ITALIAN BRACO

The Italian braco’s existence goes back to an age difficult to establish, but it seems to go back five centuries before our era. In its origins, intervened the Mesopotamia mastiffs and, more agile and fast, Egyptian dogs. During the Middle Ages, the breed developed with the genetic contribution of the pointer, to achieve a dog that was a real specialist in net hunting. The Italian braco dogs can have two different sized, which made it believe before that this were two breeds, despite that, except for the size, their entire morphology was identical, for which in 1926 both varieties were gathered in a single common standard. Innumerable frescoes of the XIV century show the indisputable permanence of the Italian braco as the centuries went by, in their appearance as well as its aptitudes as a pointer dog.

It is a resistant and energic dog, which, added to its fine sense of smell and long trot, makes it apt for any type of hunting.

PHYSICAL TRAITS of the ITALIAN BRACO
The largest of these dogs, or the great braco, stands between 66 and 77 cm and can weigh up to 40 kg, and the medium braco, around 56 cm and about 30 kg. It is vigorous, rustic and robust, aside from being elegant and very harmonic. The cross is well defined with very separate shoulder blades, wide back, deep chest and wide hindquarters with good musculature. Its short, fine and shiny fur has a white background on which are some defined spots that can be in several colors, blonde, orange and every chestnut shade.

CARÁCTER Y ADAPTACIÓN
It is intelligent, obedient and reflexive. It responds excellently to training and adapts very well to the family, showing its loyalty and affection, but it needs to live in open spaces, for which it is not recommended that it lives in a flat.

EXERCISE AND CARE required for a ITALIAN BRACO
It is very clean; hygiene care is limited to brushing it every now and then. It needs plenty of daily exercise.