{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_spinone_italiano_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_spinone_italiano_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Spinone Italiano — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC/FCI breed-standard derived fact summary (paraphrased per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3; numbers and proper nouns preserved).\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/spinone_italiano_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 9\n  passed: 9\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_spinone_italiano_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_spinone_italiano_dog.md\nsource_document: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\n  title: \"Spinone Italiano — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.akc.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC/FCI breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC/FCI breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Spinone Italiano — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed's country of origin is Italy.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* FCI places it in Group 7 (Pointing Dogs), Section 1.3 Continental Pointing Dogs of the Griffon type, with a working trial; its FCI standard is number 165.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Its stated use is as a pointing dog.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Males stand 23½ to 27½ inches and bitches 22½ to 25½ inches at the withers (FCI 60 to 70 cm and 58 to 65 cm), with weight about 32 to 37 kg for males and 28 to 30 kg for females.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat must be a correct harsh single layer with no undercoat; ideal body length is 1½ to 2½ inches (FCI 4 to 6 cm), shorter on the head, ears and legs, forming a rough brush behind the legs and stiff brows, moustache and beard, but never fringes.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Accepted colours are solid white, white with orange, orange roan, white with brown markings and brown roan, with chestnut (\"monk's habit\") the preferred brown; tricolour, tan points and any black are forbidden.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The temperament is sociable, docile, affectionate and patient, a willing hunter that is tireless and a natural retriever.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications include walleye (pale/blue/fish/pearl iris), nose pigment other than described or total depigmentation, overshot or undershot bite, any black skin pigment, and any black in the coat, tricolour or tan points; FCI also excludes aggression or extreme shyness, convergent upper head axes, concave nasal bridge and wall eye.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Spinone Italiano — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Spinone Italiano — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.akc.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/spinone_italiano_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/spinone_italiano_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":633,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}