Introduction to the Bracco Italiano

a premise p We believe that each dogs breed has a history all its own. This history will always be linked to both the environment where it was born and to the people who created it.
Baruffa di Cascina Merigo

The synthesis is: expression, trot, way to point! In reality there is an other one but it is not so easy to show: smoothness of movement

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The Italian Bracco was known in writings as early as the 10th or 11th centuries and later in 1591 Erasmo da Valvasone wrote in his treatise on hunting. But I believe that for our purposes we start with the history of the Bracco since the late 19th century. At the end of the 1800s the Bracco cou d summed up in two different types of dogs se ec ed by noble could be su ed wo d e e ypes o selected ob e families and/or tenants. The first being farmers who were already dog fanciers that would lead them to pursue the dual goal of satisfying to the eye as well as having good hunting instinct. Among the most famous is the Ranza gg g g family, farmers in Piacenza, that had roan brown Bracchi defined as Bracchi Lombardo. These dogs were quite big, excellent hunters accustomed to plain wetlands hunting with the trotting gait, elegant and p g gg , g profitable.

Bracco Ranza

Bracco Lombardo

Bracco Ranza Bracco Piacentino

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The second type of Bracco is in the area of Alba (Piemonte region) called Bracco yp f f ( g ) Piemontese, the most famous was the Aschieri Bracco. A white dog, smaller than the Lombardo but with similar physical characteristics. The hunting style was jauntier with a gallop gait in mostly hilly or mountainous terrain.

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The standard described two types of dogs, showing the only yp g g y difference was the size and weight. In the twenties, it was decided, not without criticism, to unify the breed while accepting a variable of the above characteristics. A fairly high variability is still expressed in the standard today. today

Mr Solaro judges Mia dei Ronchi

Ideal body and head (pictures of Mr Solaro)

The History (cntd)

During this period the world of enthusiasts of the Bracco was joined by a man who has, I daresay, totally featured the history of our breed, so much so as to deserve to be called The Father of BraccoThis is Mr. Paolo Ciceri. He had an unquestioned understanding of dog f fanciers and breeding and his dei Ronchi kennel certified his deep g f p knowledge of the issues surrounding hunting-dog fanciers. He had merit to have acted with the aim of making the Bracco a mesomorphic type of dog, with leans legs, athletic and with excellent hunting features, as it has remained till nowadays.
Bice dei Ronchi

Oscar dei Ronchi

Paolo Ciceri with a group of dei Ronchi

Lor dei Ronchi

Arion dei Ronchi Silva dei Ronchi

Lir 2 dei Ronchi

Asso dellAsolano

The History (cntd)

Some others important kennels were: in the north of Italy delle Forre of Mr Amaldi, di Valgrisanche of Mr. Candiotto, dellAsolano of Mr Bergamin and in the centre of Italy di Monte Petrano of Mr Buroni. All those guys, and others not mentioned here just for space problems, were breeders that reached a very good type of bracco, typical in morphology and very good hunter.
Elmo del Lago Maggiore Zago di Valgrisanche

Tell dOlona

Baltico di Valgrisanche

Darfo di Montepetrano Catina delle Forre

Duccio di Lendinara

Note: very good size body and head, not so hindquarters and forequarters

The History

First gathering of the SABI (Lodi -1949)

There are between 600 and 800 puppies born every year in i b i Italy. During the last sixty years the breed, under the leadership of the SABI, has p f greatly improved in health and athletic performance.

(1945)

The Th SABI has h consistently demonstrated that the Bracco was monitored and not split into two d li i groups: one for morphology and one for working. The results demonstrate l d that our system is working.

Gathering of the SABI (Lodi - 1979)

From the past

Oslo di Valgrisanche

Garbo dei Ronchi Fer

Deus delle Forre Rea di Montepetrano