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Volpino Italiano

The Volpino Italiano is a foundation stock service breed from Italy, standing males 11–12 in · females 10–11 in at the withers, weighing 9–13 lb. Recorded lifespan is 10–16 yrs.

A photograph of the Volpino Italiano
Breed group
Foundation Stock Service
Origin
Italy
Height
males 11–12 in · females 10–11 in
Weight
9–13 lb
Lifespan
10–16 yrs

Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Volpino Italiano is taller than 9% of the measured breeds, heavier than 6%, one of 64 in the Foundation Stock Service group, one of 14 from Italy.

Compare the Volpino Italiano with another breed

Living with the Volpino Italiano

Two breed references score every breed they cover from 1 to 5 on the things an owner lives with day to day. These are the Volpino Italiano’s, with what a 1 and a 5 mean on each row.

Around people and other dogs
Good with young children
5 of 51 not suited · 5 very good
Good with other dogs
5 of 51 not suited · 5 very good
What they will ask of you
Energy
4 of 51 couch potato · 5 busy all day
Barking
2 of 51 only to alert · 5 very vocal

Rated 1 to 5 by the American Kennel Club, and read from their breed pages in 2022. Nobody at Woof & Beyond has met this breed — these are the publishers’ judgments, not ours.Volpino Italiano on AKC

Breeds that look like the Volpino Italiano

A neural network trained to tell breeds apart by sight read all 510 photographs in this reference, and these are the 6 it placed closest to the Volpino Italiano.

Side by side

Height 0–38 in

  1. Volpino Italiano
    11–12 in
  2. Yakutian Laika
    21–22 in
  3. American Eskimo Dog (Miniature)
    12–15 in
  4. American Eskimo Dog (Standard)
    15–20 in
  5. American Eskimo Dog (Toy)
    9–12 in
  6. Danish Spitz
    17–19 in
  7. Indian Spitz
    14–16 in

Weight 0–220 lb

  1. Volpino Italiano
    9–13 lb
  2. Yakutian Laika
    50–66 lb
  3. American Eskimo Dog (Miniature)
    10–20 lb
  4. American Eskimo Dog (Standard)
    15–40 lb
  5. American Eskimo Dog (Toy)
    5–10 lb
  6. Danish Spitz
    26–40 lb
  7. Indian Spitz
    33–44 lb

Lifespan 0–20 yrs

  1. Volpino Italiano
    10–16 yrs
  2. Yakutian Laika
    10–12 yrs
  3. American Eskimo Dog (Miniature)
    13–15 yrs
  4. American Eskimo Dog (Standard)
    13–15 yrs
  5. American Eskimo Dog (Toy)
    13–15 yrs
  6. Danish Spitzno recorded figure
  7. Indian Spitz
    12–15 yrs

Nothing here was grouped by hand. The ranking is an opinion about appearance, not about ancestry, which is why it sometimes puts together breeds no kennel club would — and why it is worth looking at the photographs rather than taking the order on trust.

See the Volpino Italiano on the breed mapRead about the Volpino Italiano on Wikipedia
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