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FCI standard 375
Segugio dell'Appennino.
FCI 375 utilization: hound specialized in the hunting of hare, wild boar and other mammals. FCI temperament: scenthound specialized for hunting, primarily hare but also wild boar; hunts well and prudently, barking at the prey while standing still; an excellent hunter of other fur animals; lives in symbiosis with its master with a strong temperament and an exaggerated passion for hunting; innate obedience; does not chase other wildlife; voice sharp and clear with pleasant tones that change by hunting phase; a confident approacher, excellent discoverer and great follower; at ease in mountain landscape, always in contact with its master though it need not be accompanied. FCI general appearance: Italian breed with stiff short hair and qualities inherited from hunting hare in the difficult terrain of hills and mountains; sociable and very attached to its master. SIPS (the Italian breed society, page titled 'Riconoscimento FCI del Segugio Appennino'): the ENCI council of 19 June 2023 made official the conclusion of the breed's recognition. Wikipedia IT: considered one of the varieties of the small Italian hare hound (lepraiolo), with the montanino delle Alpi and the cravin piemontese; ENCI standard granted 2005, breed officially recognised by ENCI June 2023..
Breed sets the odds. The parents set the dog. Every number here shows its source, its spread and how sure we are. Nothing on this page is a prediction about one dog.
The body
What the breed is built like. Registry standards give an ideal, not a range.
Height at the shoulder
FCI prints no ideal, so no center.
Weight
FCI prints no ideal. Wikipedia IT restates the FCI/ENCI figure.
Coat
FCI prints one size for both varieties, so no lines. FCI appreciates white; the Italian segugi standards (198, 337) call white not desirable.
Heat tolerance
Derived from the coat description (short dense coat = 4; the rough variety with a dense undercoat is nearer 3). No measured data.
The dog at home
What the breed asks of a day. The first thing most homes get wrong.
Energy
No temperament study read. Genetic closeness is a Wikipedia summary of a cited paper that was not read.
The work
What it was built to do in the field, and what a test or trial asks of it.
Role
FCI-provisional breed (standard dated Feb 2026). Editorial views are shown beside the standard, labelled (Chad, Oct 8 2026). The FCI history cites Zacchini (1932), a hunter-owner, not a study.
Primary game
Registry and editorial agree on hare.
Also used on
FCI names no species beyond hare and boar.
Search pattern
FCI states alone, in pairs and pack. No second source read on the search pattern.
Field trial standard
Trial rules not read (ENCI blocked). Look at ENCI regolamento speciale delle prove di lavoro.
How to read this page
Every value carries a label. Measured means peer-reviewed data on many dogs. Studied means peer-reviewed, smaller or indirect. Breed club means a club or registry states it. Editorial means expert opinion with no measurement behind it. Where two good sources disagree, both are shown and neither is averaged.
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- Also called
- Appennine Hound, Italian Hare-Hunting Dog, Segugio Appenninico
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