title: List of Italian dog breeds
text: # List of Italian dog breeds
  
  Seventeen Italian dog breeds are recognised by the Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana, of which fifteen are recognised also by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale. A further six are in the process of recognition by the ENCI. There are a number of local breeds or types without national recognition.
  
  | Name | English name if used | Recognition | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Bolognese | | ENCIFCI | |
  | Bracco Italiano | | ENCIFCI | |
  | Cane Corso | Italian Mastiff | ENCIFCI | |
  | Cane da Pastore Bergamasco | Bergamasco Shepherd Dog | ENCIFCI | |
  | Cane da Pastore della SilaPastore Silano | | ENCI (partial) | |
  | Cane da Pastore Maremmano-AbruzzeseMaremmano | Maremmano-Abruzzese SheepdogMaremma | ENCIFCI | |
  | Cane delle Alpi ApuanePastore Apuano | | ENCI (partial) | |
  | Cane di Mannara | | ENCI (partial) | |
  | Cane d'OropaPastore d'OropaPastore Biellese | | ENCI (partial) | Herding dog from the area of Biella, in $Piedmont^{:1922}$ |
  | Cane FonnesePastore FonneseCane di Fonni | Sardinian Shepherd Dog | ENCI (partial) | |
  | Cane Lupino del GiganteLuvin | | none | Shepherd dog from the Apennines of the Province of Reggio Emilia, in $Emilia-Romagna^{:1922}$ |
  | Cane Paratore | | none | |
  | Cirneco dell'Etna | | ENCIFCI | |
  | Dogo SardescoDogo Sardo | | none | Sardinia; used in the past as a guard dog and as a catch dog in hunting large game |
  | Lagotto Romagnolo | | ENCIFCI | |
  | Levriero Sardo | | none | |
  | Lupo Italiano | | none | Used exclusively by police and search and rescue organisations, with no private ownership |
  | Maltese | | ENCIFCI | |
  | Mastino Abruzzese | | regional | variant of the Maremmano |
  | Mastino Napoletano | Neapolitan Mastiff | ENCIFCI | |
  | Pastore della Lessinia e del Lagorai | | ENCI (partial) | |
  | Piccolo Levriero Italiano | Italian SighthoundItalian Greyhound | ENCIFCI | |
  | Segugio dell'Appennino | | ENCI | |
  | Segugio Italiano a Pelo Forte | | ENCIFCI | sometimes treated outside Italy as a single breed |
  | Segugio Italiano a Pelo Raso | | ENCIFCI | sometimes treated outside Italy as a single breed |
  | Segugio Maremmano | | ENCIFCI | |
  | Spino degli Iblei | | ENCI | |
  | Spinone Italiano | Italian Spinone | ENCIFCI | |
  | Volpino Italiano | | ENCIFCI | |
  