The Spinone Italiano (Italian pronunciation: ) is an Italian dog breed. It was originally bred as a versatile gun dog. It was originally bred as a versatile gun dog. It is an ancient breed that can be traced back to approximately 500 BC. It is traditionally used for hunting, pointing, and retrieving game (HPR), but, in addition to that purpose, the intelligent and strong Spinone may be practically anything ranging from a. The Spinone has a square build (the length of the body is approximately equal to the height at the withers). Even as adults, Spinoni retain disproportionate, puppy-like, webbed paws which make them powerful swimmers. Acceptable variants (UK and US) are solid white, white with orange markings, orange roan with or without orange markings, white with brown markings, and brown roan with or without brown markings. The white and orange coloration is unique amongst the wire-haired gun dogs.