![]() ![]() 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 Médio (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 Médio. 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 Médio and Podengo Grande, Loyal and fearless, Podengos are also good house guards and are amenable to training by dog experienced people and those that enjoy primitive (unrefined, “less domesticated”) dog behavior.
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