Portuguese Pointer
Also known as: Perdigueiro Português
Breed at a glance
- Origin
- Portugal
- Weight
- Males
- Height
- Males
- Coat
- short, close hard, dense
- Colour
- light, medium or dark yellow, with or without white markings
- Other names
- Perdigueiro Português
intro
The Portuguese Pointing Dog or Perdigueiro Português is a Portuguese breed of pointer dog . It is one of several Portuguese pointing breeds and is mainly used in hunting red-legged partridge .
History
The first breed standard for the Perdiguero was drawn up in 1939. [ 1 ] The breed was definitively accepted by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 1955. [ 2 ] In 2006 there were 1805 bitches registered in the stud-book . [ 1 ]
Characteristics
The Perdiguero is of medium size: height at the withers is in the range 54 to 60 cm for dogs and 50 to 56 cm for bitches; body weights are in the ranges 20 to 27 kg and 16 to 22 kg respectively. [ 3 ] : 246 [ a ] The coat is without undercoat; it is short, close and coarse on most parts of the dog, thinner around the natural openings and thinner and softer on the ears and head. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] It is yellow, ranging from light to dark, with or without white markings on the head and neck, the chest, the lower legs and the tip of the tail. [ 4 ]