Portuguese Pointer

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Portuguese Pointing Dog
Other namesPerdigueiro Português
OriginPortugal
Distributionnationwide
Traits
Height Males 54–60 cm (21–24 in)
Females 50–56 cm (20–22 in)
Weight Males 20–27 kg (44–60 lb)
Females 16–22 kg (35–49 lb)
Coat short, close hard, dense
Colour light, medium or dark yellow, with or without white markings
Kennel club standards
Clube Português de Canicultura standard
Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)

The Portuguese Pointing Dog or Perdigueiro Português is a Portuguese breed of pointer dog. It is one of several pointing breeds and is mainly used in red-legged partridge hunting.

History

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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

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Bitch

The Perdiguero is of medium size: height at the withers is in the range 54–60 cm (21–24 in) for dogs and 50–56 cm (20–22 in) for bitches; body weights are in the ranges 20–27 kg (44–60 lb) and 16–22 kg (35–49 lb) 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]

Notes

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  1. ^ In the international standard of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, the minimum height for both dogs and bitches is lower by 2 cm[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b CÃES - RAÇA PERDIGUEIRO PORTUGUÊS (in Portuguese). Vale de Santarém: Sociedade Portuguesa de Recursos Genéticos Animais.
  2. ^ a b FCI breeds nomenclature: Perdigueiro Português (187). Thuin, Belgium: Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Accessed March 2025.
  3. ^ [s.n.] (2021). Catálogo Oficial de Raças Autóctones Portuguesas (in Portuguese). Lisboa: Confederação dos Agricultores de Portugal; Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária. Archived 19 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b Perdigueiro Português (in Portuguese). Clube Português de Canicultura. Archived 9 September 2024.
  5. ^ FCI-Standard N° 187: Perdigueiro Português (Portuguese Pointing Dog). Thuin, Belgium: Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Accessed March 2025.