Libro Razas Españolas

Andalusian Warren Hound R.S.C.E. Standard No. 401 (Not Accepted F.C.I.) Origin: Spain Publication of the original valid standard: March 1992 Classification R.S.C.E.: Group 5º. Section: Hunting Dogs. I. Description Podenco Andaluz is a breed that presents three different sizes and there exists also three different varieties of different hair. The sizes are: - Big size. - Medium size. - Small size. As regards the hair, there are three types: - Cerdeño-type (wire and long). - Sedeño-type (silky and long). - Smooth type (short and thin). II. Function of the Breed Podenco Andaluz is an animal that because of his sense of smell and his developed hunting instinct is able to successfully face the search of the rabbit in the bramble patches or the hard grip of the wild boar, as well as the duck retrieving into the water. If we add to this capacity the agility and extraordinary resistance that is characteristic of the dog, we face an exceptionally gifted for hunting animal. III. General Appearance He is a harmonious, compact, very coarse and well vertical dog. IV. Behaviour / Temperament Of great intelligence, nobility, sociability and always alert. Just enough reactions to stimulations that show a lively and balanced character. Very warm, submissive and loyal with his owner, but breaks the tie when unjustly punished. All this confers him with a great capacity for training. He is a dog born for hunting, with an excellent smell and very resistant to fatigue, he is not frightened for nothing, methodical and fast while searching, with a lively gait after the prey, not only in big game but also in small game, being an excellent retriever of hair and feather, not only in water but also on rough ground. V. Head Podenco Andaluz is a dog with medium size, well proportioned and strong head. Shaped like a truncated pyramid, without presenting a strong depression between the skull and the face, not pointed, but a bit squared and the muzzle, a bit subconvex. CRANIAL REGION: Shape of the skull: Subconvex. Direction of the upper longitudinal axes of the skull and muzzle: in profile, they coincide in the front part, forming an 18º angle. Upper line: lightly subconvex. Width of the skull: Smaller than its length with very little difference. Las razas caninas españolas - Spanish canine breeds 227