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 SMALL PORTUGUESE PODENGOPORTUGUESE WARREN HOUND |
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HISTORICAL SUMMARY
| GENERAL APPEARANCE | - A small dog somewhat elongated in proportions which is used for hunting rabbits as well as driving them from their burrows or rock clefts. | |
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| PROPORTIONS | - (standard does not comment). | |
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| SIZE | - Height at the withers: 20 - 30 cm. | |
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length: Exceeds height at withers. - weight: 4 - 5 kg. |
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| TEMPERAMENT | - Very lively and clever, unassuming and robust. | |
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| SKIN | - Mucous membranes preferably with black pigment or, in any case, darker than coat colour. Skin thin and close fitting. | |
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| COAT | - Hair : Short or long coat, of medium thickness; smooth in the short-haired variety; wiry (similar to the bristles of a wild boar) in the long-haired variety. The short coat is denser than the long coat. With the long coat there is a distinct « beard » underneath the lower jaw. No undercoat or fluff. | |
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| COLOUR | - Predominant colours are yellow, fawn (in all shades from light to very dark) and black (diluted or faded); self-coloured with or without white markings; or white as basic colour with markings in the listed colours. | |
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| HEAD | - Lean, shaped like a four-sided pyramid with a large base, diminishing considerably towards its pointed end. Longitudinal axes of the skull and foreface divergent. | |
| - | Skull | - Flat or slightly arched. |
| - | Stop | - Barely defined. |
| - | Muzzle | - Nasal bridge rounded (in cross section); straight when seen in profile. Muzzle shorter than skull and broader at its base than at the front end. |
| - | Nose | - Tapering towards the slightly protruding tip; frontal plane of the nose slightly slanting; its colour always darker than that of the coat. |
| - | Lips/Flews | - Close fitting, thin, firm and horizontal. |
| - | Cheeks | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Jaw/Teeth | - Regular, with strong white teeth. Normal bite. |
| - | Eyes | - Very lively expression; barely protruding from the eye-sockets; colour varies according to coat colour, from honey to chestnut brown; small and set obliquely; colour of eyelids darker than coat colour. |
| - | Eears/Leathers | - Set on medium high and oblique; carried erect, very mobile; vertical forward when the dog is attentive; triangular shape, broad at the base, tapering to a point; ear leather thin; length of ear remarkably greater than width at set-on. |
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| NECK | - Harmonious transition from head to body; straight, suitably long; strong and well muscled. No dewlap. | |
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| BODY | - Length of body exceeds height at withers. | |
| - | Topline | - Straight or slightly arched. |
| - | Withers | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Back | - Long, straight or slightly sloping. |
| - | Chest | - Forechest slightly accentuated, muscular, not too wide; chest deep and long, of medium width; long sternum rising towards rear; |
| - | Ribs | - hardly rounded, oblique. |
| - | Belly | - Lean, with a slight tuck-up. |
| - | Loins | - Straight or slightly arched; broad and muscular. |
| - | Underline | - Slightly rising. |
| - | Croup | - Of medium length, broad and well muscled; straight or slightly slanting. |
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| LIMBS - Short. Forearm straight or slightly turned from outwards to inwards in its whole length. | ||
| Forequarters - Seen from the front and from the side, vertical and straight, well muscled and clean. | ||
| - | Shoulders | - Long and oblique; strong and well muscled; forming a blunt angle at shoulder joint. |
| - | Upperarms | - Long and oblique; strong and well muscled; forming a blunt angle at shoulder joint. |
| - | Elbows | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Forearms | - Vertical, long and muscular. |
| - | Carpus | - Clean, not prominent. |
| - | Pasterns | - Strong, short, slightly slanting. |
| - | Forefeet | - Round; long, strong, tightly bunched and strongly arched toes; nails strong, short, preferably dark; pads hard and resistant. |
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| Hindquarters - Seen from behind and from the side, straight and parallel; well muscled, clean. | ||
| - | Thighs | - Long, of medium width, muscular. |
| - | Stifles/knees | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Lowerthighs | - Long, slanting, strong, muscular, clean. |
| - | Metatarsus | - Set on medium high, clean and strong, forming a blunt angle. |
| - | Hocks | - Well boned, short, slanting; without dewclaws. |
| - | Hindfeet | - Round; long, strong, tightly bunched and strongly arched toes; short, strong, preferably dark nails; hard and resistant pads. |
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| Tail | - Set on high rather than low, strong, thick, of medium length, tapering towards a fine point; in repose hanging between hindlegs with the tip slightly curved upwards; in movement carried horizontally with a slight upward curve or carried upright in sickle shape; never curled up into ring shape. | |
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| Gait/Movement | - Swift and light-footed. | |
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| Faults | - should be regarded in exact proportion to its degree. | |
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| Severe Faults | - (standard does not comment). | |
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ELIMINATING
FAULTS - • Aggressive or overly shy. • General appearance : Any sign of crossing with a Galgo (Spanish sighthound) or a Perdiguero (Portuguese Pointer). • Jaws : Incorrect bite, badly placed teeth. • Eyes : Of different colours. • Ears : Tipped over or folded. • Neck : Arched. • Body : Topline distinctly arched. • Croup : Exaggerated slope. • Belly : Too much tucked up. • Tail : Curled up. • Dewclaws : Undesirable (affect the grading of the dog). Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified. |
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| NOTE: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum. | ||