Portuguese Podengo — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Portuguese Podengo — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.akc.org / https://www.fci.be.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

• ORIGIN: Portugal.
• FCI-St. N° 94 / 30.03.2009
• FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types.
• height at withers: 1/2.
• Coat: There are two types of coat: Smooth coat which is short and very dense with undercoat present.
• Color: Yellow & white or fawn & white of any shade or primarily white with patches of any shade of yellow or fawn.
• Temperament: They are an intelligent, independent, affectionate, alert breed, however they can be wary with strangers and this should not be considered a fault in the judgin

Standard outline (section headings)

• FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)
• DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID
• IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
• BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT:
• CRANIAL REGION:
• FACIAL REGION:
• BODY:
• LIMBS
• FOREQUARTERS:
• HINDQUARTERS:
• COAT
• HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:
• Weight:
• SEVERE FAULTS:
• DISQUALIFYING FAULTS: