Mastino Napoletano – Neapolitan Mastiff
If you’ve seen any of the Harry Potter films then you’ll know that Harry’s giant chum Hagrid has a dog called Fang. In the books Fang is a boarhound, but in the films he is a Neapolitan mastiff....
View ArticleVolpino Italiano – Italian Spitz
Volpino Italiano This name means little fox and gives you a good idea of what the dog looks like. It is often referred to as an Italian Spitz. History The breed’s origins are not known, but it is...
View ArticleLatest on the Long Limbed Loon
I thought I’d update you on how our internet rescue English Setter Gaspare (Gassie) is doing as we’ve had him three months now. It’s difficult to remember life without him really. He’s had the latest...
View ArticleLagotto Romagnolo
If you have ever heard of – or dreamed of – a truffle dog then this is the one! It can find the elusive, valuable scented fungus anywhere and is apparently the only breed of dog that has been...
View ArticleItalian Greyhound (Piccolo Levriero Italiano)
This delicate, elegant and fragile looking creature looks just like a greyhound but its small size classifies it as a toy breed. The name in translation is “small Italian harehound” and that is indeed...
View ArticleGaspare
Well, last Friday I decided to go and see a dog on our dogs looking for adoption page. Gaspare the English setter who was abandoned in Avellino (in the south) and then hit with sticks (breaking two...
View ArticleThe Big Day Approaches
Well, I’m just back from a short trip to the Uk to see my Mum who is recovering well from her broken hip. I have been in touch with Daria and Alessandro who are fostering the dog we are adopting,...
View ArticleGaspare is Home
Gaspare arrived on Friday after a four and a half hour trip from Milan. His ‘foster parents’ Daria and Alessandro drove him down and he arrived about midday. Alan and I were a bit nervous about how the...
View ArticleSettling In
Our internet rescue English Setter Gaspare has been here a week today. He is getting used to our routine and ZsaZsa the lab and Maia the mongrel have more or less accepted him – in fact you can see...
View ArticlePastore Maremmano – Maremma Sheepdog
The official breed name in Italian for these majestic dogs is the pastore maremmano abbruzzese or pastore abbruzzese and they originate from the mountains of Abruzzo in central Italy. Abruzzo, which...
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