In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries this type of dog was common in Tuscany, where it was known as the Cane di Firenze and was used as a guard dog by carters and shepherds, and in Lazio, where it was called the Cane del Quirinale.[3]: 234
The first standard for the Volpino Italiano was drawn up by the Kennel Club Italiano in 1913, and the dogs were shown with some success.[6] It was fully accepted by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 1956.[2] By the 1960s the breed had virtually disappeared, and was close to extinction. A few examples were identified in 1968, and registrations recommenced in 1972.[5]
In the period from 2011 to 2019, new registrations in Italy averaged about 160 per year.[5]
Characteristicsedit
The Volpino is a small dog, standing no more than about 30 cm at the withers. It is roughly square in outline, the body length more or less equal to the height.[1] The coat is long and stands away from the body. It is either solid white, solid deep red or black; however, in the updated breed standard, also any other colour is accepted/tolerated.[6]
It is one of many breeds affected by hereditary primary lens luxation, an eye disease which may cause pain or blindness.[9]
^Volpino (in Italian). Enciclopedie on line. Roma: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. Accessed July 2020.
^ abcVolpino Italiano (in Italian). Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana. Accessed July 2020.
^ abcdFCI-Standard N° 195: Volpino Italiano (Italian Volpino). Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Accessed January 2024.
^William Secord (2009). Dog Painting: A History of the Dog in Art, second edition. Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN9781851495764.
^Stanley Coren (2012). Why We Love The Dogs We Do. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN9781471109409.
^David Gould, Louise Pettitt, Bryan McLaughlin, Nigel Holmes, Oliver Forman, Anne Thomas, Saija Ahonen, Hannes Lohi, Caroline O'Leary, David Sargan, Cathryn Mellersh (2011). ADAMTS17 Mutation Associated with Primary Lens Luxation Is Widespread among Breeds. Veterinary Ophthalmology14 (6): 378–384. doi:10.1111/j.1463-5224.2011.00892.x. (subscription required).
January 01, 1970
volpino, italiano, volpino, italian, breed, spitz, type, closely, related, pomeranian, german, spitz, other, namesvolpinocane, quirinalecane, firenzeoriginitalytraitsheightmales27, females25, coatlongcoloursolid, white, blackany, other, colour, accepted, wellk. The Volpino Italiano a or Volpino is an Italian breed of dog of Spitz type 2 It is closely related to the Pomeranian 3 234 4 and to the German Spitz 5 Volpino ItalianoOther namesVolpinoCane del QuirinaleCane di FirenzeOriginItalyTraitsHeightMales27 30 cm 1 Females25 28 cm 1 CoatlongColoursolid white red or blackany other colour is accepted as wellKennel club standardsEnte Nazionale della Cinofilia ItalianastandardFederation Cynologique InternationalestandardDog domestic dog History edit nbsp Detail of St Augustine in His Study 1502 by Vittore Carpaccio in the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni in Venice Small Spitz type dogs resembling the modern Volpino have been identified in a number of paintings of which the earliest may be St Augustine in His Study by Vittore Carpaccio painted in the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni in Venice in 1502 6 The Florentine sculptor Michelangelo supposedly had such a dog 6 In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries this type of dog was common in Tuscany where it was known as the Cane di Firenze and was used as a guard dog by carters and shepherds and in Lazio where it was called the Cane del Quirinale 3 234 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom visited Florence in 1888 and bought four dogs of Pomeranian or Spitz type 7 323 8 216 The first standard for the Volpino Italiano was drawn up by the Kennel Club Italiano in 1913 and the dogs were shown with some success 6 It was fully accepted by the Federation Cynologique Internationale in 1956 2 By the 1960s the breed had virtually disappeared and was close to extinction A few examples were identified in 1968 and registrations recommenced in 1972 5 In the period from 2011 to 2019 new registrations in Italy averaged about 160 per year 5 Characteristics editThe Volpino is a small dog standing no more than about 30 cm at the withers It is roughly square in outline the body length more or less equal to the height 1 The coat is long and stands away from the body It is either solid white solid deep red or black however in the updated breed standard also any other colour is accepted tolerated 6 It is one of many breeds affected by hereditary primary lens luxation an eye disease which may cause pain or blindness 9 Notes edit Italian pronunciation volˈpiːno itaˈljaːno plural Volpini literally Italian foxy dog References edit a b c Volpino Italiano in Italian Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana Accessed July 2020 a b FCI breeds nomenclature Volpino Italiano 195 Federation Cynologique Internationale Accessed July 2020 a b Margherita Neri Serena Tonelli Eraldo Tonelli 2005 Cani in Italian Firenze Milano Giunti ISBN 9788809039131 Volpino in Italian Enciclopedie on line Roma Istituto dell Enciclopedia Italiana Accessed July 2020 a b c Volpino Italiano in Italian Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana Accessed July 2020 a b c d FCI Standard N 195 Volpino Italiano Italian Volpino Federation Cynologique Internationale Accessed January 2024 William Secord 2009 Dog Painting A History of the Dog in Art second edition Woodbridge Suffolk The Antique Collectors Club ISBN 9781851495764 Stanley Coren 2012 Why We Love The Dogs We Do New York Simon and Schuster ISBN 9781471109409 David Gould Louise Pettitt Bryan McLaughlin Nigel Holmes Oliver Forman Anne Thomas Saija Ahonen Hannes Lohi Caroline O Leary David Sargan Cathryn Mellersh 2011 ADAMTS17 Mutation Associated with Primary Lens Luxation Is Widespread among Breeds Veterinary Ophthalmology 14 6 378 384 doi 10 1111 j 1463 5224 2011 00892 x subscription required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Volpino Italiano amp oldid 1199194284, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
