Portuguese Pointer

 

The Portuguese Pointer (perdigueiro Portuguese) was born from Iberian hunting dogs in Portugal which may be traced to the beginning of the 12th century. At first the dog was raised in royal kennels and afterwards became a hunting dog highly popular in the lower classes. In the 18th century, many English families became involved in the wine production in the Porto region, and came to know the Portuguese breed of hunting that was transported to England to play a role in the English wine pointer's origins.

In the 19th century, nevertheless, when Portugal suffered major socioeconomic difficulties, the breed began to decrease progressively. It was not until the 1920s that some breeders tried to save their breed by identifying some of the old Portuguese canines in the north of Portugal that were unreachable. The Portuguese pedigree book was created in 1932 and raced in 1938. This dog always had the same square head, marked stop, triangular ears and compact appearance for at least a thousand years and, from the 17th century, the same docked tail and only the perigueir and his "son" English Pointer had this type of skull facial among dogs all over the world.

A Portuguese Pointer is a canine race which has been created as a weapons dog (Portuguese: Perdigueiro Portuguese). It is one of several specified races that is usually utilized when hunting red legs.

Size & Construction

A dog of medium size is the Portuguese Pointer.

The height on the ground is between 48 and 56 cm. The weight for boys is between 18–27 kg while ladies is between 35 and 55 lb.

Dogs are assessed for conformation that promotes working capabilities when examined in a conformation show, with differences of the Standard penalized by the extent to which they interfere with working capability. The dogs are built square, with a height-to-length ratio of 10:10 1/2. When the dog is aroused, the tail is docked to the natural length of half or two-thirds and is kept to the back if it hangs down.

Color & Coat 

The coat, which is the texture of velvet on the ears and on the face is short and coarse on most dogs. There is no undercoat in the Portuguese pointer.

The FCI-recognized standard colors are pale yellow, red and yellow, either unicolored or marked white.

Temperament

Portugal is a strong and loving race. Portuguese Pointers The race is passionate and committed like a hunting hound. They operate in close contact with their handlers and are well recognized as loyal friends, sometimes to the extent that they are "inappropriate and unpleasant." Although highly friendly and devoted to their owner, they may distinguish themselves from other dogs.

Lifespan & Health

The average life expectancy of the Portuguese Pointer is 14 years. They are regarded as a robust race without recognized health problems. However, the potential health issues of dogs of that size are hip dissplasia, patellar lunation, cancer and autoimmonary illnesses.

Temperament

Portugal is a strong and loving race. Portuguese Pointers The race is passionate and committed like a hunting hound. They operate in close contact with their handlers and are well recognized as loyal friends, sometimes to the extent that they are "inappropriate and unpleasant." Although highly friendly and devoted to their owner, they may distinguish themselves from other dogs.