List of Italian dog breeds
# List of Italian dog breeds

Seventeen Italian dog breeds are recognised by the Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana, of which fifteen are recognised also by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale. A further six are in the process of recognition by the ENCI. There are a number of local breeds or types without national recognition.

| Name | English name if used | Recognition | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bolognese | | ENCIFCI | |
| Bracco Italiano | | ENCIFCI | |
| Cane Corso | Italian Mastiff | ENCIFCI | |
| Cane da Pastore Bergamasco | Bergamasco Shepherd Dog | ENCIFCI | |
| Cane da Pastore della SilaPastore Silano | | ENCI (partial) | |
| Cane da Pastore Maremmano-AbruzzeseMaremmano | Maremmano-Abruzzese SheepdogMaremma | ENCIFCI | |
| Cane delle Alpi ApuanePastore Apuano | | ENCI (partial) | |
| Cane di Mannara | | ENCI (partial) | |
| Cane d'OropaPastore d'OropaPastore Biellese | | ENCI (partial) | Herding dog from the area of Biella, in $Piedmont^{:1922}$ |
| Cane FonnesePastore FonneseCane di Fonni | Sardinian Shepherd Dog | ENCI (partial) | |
| Cane Lupino del GiganteLuvin | | none | Shepherd dog from the Apennines of the Province of Reggio Emilia, in $Emilia-Romagna^{:1922}$ |
| Cane Paratore | | none | |
| Cirneco dell'Etna | | ENCIFCI | |
| Dogo SardescoDogo Sardo | | none | Sardinia; used in the past as a guard dog and as a catch dog in hunting large game |
| Lagotto Romagnolo | | ENCIFCI | |
| Levriero Sardo | | none | |
| Lupo Italiano | | none | Used exclusively by police and search and rescue organisations, with no private ownership |
| Maltese | | ENCIFCI | |
| Mastino Abruzzese | | regional | variant of the Maremmano |
| Mastino Napoletano | Neapolitan Mastiff | ENCIFCI | |
| Pastore della Lessinia e del Lagorai | | ENCI (partial) | |
| Piccolo Levriero Italiano | Italian SighthoundItalian Greyhound | ENCIFCI | |
| Segugio dell'Appennino | | ENCI | |
| Segugio Italiano a Pelo Forte | | ENCIFCI | sometimes treated outside Italy as a single breed |
| Segugio Italiano a Pelo Raso | | ENCIFCI | sometimes treated outside Italy as a single breed |
| Segugio Maremmano | | ENCIFCI | |
| Spino degli Iblei | | ENCI | |
| Spinone Italiano | Italian Spinone | ENCIFCI | |
| Volpino Italiano | | ENCIFCI | |
