Characteristics and use of the Italian Spinone
The Spinone Italiano is mainly used for searching, pointing and retrieving game and feathered game. Also in the search for persons, the mantrailing, the Italian hunting dog with its well-developed nose cooperates more and more often.
The Italian rough-haired pointing dog is a weatherproof and fast trotter that is also considered a good swimmer. It can be used in any terrain due to its muscular build. The Italian Roughhaired Pointing Dog always goes about its work with perseverance and is not too shy to do any work. Due to its robustness and its tread strength, its areas of application are very versatile. In swampy landscape he moves just as skillfully as in the dense thorn bushes. Icy wind or high temperatures play no role for it in the hunt.
The Italian rough-haired Pointing Dog is available in the following colour varieties:
- white
- white-orange
- white-brown
The colour combinations can be spotted or speckled. Its coat is rough, about 5 cm long, hard, dense and without undercoat. A male is on average between 60 - 70 cm tall and can weigh about 40 kilos. The height at withers of the females is between 58 - 65 cm with a weight of about 28-30 kg. The Spinone Italiano has a life expectancy of 12 to 14 years. The rough-haired pointing dog owes its typical serious expression to its chin beard and pronounced eyebrows.