Portuguese Podengo

Born in Portugal, the Portuguese Podengo is said to originate from Antiquity, where his Egyptian ancestor would have arrived in the country with the Phoenician and Cretan travelers around 1000 BC.

The Greyhound, coming from the Nile valley at the time, would have evolved differently depending on his breeding region. Even if nothing is officially confirmed on this subject, it does seem that the Portuguese Podengo has the same Egyptian ancestor as all other Podencos.

In Portugal, he became the Portuguese Podengo; in the Canaries, the Podenco Canario; in the island of Malta, the Pharaoh Hound; in the Balearic Islands, the Ibizan Hound and in Sicily, the Cirneco dell'Etna.

Distributed especially in the North of the country, he is, like other Podencos, endowed with excellent natural aptitudes, making an extraordinary hunting dog, used to hunt rabbits either in packs or alone.

Unlike others like him, he also makes an excellent watchdog, warning of the slightest intrusion in his territory. Easily combining hunting and guarding skills, he is also popular as a companion dog.

This charming dog comes in two different coat varieties, either smooth or wired coat, as well as three different sizes, small, medium and large. Except for the size and the coat, the character, as well as temperament of the dog remain exactly the same, whether small, medium or large.