Segugio Italiano

Coat

Solid: Cream (45) Red (55) Orange (65) Tan (105)
Tan: Black (35) with in any of the tan patterns.
Sable: Red Sable in the Clear or Minimal pattern using tipping only, not solid shading.
is an additional allowed base colour.
White Markings: White (15) allowed as trim on black/tan dogs, allowed as trim or irish spotting on cream/red dogz. The less white, the better.

Comes in smooth and rough coat varieties.

Eyes

Dark Brown (50-59/90-99)

Nose

Black (35-39/244)

Faults

More white than listed.

Disqualifications

None

Notes

'Segugio' comes from italian 'sequire', which means 'follow', and translated to English it could mean 'hound'. It looks very similar to ancient sighthounds, and has been depicted on a painting from the 1600's. It has been kept by the Italian nobility for hundreds of years, and has always been more common in the northern parts of the country. It hunts in the same way as the Foxhound.

Today the Segugio is mainly a hare hound. It is a fast and stubborn runner, and despite being so light it is also kept as wildboar hunter! It is rarely shown on normal dog shows, but common on Italian speciality shows.

The Segugio Italiano should be a medium size and almost square-shaped dog, dry and extremely agile. The head is elongated and dry with a slightly convex profile. Little stop, with the muzzle as long as the skull. The eyes should have a friendly and somewhat melancholic expression. The ears are rather broad and long. The neck is rather long and dry, slightly arched and powerful. Well developed chest, with slight tuck up. Most sought after is a slightly sloping topline. Good boning and angulation in the legs. The tail is carried as a sable or horizontally.

Breed Files

Segugio Italiano - Paranoia V1 — Paranoia V1
**Filename:** SegugioP
**Offset:** A6A6
**Base:** Great Dane
**SCP:** Great Dane
**Accepted:** January 5, 2006
**Notes:** Version 2 of the Paranoia file. Has variation in tuck depth, body extension, butt height, muzzle length and tail shape - it can be held straight out, curved out from or under the body or the default PF Magic uptail. File also includes both rough and smooth varities.