AKC Sporting Group
Spinone Italiano
Gentle. patient. Yours.
The Spinone Italiano moves through the world like a wise old professor who also happens to love puddles. That wiry coat, rough and dense, hanging in tufts over soulful, almost human eyes, gives them the look of a dog who has seen some things and decided to be gentle about all of them.
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"The Spinone Italiano moves through the world like a wise old professor who also happens to love puddles."
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The Spinone Italiano experience
You know you're a Spinone Italiano owner when...
●Your Spinone has just dunked their entire beard in the water bowl and is now walking toward your clean pants with purpose. our Spinone has just dunked their entire beard in the water bowl and is now walking toward your clean pants with purpose
●You've tried to explain "Italian pointing breed" to people who keep calling them a "big scruffy terrier" or a "wire-haired something". ou've tried to explain "Italian pointing breed" to people who keep calling them a "big scruffy terrier" or a "wire-haired something"
●That trot, the one that looks effortless but somehow covers the entire yard in three strides, is your favorite thing to watch. hat trot, the one that looks effortless but somehow covers the entire yard in three strides, is your favorite thing to watch
●You've accepted that your Spinone will point at a bird, look at you thoughtfully, and then decide whether retrieving it is really worth the effort. ou've accepted that your Spinone will point at a bird, look at you thoughtfully, and then decide whether retrieving it is really worth the effort
●The couch now belongs to seventy-five pounds of wiry, warm, slightly damp dog who is convinced they are a lap breed. he couch now belongs to seventy-five pounds of wiry, warm, slightly damp dog who is convinced they are a lap breed
At a glance
alsoKnownAsItalian Spinone, Italian Griffon, Italian Wire-Haired Pointer, Spinone
size62–82 lbs
temperamentGentle, patient, devoted, sociable, docile, intelligent, calm
lifespan10–12 years
energyModerate (a tireless field worker who is perfectly content to nap on the couch between outings)
goodWithFamilies, children, other dogs, anyone who appreciates a calm and deeply affectionate companion with a beard full of water
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Last updated: 2026-03-17
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