Italian Hound Short-haired

It is a very extrovert, lively dog. It has a good ability in the run, very resistant and fast, what make it one of the best hunting dog in the world. It is gifted with an exceptional smell, in fact very easily it finds traces of the game during hunting. It has very sweet eyes, a very pleasant ringing voice. He loves helping his master in the hunt and likes walking, running and exploring around in the woods, always keeping aside his master. It is very affectionate and obedient breed , these two gifts are the most relevant characteristics which probably have made this dog so popular nowadays

Its origin is the same as for the short-haired: it dates back a long time ago, probably at the time of Phoenix traders from ancient Egypt. This dog is present, in fact, in several Egyptians drawings at the time of the Pharaohs. Since its introduction in our peninsula it became very popular and is still today. Largely applied breed, mainly in hunting on any sort of territory.