WIRE COAT PORTUGUESE PODENGO PEQUENO SKIN
It is a single coated breed, though it has thin layer of skin underneath the coat. The dog comes in two varieties of coat, the wire-haired and the smooth haired. The typical size of the breed is 20-31 cm. This breed comes in three different sizes, small, medium and large. Overall expression on dog’s face is that of intelligence and alertness. It has well arched neck that helps to see things from far behind. The dog’s teeth should meet in scissor bite. Its eyes are almond shaped and expressive. The specialty about its ears is that it can turn its ears to any direction to hear the minor sounds. The dos has long, erect and triangular shaped pointed muzzle. It has wedged shaped head with pointed muzzle.
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The dog is longer than tall and has a strong chest. It is a primitive breed that has hardy and robust body.
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The average price of this breed is $800 – $1000 USD.
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The dog comes in red, chestnut, grey, fawn, white, black and orange colors.The lifespan of this breed is 12-14 years.It is lively, friendly, active and robust dog.The breed belongs to Portuguese and is a hunting dog.In Portuguese it is domesticated for hunting, companionship and rat-killing. Irrespective of the sizes, the breed is a tenacious hunter. In its native country, it is also referred to by name “Portuguese Rabbit Dog”. The large Podengo is believed to be descendant from either Pharaoh hound or Iberian wolves.
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Earlier there was only large variant of this breed.īut human intervention reduced its size. Studies have proved that the dog shares the same bloodline as Cirneco dell Etna, Ibizan, and Pharaoh Hounds. Later when people noticed their tremendous skills in hunting, they started using it for other hunt games too. Podengo is a multi-sensory dog of Portuguese.