Spinone

The Spinone was the dog breed most capable of getting through the pinos and as a result, earned the name.

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If you ask the French, the Spinone descended from crosses of several French pointing breeds, while the Italians contend that the Spinone was the ancestor of the wirehaired pointing griffon, the German wirehaired pointer and the pudelpointer.

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Spinone Italiano: This dog absolutely has the best beard of the entire show!

Westminster Dog Show 2012—Best in Show—as it happened 2012

Link nc #6 is absolutely correct - my friends have over the years rescued several dogs, including two Mastiffs and a Spinone, which were abandoned in state parks near NYC.

Choice of First Dog Is Narrowed to 2 Breeds - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

Radar happens to be over a hundred pounds of Italian Spinone, so I'm always looking for extra-large sizes for him.

Charlottesville Blogs 2009

As to what breeds contributed to the development of the Spinone … again, depending upon whom you ask, the breed descended from the now-extinct Spanish pointer, the ancient Russian setter, or another coarse-coated setter brought to Italy by Greek traders during the heyday of the Roman Empire.

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Finally, someone decided to call these dogs Spinone after a thornbush called the pino, a favorite hiding place for small game, because these bushes were virtually impenetrable by larger animals.

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Dogs that have needed his help have included a Italian Spinone which was bleeding internally from a lungworm infection, a springer spaniel which had eaten rat poison, and a collie cross dog which had a tumour in his spleen.

British Blogs 2009

Other minor lakes are those of Azeglio to the south-east of Ivrea, Varese, Alserio, Pusiano, Annone, and Segrino, between Como and Lecco; Lake Endine or Spinone between Val Seriana and Lake Iseo; Lake Molveno, Lake Ledro, west of Riva, and Lakes

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

The Spinone: One Of The Oldest (And Most Hunter-Savvy) Gun Dog Breeds Comes To North America.

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