![]() ![]() They never really take anything too seriously & lighten even the darkest of days with their joyful antics.Īlarves Podengos have been successful in the show ring all over Australia: Winning Best Of Breed at Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne Royal Shows for seven years in a row. They are smart, sweet little dogs with a great sense of humour. This versatile breed excels at pretty much anything they try. I fell in love with this breed several years ago when I was introduced by the lady who is responsible for bringing the first Portuguese Podengo to Australia. We are looking forward to seeing what the future holds for this breed in AustraliaĪLARVES Contact : Jenni McKernan Location : Ocean View QLD Phone : 0408 425 423 A truly versatile small dog, they are suitable for Rally-O, tracking, lure coursing, the show ring, or as the best family pet. This breed truly melts your heart, you can't possibly have a bad day when you own a podengo, they simply won't let you! They are energetic, yet cuddly, small, but have the stamina of a hound. Already, we have had some fantastic puppies with the help of frozen semen imported from Finland. This litter was used as a foundation to help establish a collaborative breeding program with the Westengo Portuguese Podengo kennel in Perth, WA. In 2015 I imported my second Podengo from Finland, Tahtitaivaan Choco, also in whelp, to the top winning European dog, Portuguese Grand Champion Zorro Da Praia Do Ribatejo. INT Ch FIN Ch EST Ch Tahtitaivaan Emmi arrived in whelp, and three of the six puppies helped establish other breeding programs in Queensland and New South Wales. Finally, in 2010 I imported the very first Portuguese Podengo Pequeno into Australia, and established the breed here. ![]() ![]() I was lucky enough to own two from the kennel Tahtitaivaan, before moving overseas. I discovered the Portuguese Podengos back in Finland in 1997, when I first saw them at an all breeds show. strong willed) dog behaviour.SLEYKH Contact : Annika Oksa Location : Dayboro QLD Loyal and fearless, Podengos are also good house guards and are amenable to training by dog-experienced people and those that enjoy primitive (i.e. The Podengo has not been bred for the vagaries of human fashion and remains close to the original dog, therefore the breed is healthy and, as a rule, does not suffer from the inherited problems some more highly bred breeds are burdened by.Īll Podengo types are hardy, intelligent and lively dogs, excelling at agility and making fine companions. The smooth coated variety is traditional, dating back to the 5th century, whereas the wire coated variety is an outcome of the assimilation of various other breeds during the 20th century. Their coats are either short and 'smooth' or longer and 'wired'. The Podengo is divided into three size categories that are not interbred: small (Pequeno), medium (Médio) and large (Grande). ![]() Similar dogs can today be found in Spain, the Canary Islands and Malta. The breed traces its origins back to the ancestors of the modern day Pharaoh hound brought into the Mediterranean by Phoenician sailors as they traded around the ancient civilisations of northern Africa and southern Europe. The Portuguese Podengo is an ancient multi-sensory or three-sense hound. ![]()
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