Purpose built gundog from Italy, this excellent retriever's harsh coat protects him from bramble and water. This should be 4-6cms (1½-2½") long, also known also as the Spinone Italiano or Italian Griffon .
Solid and square, built for stamina he carries dew claws on all four legs. He has a long lean head and deep yellow or ochre eyes the pigment is fleshy red on white dogs - deeper on other Colours. Tail is usually docked
Colours are white with or without orange or brown markings, orange or brown roan.
Club Name | Contact | Phone number | Homepage | |
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Southern Italian Spinone Society (proposed) |
Sally Sutton | ? | yes | yes |
Italian Spinone Club of GB |
Miss N Spencer | 01942 497463 | yes | yes |
Italian Spinone Society of Scotland |
Val Smith | 01577 840295 | yes | yes |
Size | Active | Temperament | Kennel | Training | Grooming | Problems | D. 60-70cms = 23½-27½ B. 59-65cms = 23 - 25½" D. Wt 34-30kgs (75-86lbs) B. Wt 29-34kgs (64-75lbs) | moderate | very good | yes | Difficult | weekly | yes |
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Affix | Breeder | Telephone | Area | Homepage | |
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GAESTEN | Mrs Gael Stenton | 0044(0)1403 790149 | Horsham | ? | ? |
MANTEGNA | Mr & Mrs Allison | 0044(0)670 829017 | Bedlington | ? | ? |
INOSTRICANI | Mrs L Rossiter | 0044(0)1608 642336 | Chipping Norton | ? | ? |
VOLENTEROSO | Pete & Jackie Jordan | 0044(0)1464 871332 | Turriff, Aberdeenshire | yes | yes |
JAVAL | Val Smith | 0044(0)1577 840090 | Central Scotland | yes | yes |
KEVARDHU | Janet Neil | 0044(0)209 890630 | Cornwall | yes | yes |
BANNONBRIG | Carole & Nicola Spencer |
01942 494458 or< 01942 487463/td> | Lancashire | yes | yes |
ASPENWOOD | Jayne Williams | 0044(0) 1205 870268 | Lincolnshire | yes | yes |
Name | Picture | Owner | Telephone | Area | Homepage | |
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Affix or owner | Contact | Telephone | Area | Homepage | |
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Spinone Club of America | Bridget Curry | (053) 753-4763 | USA | yes | yes |
Spinone History | College of St. Scholastica, | ? | USA | no | yes |
Italian Spinone | Birgit & Hauke Börngen |
n/a | Hamburg, Germany | yes | |
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For pictures of the top dogs in Scotland by Michael Trafford
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