Volpino Italiano
An Italian Spitz breed related to the Pomeranian.
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The Volpino Italiano, or Volpino, is an Italian breed of dog of Spitz type. It is closely related to the Pomeranian and to the German Spitz. This small, square-proportioned dog has a long coat that stands away from the body, and comes in solid white, solid deep red, or black; the updated breed standard also accepts any other color. The breed nearly vanished by the 1960s but was revived after a few examples were identified in 1968, with registrations recommencing in 1972.
Quick Facts
- Country
- Italy
- Coat
- long
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History
Small Spitz-type dogs resembling the modern Volpino appear in paintings, possibly as early as Vittore Carpaccio's St. Augustine in His Study from 1502. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the type was common in Tuscany, where it was called Cane di Firenze and used as a guard dog by carters and shepherds, and in Lazio, where it was known as Cane del Quirinale. Queen Victoria bought four Pomeranian or Spitz-type dogs during an 1888 visit to Florence. The Kennel Club Italiano drew up the first breed standard in 1913, and the Fédération Cynologique Internationale fully accepted it in 1956. By the 1960s the breed was nearly extinct, but a few examples were found in 1968, and registrations resumed in 1972. From 2011 to 2019, new Italian registrations averaged about 160 per year.
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