Portuguese Podengo

Spitz & primitive

Medium

12–14 y

FCI group 5 · Spitz and primitive types · Derived from the adult weight midpoint (17 kg)

Uncited — a general reference figure, not a published one · no measured cohort for this breed

The Portuguese Podengo, also known as the Podengo Português or Portuguese Warren Hound, is a Portuguese breed of dog of warren hound type. As a breed, the Podengo is divided into three size categories that are not interbred: small, medium and large. The coat is either short and smooth, or longer and wiry.

Lively

Alert

Playful

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · reference ranges from the Kintail breed dataset

Adult weight

Reference

Male

4–30 kg

Female

4–30 kg

The breed standard (FCI 94)

Spans 3 varieties

Varieties

Reference

FCI 94: small variety, 20-30 cm and 4-6 kg for both sexes alike

FCI 94: medium variety, 40-54 cm and 16-20 kg for both sexes alike

FCI 94: large variety, 55-70 cm and 20-30 kg for both sexes alike

Smooth-haired

Medium build

4–30 kg

20–70 cm

FCI 94 crosses two coats with the three sizes; the coat is a separate axis, listed once at the breed's full range — same size as the parent, coat only; one range for both sexes

Wire-haired

Medium build

4–30 kg

20–70 cm

FCI 94 crosses two coats with the three sizes; the coat is a separate axis, listed once at the breed's full range — same size as the parent, coat only; one range for both sexes

FCI 94 divides this breed by size. Pick the variety your dog is for a band that fits. The 2 coat varieties are the same size — only the coat differs.

Weight for age

Stock data

Male

Female

Expected range

Expected range from the breed's own adult weight, kilograms. Growth reference: Salt et al. 2017, WALTHAM (15–30 kg band).

Heat cycles · females

Stock data

First heat

8–12 mo

typical

Interval

180 d

typical

Bleeding

~9 d

typical

Proestrus 9d

Estrus 9d

Diestrus 52d

Anestrus 110d

General figures for dogs, not for this breed — individual cycles vary widely.

Questions people ask

Adult males usually weigh 4–30 kg and females 4–30 kg. Most are close to their full size by around 15 months, though the last little bit of filling out takes longer. Growth reference: Salt et al. 2017, WALTHAM (15–30 kg band).

No Portuguese Podengo cycle figures are published here yet, so this is general guidance rather than a breed number: most females have a first season somewhere between six and fifteen months, and cycles then settle to roughly every 180 days. Smaller breeds tend to start earlier and larger ones later.

12–14 y — the usual range. Uncited — a general reference figure, not a published one · no measured cohort for this breed. How the later years go comes down to weight, teeth, exercise and regular check-ups far more than to the breed.