But his claim to fame was as a rabbit hunter when he worked side-by-side with the Podengo (Medium). Today the Podengo (Small) is also used to catch rats, mice and other vermin. So, the Podengo (Small) has been developed as a separate breed to the Podengo (Medium) and the Podengo (Grand), with no inter-breeding between these varieties allowed. Because there is a 4-inch gap between their height at shoulder to the Portuguese (Medium) and even more to the Podengo (Large), inter-breeding between the Podengo (Small) and the other two varieties is unfeasible. Today, the Podengo (Large) and the Podengo (Medium) are allowed to be interbred.īut the Podengo (Small), also known by its Portuguese name Pequeno, is a different story. By the 1960's there was a consolidation of yellow as the dominant colour with the disappearance of black which had plagued dogs in some villages.
The Podengo (Medium) were rabbit hunters. By the 1970's the Podengo (Large) had also almost disappeared, but was revived in the 1980's together with the revival of some boar hunting in Portugal. By the 1960's, wild boar hunting which had been such a tradition in Portugal for around nine centuries, had all but disappeared. The Portuguese Podengo becomes a Pure Breed Hence the evolution of the natural, primitive, utilitarian character of today's Podengos and why they were also known as Portuguese Warren Dogs. These depict pricked eared dogs with a hare or rabbit their mouths.
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This subsistence consisted of food to eat plus skins to provide primitive clothing and shelter.įrom 1,000 - 1,100 A.D, dogs that hunted rabbits became so legendary they were portrayed on friezes (carved images) of buildings and in other artworks in Portugal. Before Portugal had any significant population, these dogs assisted early settlers to hunt indigenous animals to stay alive. These looked somewhat like today's Canaan Dogs, probably brought from Africa to Portugal by sea-faring Phoenicians.
Thousands of years ago, the Podengo was developed from Pariah or primitive dogs.
These 6 separate varieties hunted in different terrains within the local areas across Portugal. Each of the three sizes - large, medium and small come with both smooth and wire coat types. This primitive breed hunts not only with sight and scent, but also with its extraordinarily keen sense of hearing. A relative newcomer to Australia, the Portuguese Podengo or Portuguese Warren Hound, is an ancient breed and Portugal's 'National Dog'.
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