Dogs
Italian Hound Coarse-haired
Other names: </FONT> Italian Segugio, Segugio, Italian Hound
- Origin
- Italy
- Size
- Large
- Height · Male
- 52–60 cm
- Height · Female
- 50–58 cm
- Weight · Male
- 20–28 kg
- Weight · Female
- 18–26 kg
- Life expectancy
- 10–14 years
- FCI
- FCI group 6 · 6 · n.º 198
Traits
At home
Training
Guarding
Temperament
The Segugio is perfectly adapted to the most difficult terrains and can be used as well in the mountains as on level ground. Very resistant and fast, he works with ardour and passion, alone or in a pack. Compared with the short-haired subjects, he is more reserved, less exuberant, wise, calm and poised for the job. His expression is friendly, soft and proud, yet veiled by a melancholic reflection. His voice is resonant and very harmonious.
History
The origin of the Segugio loses itself in the passing of times. Dogs of the same type and stature as the present Segugio adorn the statutes of « Diane the Huntress » (Naples Museum) and that of Diana with Bow and Arrow (Vatican Museum). In a Lombard necropolis of the province of Verona, there have recently been discovered two skeletons in perfect state of conservation, of which the conformation is identical to that of the modern Segugio. At the castle of Borso d?Este (1600), one can see a painting which gives an excellent representation of the present Segugio.
Care
Fenced yard, leash, socialization and training.
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