The Podengo is always game and ready for a good time and likes nothing more than a good walk as well as the chance to get off his leash and have a bit of free time. So it is necessary to make them microchipped or to wear a collar, to find them easily. Beagles are wanderers of nature and so if possible they will try to escape. Obedience training should be given to them by giving food reward. They should be exercised for plenty of time. But they like to walk around several times. Since they are small in size they are suitable for apartment living. They can easily trace out the illegal things being smuggled. We can see beagles at many airports in their duty. They have about 220 million scent receptors and are said as "a nose with feet" by humorist Dave Barry. They think everyone is their best friend and love to have friendship with other animals and humans. They always wake their neighbours at 6 am by their half howling. Beagles are very much interested in using their nose in finding interesting scents and are food focussed. They should be trained by patient and creative training techniques. They are small and compact breed, and always happy and fun loving. This explains why it doesn’t have such a ‘companionable’ temperament as some other dog breeds. It is said that the Portuguese Podengo isn't bred to be a companion dog, being bred exclusively as a working hunting dog. He is somewhat aloof around strangers and this is actually what makes him a good watchdog. He is intelligent, he is easily trained and socialized and gets on well with children in the house if they have been disciplined to respect and be kind to animals. Being alert, he also makes a good watchdog. This Portuguese sighthound is energetic, comical sometimes, sweet and loving. The coat is found in shades of fawn or yellow and with some white markings. The coat is essentially short and smooth though you also get the longer, wiry coat. The body of the dog is lean and well muscled and the head wedge shaped. The eyes are brown, the ears are erect and the tail long and thick, held low and with a bit of a curve when at rest. The dog is similar in looks to other hunting dogs native to the Mediterranean, such as the Pharoah Hound. He stands roughly at between 20 to 30 cm and weighs between 4.1 to 5.9 kg. They are an integral part of the Portuguese people’s survival through the centuries and are still widely popular there even today.The Portuguese Podengo is available in three sizes. The Portuguese Podengo Pequeno is one of the 10 national indigenous dogs of Portugal. From which the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno is the smallest, the other two being the Medio and the Grande.Įven though Pequenos possesses ancient and rich historical background, they are relatively new to the AKC for the reason being that, the breed entered the AKC (American Kennel Club) Miscellaneous class in 2011 and the Hound class exactly two years later in 2013. All three are considered and recognized as separate breeds from each other. The Portuguese Podengo Pequeno is one of three size classes of the Portugal Podengo breeds, although they all hail from the southern border in the countryside of Portugal. Yet, their official introduction to the American public was much later, in 1995 when the smooth-coated Pequeno came into the United States, and then a couple of years later in 2001, the first wiry coated had also arrived.Īlbeit the fact that the breed’s ancestors had much smoother coats, ideal in Portugal’s wet north, wiry coats flourished in hot, dry southern Portugal where brambles were particularly abundant. The dogs’ duties were keeping the ship rodent-free during the travels, in order to protect and preserve the food stores and prevent most of the sailors and lower-deck ratings from getting vermin-borne and several other diseases. In the 15 th and 16 th centuries, the breed was taken abroad on ships heading towards America. Firstly, using their sense of scent, then their excellent hearing, to locate the small animals. The dogs hunted alone and also were capable to work together in packs. The dogs’ responsibilities were to flush out the rabbits, capture, kill, and finally retrieve the prey for their human counterparts. In the early days, the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno was bred to hunt rabbits for the people in the craggy Iberian countryside. The ancient Roman, Phoenician, and Moorish traders and invaders brought the breed’s ancestors to the Iberian Peninsula over 2000 years ago. The breed, as their name suggests, is originated from Portugal. It is believed that the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno is the world’s smallest hunting dog.
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