“Scenthound specialized for hunting, primarily hare but also wild boar, it hunts well and prudently barking at the prey while standing still; it’s also an excellent hunter of other fur animals. It lives in perfect symbiosis with its master, though it has a strong temperament and possesses an exaggerated passion for hunting. Its obedience is an innate and atavic talent, keeping it closely linked to its master and to its other hunting mates. Particularly predisposed, it does not chase other wildlife. Its voice is sharp and clear in sound with pleasant tones which change depending on the different phases of the hunting work. Confident approacher, excellent discoverer and great follower. It feels particularly at ease in the mountain landscape, and while it is always in contact with its master, it doesn’t need to be accompanied. It’s an excellent hunter, either alone or in pairs, and it also adapts well to the hound’s pack”
Quoted from FCI standard n°375. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.
Drawn from sources, not opinion: FCI breed standard. An empty column means we hold nothing for that side, not that there is nothing to say.
What a judge marks the Appennine Hound Italian Hare Hunting Dog down for, and what puts one out of the ring, in the registry’s own words. This describes the breed standard — it is not a checklist for the animal in front of you, and a pet with a disqualifying fault is an unshowable dog rather than an unhealthy one.
Marked heavily against a specimen in the ring.
The Appennine Hound Italian Hare Hunting Dog standard is published by the FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale), the international federation of pedigree-dog clubs, and it is what show judges apply. This section sums up what it says about coat and colour and size. It does not assess any one animal: use it to know what to ask the breeder.
In relation to hair texture, there are two varieties, and mating is possible between them: short-haired hounds and long-haired hounds, having the following characteristics.
SHORT-HAIRED: the coat is short (max 2cm), horse-coat texture, dense, evenly distributed throughout the body.
Some rough hairs scattered on the trunk, on the muzzle or limbs are accepted.
ROUGH-HAIRED: the coat is medium coarse to the touch, from 2 to 5 cm max of length, with a dense undercoat preventing moisture to wet the skin.
Its distribution is homogeneous.
There may be exceptions on some parts of the body, such as the limbs and head, where it is denser but less long.
On the ears, however, it may be less dense or even short.
The hair, however, must be close to the body without ever forming curls or ringlets
Shortened from FCI standard n°375 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
The colours and patterns the standard admits, and what it prefers, discourages or disqualifies in each. An accepted colour says nothing about health.
Weight (kg)
Size categories by adult weight, from Montoya et al. 2023.
The standard's words
“Height at the withers: Males: 44 - 50 cm. Females: 42 - 48 cm. In excellent subjects, 2 cm more and less in height are permissible. Weight: Weight ranging from 10 to 18 kg”
Quoted from FCI standard n°375.
An adult's measurements, per the standard. It does not say how big this puppy will be. Quotations from the FCI are in English, as the standard publishes them; the headings are ours.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Appennine Hound Italian Hare Hunting Dog in general; any individual animal can differ.
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Appennine Hound Italian Hare Hunting Dog on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.
