Segugio Italiano — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Segugio Italiano — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Origin and use: an Italian scenthound (rough-haired "pelo forte" variety) used for hunting hare and wild boar; under FCI it sits in Group 6, the scenthounds and related breeds, placed in Section 1.2 among the medium-sized hounds and shown with a working trial.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Size: height at withers 52 to 60 cm for males, 50 to 58 cm for females, with a +2 cm tolerance for excellent dogs; weight 20 to 28 kg (males) and 18 to 26 kg (females).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Build: a medium dog of square outline, lean and well muscled without fat, capable of working from dawn to dusk; the tail is set high and carried sabre-fashion.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Coat: rough hair not exceeding 5 cm on the body, less harsh on the head, ears, legs, tail and muzzle, with a beard formed under the lips; the hair above the eyes is kept short so it does not hide the eyes.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Colour: the whole range of solid fawn, from dark red fawn with a black overlay to light fawn, and black-and-tan. Fawn dogs may show white on the muzzle and skull (a mask), a white star on the chest, and white on the neck, pasterns, hocks, feet and tail tip, though white is undesirable; black-and-tan with only the chest star is called tricolour.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament: very resistant and fast, working with ardour alone or in a pack; compared with the smooth variety it is more reserved, calm, wise and poised, with a friendly, soft and proud expression touched by a melancholic look and a resonant, harmonious voice.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Faults and disqualifications: constant pacing is a fault, and convergent cranio-facial axes or size outside the margins are severe faults. Disqualifying faults include aggressive or overly shy dogs, any clear physical or behavioural abnormality, a concave muzzle, loss of pigment on the nose, lip rims or eyelids, a wall eye, an overshot mouth, a absent or short tail, and slate/lead, brindle, coffee, brown, liver or predominant-white colour; males should have two normal descended testicles.