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- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
- The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 1)
- Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
- Finland: JTOs: http://www.podengo.net/jalostus/jalostuksen-tavoiteohjelma-jto/
- US: Portuguese Podengo Pequenos of America, Inc: http://www.portuguesepodengopequeno.org/health.html
The Portuguese Podengo is an ancient multi-sensory hound breed of dog from Portugal. As a breed, the Podengo is divided into three size categories that are not interbred: small, medium and large.
Links to Breed Descriptions
A Happy Hunting Hound - An official presentation by the American Portuguese Podengo Medio Grande Club
A thorough Breed History and Breed Standard presentation.
The Portuguese Podengo Pequeno: AKC Study Guide - Portuguese Podengo Pequenos of America
Sweden: Raskompendium för Podengo Português
Other Names for Breed
podengo portugues, cerdoso/grande
podengo portugues, cerdoso/médio
podengo portugues, cerdoso/pequeno
podengo portugues, liso/grande
podengo portugues, liso/médio
podengo portugues, liso/pequeno
Portuguese Podengo, (Warren Hound) wire-haired/large
Portuguese Podengo, (Warren Hound) wire-haired/medium-sized
Portuguese Podengo, (Warren Hound) wire-haired/miniature
Portuguese Podengo, (Warren Hound) smooth-haired/large
Portuguese Podengo, (Warren Hound)smooth-haired/medium-sized
Portuguese Podengo, (Warren Hound) smooth-haired/miniature
Portuguese Podengo- Warren hound, Long- and wire-haired, Large
Portuguese Podengo-Warren hound, Long- and wire-haired, Medium-sized
Portuguese Podengo-Warren hound, Long- and Wire-haired, Small
Portuguese Podengo-Warren hound, Smooth- and short-haired, Large
Portuguese Podengo-Warren hound, Smooth- and short-haired, Medium-sized
Portuguese Podengo-Warren hound, Smooth- and short-haired, Small
podengo portugues grande
podengo portugues medio
podengo portugues, liso/pequeno
Chien de garenne portugais - Podengo portugais, poil dur/grand
Chien de garenne portugais - Podengo portugais, poil dur/moyen
Chien de garenne portugais - Podengo portugais, poil dur/petit
Chien de garenne portugais - Podengo portugais, poil lisse/grand
Chien de garenne portugais - Podengo portugais, poil lisse/moyen
Chien de garenne portugais - Podengo portugais, poil lisse/petit
Podengo portugués, pelo áspero, grande
Podengo portugués, pelo áspero, mediano
Podengo portugués, pelo áspero, pequeño
Podengo portugués, pelo liso, grande
Podengo portugués, pelo liso, mediano
Podengo portugués, pelo liso, pequeño
Portugiesischer Podengo, rauhaarig/gross
Portugiesischer Podengo, rauhaarig/mittelgross
Portugiesischer Podengo, rauhaarig/klein
Portugiesischer Podengo, glatthaarig/gross
Portugiesischer Podengo, glatthaarig/mittelgross
Portugiesischer Podengo, glatthaarig/klein
Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Country of origin: Portugal
Parent Breed Club: Club do Podengo Português
Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
Breed Standards
There are numerous breed standards. The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed. Three of the major international standards are:
The American Kennel Club - Grande and Medio
Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Finland:FKC Database: (registrations from 2010-2020 are 0-8 dogs in all varieties annually)
Podengo Portuguese Smooth-haired Large: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=94.21
Podengo Portuguese Smooth-haired Medium size: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=94.22
Podengo Portuguese, Wire-haired Large: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=94.11
Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
Health Surveys
UK: KC: The Portuguese Podengo Club of GB: Health Reports including Health Surveys
OFA: Multi-country Survey (Snip) Full Results at:
Breed-Specific DNA Tests:
Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Sweden: Svenska Podengo Português Klubben
UK: KC The Portuguese Podengo Club of Great Britain
US: American Portuguese Podengo Medio Grande Club
US: Portuguese Podengo Pequenos
Finland: Suomen Portugalinpodengot ry: http://www.podengo.net/
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