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 Portuguese Podengo consists of three types and two varieties. The 3 types are: 1. Pequeno (Small), 2. Medio (Medium) and 3. Grande (Large). All three sizes come in either smooth coat or wire coat varieties.
• Did you know that the Portuguese Podengo is one of the healthiest dog breeds? There are no known genetic faults or inherited diseases and Podengos live well into their mid and late teens.
• Did you know that the Podengo is highly trainable and excels at agility? Podengo Medios have starred in Hollywood movies, including Soccer Dog, Zeus and Roxanne and other films, displaying their trainability and great temperament.
• Did you know that the Podengo is a very ancient breed thought to be the originator of/related to many breeds found throughout the world? The Portuguese explorers navigated the globe in the 15th and 16th centuries with small Podengos on board and remarkable similarities to the Podengo persist in many breeds found on the routes of the discoverers.
• Did you know that the Podengo has exceptional sight, sound and scent? The Podengo uses all of its senses as it hunts in packs in a distinctive manner to sight, track, flush and chase its prey.