![]() Ears – Folded or hanging.Many dog owners are apprehensive about trimming their dog’s nails because they are nervous about cutting into the quick. Disqualifications: Behavior – Aggressive or overly shy. Serious Faults: Skull/Muzzle – Convergent planes. A companion who willingly serves as a watchdog. They seek rabbits among rocks and thick shrub. A natural rabbit hunter either alone or in a small pack. Temperament: Very lively and intelligent. ![]() Gait: Light trot, easy and agile movements. Skin: Mucus membranes are preferably dark pigmented or always darker than the coat. White with markings of the accepted colors. Black or brown, as solid colors or with white markings. The following colors are accepted but not preferred. The color can be solid or with white markings or white with markings of the above colors. Light, medium or dark shades are acceptable. A silky coat is a fault.Ĭolor of the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno: Yellow or Fawn. Dogs whose coat has been altered by excessive sculpting, clipping or artificial means shall be penalized as to be effectively eliminated from competition. Skin on both varieties is thin and close fitting. The wire coat is not as dense as the smooth variety. The hair on the muzzle is longer (bearded) on the wire coat variety. Coat: There are two varieties of the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno Smooth coat which is short and very dense. ![]() Hock joint – Medium height, lean, strong, moderately angled. Second thigh – Long, lean, strong, and well muscled. Upper thigh – Long and of medium width, muscled. Hindquarters: Upright when seen from the back and side. Feet – Oval, strong, tight, slightly arched. Pastern – Short, lean, strong and slightly sloping. Shoulder and upper arm angle is moderate. Forequarters: Shoulder – Blade moderately laid back. In action it rises to the horizontal slightly curved or vertical in the shape of a sickle. At rest it falls curved and reaches to the hock joint. Strong, thick, and tapered with a lightly feathered underside. Tail – Medium high set and of medium length. Underline – The belly is lean and slightly tucked up. Croup – Straight or very slightly sloping and medium size. Medium in length, well proportioned, strong and muscled. Portuguese Podengo Pequeno Neck, Topline, Body: Neck – A harmonious transition from head to body. Pointed, triangular and wider at the base, thin, longer than the width at the base. Ears – Set obliquely at the level of the eyes, straight, with high mobility, upright or tilted forward when attentive. Lips – Close fitting, thin, firm and well pigmented. Nose – Tapered, obliquely truncated, and prominent at the tip black or darker colored than the coat. A straight profile which is shorter than the skull, broader at the base, and narrowing to the tip. Eye color ranges from honey to dark brown in accordance with the coat. Eyes – Very lively expression with small almond shape set slightly oblique. Planes: The plane of the muzzle very slightly diverges downward from the plane of the skull. Skull of the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno – Flat, almost straight in profile. A large base and a definite pointed muzzle. Head: Lean broad based wedge shaped as a four-sided pyramid when viewed from the top or in profile. The length from the point of shoulder to the point of buttocks is 20 percent longer than the height. Proportions – The distance from the withers to the bottom of the chest is one half the total height. Size and Proportion: Size- The height is 8 to 12 inches and the weight is 9 to 13 pounds. Official Standard of the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno General Appearance: A wedge shaped head (a four sided pyramid) with erect ears, a sickle shaped tail, a sound skeleton, well muscled: very lively and intelligent, sober and rustic. StarMountain Patch – Portuguese Podengo Pequeno
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