Find A Puppy
The Spinone remains a rare breed. The wait for a puppy can be anywhere from a month to a year. Be patient and do your research.
SCOA Members may pay to advertise in our Breeder List in accordance with the Club policy.
SCOA does not endorse specific dogs, litters, or kennels.
Finding the right breeder with the right puppy for you requires curiosity and patience.
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Stay current on Spinone health issues, including genetic diseases
Have both parents health tested: typically hips, elbows, and eyes also some may also check heart, thyroid, and genetic conditions (healthy parents is not a guarantee the pups will not develop issues)
Breed 2 or less litters per year (expect to be put on a waiting list)
Care deeply about their puppy’s future home, requiring an application and discussions of your living situation and expectations for the dog
Place the right pup with the right family based on individual traits and temperament (most breeders will consider gender or color preference, but flexibility is helpful)
Be responsible for the entire life of the puppy with a contract stipulating dogs can be returned to the breeder if the owner can no longer care for them
Wait until at least 8 weeks of age before releasing a puppy to their new home
Provide copies of the parent’s AKC registrations (AKC registration is not a health or quality guarantee)
Have an early puppy developmental enrichment and socialization program
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Know health issues and testing requirements for Spinone
Be curious about the temperament and energy level of the parents and insist on meeting the dam
Ask about AKC titles and NAVHDA test scores (especially if you are interested in showing, dog sports, or hunting)
Get references from people in the Spinone community
Go to local shows or hunt tests (AKC or NAVHDA) to see Spinoni in person
Understand that the breeder will stay in contact for the puppy’s lifespan
Join the Spinone Puppy Buyer’s Guide Facebook group for additional support
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Doesn’t answer all your questions
Focuses on the sale of puppies or their website allows for a full payment/deposit to be paid prior to speaking to them
Uses dogs younger than 2 years, that are shy or nervous, or the dam has been bred more than 4 times
Has different prices for specific genders or colors
Pushes food or supplements associated with multi-level marketing
Sells other “commercial” breeds
Has minimal experience with Spinone or lacks a mentor
Breeder Listing
EASTERN STATES
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Stud / Mentoring
413-637-0443
Stella del Nord Spinoni Italiani
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring /Visitors Welcome
Holly Forbes, Trish McNamara-Vannoni, and Talor Forbes
603-436-9527
Teaching Grooming & Handling / Basic Field Training / Therapy Dog
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Stella del Nord Spinoni Italiani
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring /Visitors Welcome
Holly Forbes, Trish McNamara-Vannoni, and Talor Forbes
603-436-9527
Teaching Grooming & Handling / Basic Field Training / Therapy Dog
Sugar River Spinoni
Puppies / Mentoring /Visitors Welcome
603-667-5089
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Maple Hollow Spinone
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
585-728-3322
Hunt Training Assistance
McDowell Farms
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
607-972-4743
Obedience and Hunt Training
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Busy B's Spinoni
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
724-827-2410
AKC Breeder of Merit
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
734-344-9515
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
412-225-4850
AKC Breeder of Merit
MIDWESTERN STATES
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Puppies / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
574-870-0738
AKC Breeder of Merit
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
812-343-4234 / Facebook
Hunt Training Advice / Hoosier Hills NAVHDA Test Site
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Caccia Cane Spinone
Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
309-337-7708
Field/Retrieve Training or Advice
AKC Breeder of Merit
Puppies
John Kavalier & Polly Hineman
641-484-3508 / Facebook
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
641-330-3744
AKC Breeder of Merit
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Da Grazia
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
989-335-1503 (Denise) / 989-736-8388 (Ed)
AKC Breeder of Merit
Puppies / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
Bill & Bev Thomas
231-943-9405 / 231-218-9100 (Bill) / 231-409-2343 (Bev)
Hunt Training Advice
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
Kathleen Hamaker, Matt Cole & Kent Maurer
269-719-5588
Training
Puppies
810-599-5627Wendy McIntosh
Seven Pines Spinone
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
330-936-8542
Superior Spinone
313-610-9510
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Amico Peloso Spinoni
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
970-210-8389
Spinsetters
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
816-899-2525 / 913-909-0594
We have 2 guest rooms (Dogs welcome in rooms)
Outside kennels and large runs
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Alla Festa
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
605-391-1573
Puppies / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
605-216-3559
AKC Breeder of Merit
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Puppies / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
651-303-2082
Puppies / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
920-948-2982
Gundog Training
SOUTHERN STATES
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Belle Shain Kennels & Farm LLC
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
Frank, Jamie, or Isabel Leatherbury
251-928-5719 (Kennel) / 251-709-0109 (Personal)
Environmental, Behavioral, Obedience, and Gundog Training / AKC Sports & Title events
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Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
(502) 550-9172
AKC Breeder of Merit
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Puppies / Visitors Welcome
(978) 571-7512
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
832-277-8700
Conformation Classes
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Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors
540-748-8266 / Facebook
AKC Breeder of Merit / Historic Breed Preservationist
WESTERN STATES
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Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
Cynthia & Loren Boe
805-235-4911
Puppies / Mentoring
Mary Faeth
530-210-7791
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Puppies / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
719-433-4730 (Debby)
Grooming and Training Advice
Puppies / Visitors Welcome
Wayne & Susan Plucheck
720-272-0382
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Puppies / Stud /Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
307-413-2509
Boarding / Grooming /Training
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Del Mare Spinone
Puppies / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
360-379-2661
Puppies / Stud / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
509-662-3300 (h) / 509-669-3613 (c)
Puppies / Mentoring / Visitors Welcome
Candice & Dirk Sobota
425-238-9287