![]() Each size comes in two varieties: smooth and wire-coated, making six types altogether. Today, the Podengo is the most popular type of dog in Portugal and comes in three sizes: Pequeno (small), Médio (medium), and Grande (large). It is most likely the descendant of multi-purpose hunting dogs used by Phoenician traders who reached Portugal in the 700s BC. The Podengo is a primitive Portuguese hunting breed. Benfica II da Castelhana, LW12, BOB12, LW13, YCH(PT), BOB13, CH(PT), GrCH(PT). It has eyes expressive and little bulging in orbits, color honey or brown, according to coat color.Portuguese Podengo Médio (Smooth). The ears, large and triangular, they are carried erect. ![]() It has long, narrow head, with moderately wide skull and the pointed snout. In general, is a medium-sized dog, well proportioned, muscular with good bone structure. Their life expectancy is around the 12 or 14 years, and it is a race that is rarely seen outside Portugal. The predominant colors are yellow and the fawn (with its varieties of color clear, to very dark), and diluted or matte black unicolores with or without white spots or white spotting. In dogs with long hair and rough, the hairs of the snout are long (Beard). The hair short or long, thick medium and bright. The variety of hair bristles found in drier areas, donde la capa de pelo tiene la función de proteger al perro de los rayos del sol y el clima frío en invierno. The varieties in the fur are related to the inclement weather and adaptation to the same, la variedad de pelo liso es más común en el norte de Portugal, caracterizado por ser una zona húmeda, This soft and smooth coat is necessary because it is dried more easily after wet. The small Portuguese Podengo coat is short and smooth, only. Responsible for getting into the Burrows (Thanks to its size and agility) para ahuyentar la presa y que sus compañeros de jauría le den caza. Portuguese Podengo Pequeno: Like his brother medium is an excellent Hunter of rabbits and hares.De las tres variedades esta es la más común, and the greatest concentration of these dogs is located in the North of Portugal. Like the great Portuguese Hound, their coats can be smooth or rough and short and long. Portuguese Podengo Medio: It is the fastest of the three varieties, excellent Hunter of rabbits and hares.His cloak can be short and smooth ( menos común y al borde de la extinción) or rough and long. Es la única raza portuguesa utilizada para la caza de jabalí. Se suelen utilizar en jaurías para cazar grandes presas como ciervos o jabalíes. Portuguese Podengo Grande: It is a very rare variety and is in danger of extinction, especially the smooth variety.Si bien en el resto del país puede verse este perro, its popularity lies in the North of the same. The small Portuguese Hound, sometimes described as a Chihuahua heavier (There is no kinship between these two races), often collaborate in the tasks of hunting with their larger peers, este perro lo que hace es meterse en la madriguera de los conejos y asustarlos para que salgan y sean cazados por sus compañeros de jauría.Įn el Norte de Portugal hoy en día sigue siendo utilizado para la caza de conejos y pequeñas alimañas. ![]() Si bien una de las teorías plantea que el Podenco Portugués Mediano surge, de diferentes perros Podenco oriundos del norte de África, la teoría más aceptada es que esta variedad, directly descended from the Portuguese Podengo Grande. Although other authors raise that it is possible that the hound descends from the small Iberian wolves. It is believed that the great variety has emerged the variety of Portuguese Podengo small and medium, the ancestor of the Grande variety is the Pharaoh Hound que se extendió desde el norte de África hasta la Península Ibérica. Like all hound dogs, History shows that they are represented in Egyptian paintings of thousands of years ago.ĭe acuerdo al tamaño, There are three varieties of Portuguese Hound, Grand, Small and medium, being each variety, products of the different crossing, over time. Within their ancestors argue that perhaps the closest the Ibizan Hound, and various types of dogs of traces of lived (They inhabit) throughout the Mediterranean area. The great family of the hound race, specialists in the topic raised it was in Portugal where most subjected to crossing and as a result, branched lineage. It is a native breed of Portugal, with great skills for hunting, but also surveillance, It is commonly used on farms to alert of the presence of intruders. The Portuguese Podengo It is considered one of the oldest dogs breeds, that has its origins in the Phoenicians, cultural matrix of which descend the Portuguese.
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