Seventeen Italiandog breeds are recognised by theEnte Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana,[1] of which fifteen are recognised also by theFédération 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 |
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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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| ENCI (partial)[4] |  | ||
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| ENCI (partial)[5] | |||
| Cane di Mannara | ENCI (partial)[6] |  | ||
| ENCI (partial)[7] | Herding dog from the area ofBiella, inPiedmont[2][8]: 1922 | _(cropped).JPG) | |
| Sardinian Shepherd Dog | ENCI (partial)[9] |  | |
| none | Shepherd dog from theApennines of theProvince of Reggio Emilia, inEmilia-Romagna[2][8]: 1922 |  | |
| Cane Paratore | none |  | ||
| Cirneco dell'Etna |
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| none | Sardinia; used in the past as aguard dog and as acatch dog in hunting large game[10] | ||
| Lagotto Romagnolo |
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| Levriero Sardo | none | |||
| Lupo Italiano | none | Used exclusively by police andsearch and rescue organisations, with no private ownership | _Lupo_Italiano.jpg) | |
| 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] | .jpg) | ||
| Piccolo Levriero Italiano |
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| Segugio dell'Appennino |
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| Segugio Italiano a Pelo Forte |
| 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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