Libro Razas Españolas

Maneto R.S.C.E. Standard Nº 408 (Not accepted F.C.I.) Origin: Spain Utilization: Maneto, for the especial morphostructure, is exclusively used for small game and more concretely in the hunting of the rabbit. He is especially adapted to Mediterranean underbrush with bramble patches, streams and narrow cliffs. One of his characteristics in hunting is the restrained with which he pursues his piece par excellence, the rabbit. This is so due to his short limbs which make him perfectly capable of managing in grounds with dense vegetation and in those places with difficult access and other ins and outs of the ground. Maneto has always been very close to the hunting of the rabbit, above all in the mounts where the vegetation has made impossible the use of other Andalusia native breeds. He is very efficient for the partridge and the quail, as well as for retrieving ducks in the water. He is a good retriever in all the grounds of narrow mounts, plants of the family of the Typhaceae and bushes. Classification R.S.C.E.: Group 5 I. Brief historical summary Native breed of the south of Andalusia, specifically of the province of Cádiz and part of the bordering towns of the province of Málaga and Cádiz, although the main concentration is found in Campo de Gibraltar. Derived from the medium size Podenco Andaluz, where it possibly emerged from a mutation of the character of bassetism or dwarfism responsible of his special morphostructure. II. General Appearance Small type, set low, ultra-elongated, very compact, short limbs with relation to the length of the body. Strong structure, muscled and compact. III. Important Proportions Length of the body / Height at the wither: Males: 1,337 - Females: 1,335. Both sexes are noticeably longer when considering the length of the body (distance from the joint to the ischium) and the height at the wither (height from the floor to the highest point of the wither). Depth of the chest / Height at the wither: Males: 0,47 - Females: 0,46 Considered as the relation between the distance from the lowest point of the wither and the sternum with the height at the wither. This relation is a bit longer in males than in females. Length of the muzzle / Length of the head: This relation may fluctuate between 0,45 and 0,46 in both sexes. It involves dividing the length of the muzzle (from the tip of the nose to the medium point of the stop) between the total length of the head (from the tip of the muzzle to the nape of the neck, measured with a compass). Las razas caninas españolas - Spanish canine breeds 244