Portuguese Podengo Did You Know?

• The Portuguese Podengo has been assigned the Hound Group designation.
• The Portuguese Podengo has been recorded in the Foundation Stock Service since 2004.
• The first documented Portuguese Podengos of any size in America were the wire haired Portuguese Podengo Medios imported in August, 1994. Tito, Rosa and Nikki were very successful in Hollywood, appearing in Zeus & Roxanne, Three Wishes, Soccer Dog, Homeward Bound 2, Dante's Peak, Cheaper by the Dozen, Monster in Law, Lake House and more. While those original dogs have passed on, a new generation of Podengos is in Hollywood.
• Most Podengos in Portugal are members of actively hunting packs.
• Podengos are lively, agile, playful, alert, highly intelligent but not always easy to train, independent yet loving with the family and sometimes suspicious of strangers.
• The Podengo is a rustic dog, brushing the dead coat out once a year will suffice.
• To get the most enjoyment from your Podengo, raise the most relaxed and tolerant Podengo you can by taking your pet to training classes and provide as much early socialization as possible.