fonnese
  • Pastore Fonnese
  • Cane di Fonni
 Sardinian Shepherd Dog ENCI (partial)[9]
  • Cane Lupino del Gigante
  • Luvin
 none Shepherd dog from the Apennines of the Province of Reggio Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna[2][8]: 1922 
Cane Paratore none
Cirneco dell'Etna
  • ENCI
  • FCI
  • Dogo Sardesco
  • Dogo Sardo
 none Sardinia; used in the past as a guard dog and as a catch dog in hunting large game[10]
Lagotto Romagnolo
  • ENCI
  • FCI
Levriero Sardo none
Lupo Italiano none Used exclusively by police and search and rescue organisations, with no private ownership
Maltese
  • ENCI
  • FCI
Mastino Abruzzese regional variant of the Maremmano
Mastino Napoletano Neapolitan Mastiff
  • ENCI
  • FCI
Pastore della Lessinia e del Lagorai ENCI (partial)[11]
Piccolo Levriero Italiano
  • ENCI
  • FCI
Segugio dell'Appennino
  • ENCI
Segugio Italiano a Pelo Forte
  • ENCI
  • FCI
 sometimes treated outside Italy as a single breed
Segugio Italiano a Pelo Raso
  • ENCI
  • FCI
Segugio Maremmano
  • ENCI
  • FCI
Spino degli Iblei[12]
  • ENCI
Spinone Italiano Italian Spinone
  • ENCI
  • FCI
Volpino Italiano
  • ENCI
  • FCI
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