It naturally sheds dust and dirt and dries very quickly) Coat: wire (a rough, single coat - no undercoat does shed but not very much) or smooth (a dense smooth coat with undercoat that is low maintenance.The AKC breed standards include the following points: The Portuguese Podengo Pequeno is characterized by a wedge shaped head, with erect ears and a curved tail. The Portuguese Podengo (which includes the Medio and Grande), will enter AKC Miscellaneous Class on January 1, 2014. The Pequeno entered the AKC Misc class in January 2011 and entered the Hound Class in January 2013. This breed Portuguese Podengo is represented by the American Portuguese Podengo Medio/Grande Club. The American Kennel Club (AKC) has divided the breed into the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno and the Portuguese Podengo (includes the Medio and Grande size). In the United States, the United Kennel Club (UKC) represents the breed as shown in Portugal and all FCI countries - the three sizes, all with two coat varieties - as one breed. It is also a good mouser and was probably kept on board explorer ships when the Portuguese initiated the European worldwide explorations in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Pequeno (small) was also developed for flushing rabbits from cover. Its hunting style includes catlike stalking and, similar to the Ibizan Hound, it often jumps above the prey before landing on or near it to flush it out of dense brush, rock crevices or burrows. The Medio (medium) was developed for rabbit chasing, flushing, hunting and retrieval. The Grande is now very rare in its home country. It will exhaust and hold down the prey and await the hunter's gun. The Grande (large) was developed for deer and wild boar hunting. This was done primarily to prevent the interbreeding of the Pequeno with the Medio. In the United States, the American Kennel Club split the Podengo Pequeno from the other two sizes as a separate breed. It is acceptable for the hair description to come before or after the 'type' name. In its home country, the Podengo is referred to as Small, Medium or Large Podengo. All of these types are called 'Portuguese Podengo' as a 'breed,' although none of these six types are interbred. Within each size type are two varieties: smooth (also referred to as smooth coat) and wire (also referred to as wire coat, wirehaired, longhaired or rough coat). There are three sizes of Podengos: Podengo Pequeno, Podengo Medio and Podengo Grande. In both the United States and the UK the Portuguese Podengo is classified in the Hound Group. The FCI breed standard, which originates in Portugal, governs all types and varieties of the Portuguese Podengo. In Europe, the Podengo is classified by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) as Group 5: Spitz and primitive type, Section 7: Primitive type hunting dogs. The United Kingdom registers the most Podengos, followed by Finland, the United States and Portugal. The Portuguese Podengo Medio and Grande are represented in the United States by The American Portuguese Podengo Medio/Grande Club (APPMGC or 'MGC'). Other organizations that recognize the Podengo (all sizes) in the US are the United Kennel Club, American Rare Breed Association, North American Kennel Club and The American Sighthound Field Association. The PPPCA was incorporated in January 2003 in Newport, Rhode Island and 85% of its members own Portuguese Podengo Pequenos. They are the only club dedicated to BOTH the wire coat and the smooth coat varieties of the breed. The Portuguese Podengo Pequeno Club of America (PPPCA), founded in 2001, is the first and largest club of Podengo Pequeno owners in the USA and is in 40 states.
Incorporated in 2009, Portuguese Podengo Pequenos of America is the AKC club for the breed in the US and is mostly in a few western states and the Midwest. The Podengo Pequeno became AKC recognized in January 2013 and is now registered there. All three sizes and varieties of the Portuguese Podengo have been registered at the United Kennel Club since 2004 and are in the Sighthound & Pariah Group.There are approximately 500 Podengos (primarily Pequeno) now resident in the UK. The Podengo Pequeno was shown at Crufts for the first time in 2009. The Podengo Pequeno now has its own breed classes at Championship Shows and Open Shows (the other sizes are in the process of being included). The Podengo Pequeno was transferred from the Import Register into the Breed Register on Januat the Kennel Club. The Breed Standard was approved on January 1, 2006. The Portuguese Podengo in the UK is represented by The Portuguese Podengo Club of Great Britain, and the Podengo Pequeno was recognized by the Kennel Club in 2003.
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