Podengo Português, pequeno

Short fact about the breed

The Podengo português is from Portugal. It's believed to have it's origin from the Egyptian Greyhound. This breed is mainly encountered in the north of Portugal where it is used for hunting rabbits.

There are three sizes of the Podengo Português; grande, médio and pequeno. The biggest messures up to 70 cm and the smallest down to 20 cm at withers. They also have two types of coat, wire haired (cerdoso) and short haired (liso).

The first Podengo Português pequeno was imported to Sweden in 1997. Today you can find all three sizes of Podengo Português in Sweden. 

If you want a small dog with very much energy the Podengo Português pequeno is a very good choice.

Click here to get the standards of Podengo Português.