Kleiheuvel, owned by Mary Dixon at a United Kennel Club show in Belleville, Michigan. The first Wirehaired Podengo Médio to be shown in North America was AM/CDN Ch Evita V.D. Registered purebred Smooth Podengo Médios began being shown in America in 2004 and registered purebred Wirehaired Podengo Médios began being shown in America in 2005. The first group of Podengo Médio fanciers met in the US in the early 90's via the early internet Gopher (protocol) system. They are attractive, nice family dogs, with a touch of mischief. They were never really popularized outside of their immigrant homesteads. The Portuguese Podengo Médio, both smooth and wire-haired, has existed, unregistered, in the United States for decades in small numbers with Portuguese-Americans in private home settings, where they have been used for traditional rabbit hunting. Most (75%)of the purebred Portuguese Podengos in the United States consist of the Pequeno size, and most of these (85%) are of the wire coat variety. The smooth coated Pequeno followed in 2004. Wire Coat Pequenos were first imported to the UK in 2002. Smooth coat Pequenos were first shown in the United States in 2003. He was the first Podengo to ever be shown in the United States and the first Podengo Pequeno champion in ARBA and Rarities. Wire Coat Pequenos were first shown in the United States in 2001 when Chicharro de Viamonte, owned by Marilyn Piurek and Kip Bergstrom, was exhibited at an ARBA show in Boston. The Portuguese Podengo Pequeno accompanied Portuguese explorers on their ships for ratting purposes after the Portuguese completed the reconquest of their country from the Moors in the 13th century. It is acceptable for the hair description to come before or after the 'type' name.Ĭolours may include yellow, fawn or black with white markings.ġ - 9 puppies average of 4 Varies by size type. 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).

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