Segugio dell'Appennino

Hounds & sighthounds · Italy

About the Segugio dell'Appennino

The Segugio dell'Appennino is an Italian breed of small scent hound, bred specifically to hunt hare. It may be either smooth-haired or wire-haired. It is one of four Italian breeds of scent hound, the others being the Segugio Italiano a Pelo Forte, the Segugio Italiano a Pelo Raso and the Segugio Maremmano. It received full recognition from the Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana in 2010, and was provisionally accepted by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 2026.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Segugio dell'Appennino” (lead section), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type	Hounds & sighthounds
Origin (Wikidata)	Italy
Map pin	Representative point in Italy (not an exact location)
Height	Males: 44–50 cm (17–20 in) Females: 42–48 cm (17–19 in)
Weight	10–18 kg (22–40 lb)
Size class	Medium (our grouping, from the weight above)
FCI classification	Group 6 (standard no. 375)
Wikidata	Q1762702

Height and weight as given in the infobox of the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0), with unit conversions added; we omit figures we cannot read reliably.

Dog breeds from Italy · Hounds & sighthounds