| Description: The Spinone Italiano is also known as the | | | | with brown markings and brown roan with or without |
| Italian Griffon, this is a rugged dog, which is large with | | | | brown markings. The coat is 1½ -2½ inches in |
| a long head. When viewed from the side the muzzle | | | | length on the body, whereas the legs, head and |
| is square and is the same length as the back of the | | | | muzzle are slightly shorter. A recognized feature of |
| skull. The nose has large wide nostrils, and is fleshy | | | | this breed is the eyebrows, and these have longer |
| coloured on the white dog, going darker on the white | | | | stiffened hair, which highlight the feature, along with |
| and orange dog, it is brown on the brown and roan | | | | the moustache and beard. This dog's life expectancy |
| dogs. The Spinone Italiano teeth meet in a scissor | | | | is 12 or more years. |
| bite. With triangular ears that hang. The eyes appear | | | | History: This dog is still fairly rare in America, the |
| to look human. The height of this breed is | | | | Spinone Italiano in its native country of Italy is known |
| 22½-27½ inches. The weight is 61-85 pounds. | | | | as the all-purpose hunting dog. There is not clear |
| The Spinone Italiano chest is deep and broad and | | | | evidence of how this dog was created, but it is |
| extends at least to the dog's elbow. The tail is | | | | believed it is a cross between French Griffons and |
| docked, in countries that permit docking, to about | | | | the White Mastiff along with the Italian Setters. With |
| half its natural length. The coat is wiry and is very | | | | a lot of the Italian dogs this is an ancient breed. It |
| thick this is close fitting and comes in solid colouring | | | | was nearly lost in World War II but has come back |
| of; White and orange, solid white, orange roan, that | | | | with a lot of work from the Italian breeders. |
| can come with or without orange markings, white | | | | |