Comparison: French Pointing Dog - Pyrenean Type and Portuguese Pointing Dog

French Pointing Dog - Pyrenean Type and Portuguese Pointing Dog are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

French Pointing Dog - Pyrenean Type
Photo: Johami, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Portuguese Pointing Dog
Photo: Canarian, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
French Pointing Dog - Pyrenean TypePortuguese Pointing Dog
FCI group7. Pointing dogs7. Pointing dogs
Country of originFrancePortugal
CategoryMediumMedium
Height at withers49–58 cm52–56 cm
Weight–16–27 kg
Recognition features
  • Smaller and lighter than the Gascogne type, rustic and muscular, with tighter skin
  • Chestnut-brown nose, finer and shorter coat, less pendent lips
  • Ears set above the eye line and barely folded; fine tail that may be docked or naturally short
  • Short, hard yellow coat in any shade, solid or with white markings
  • Square body and a squarish head with a 6:4 skull-to-muzzle ratio
  • Loose, thin skin on the head without wrinkles; velvety ears
Coat–Short, hard, close and dense coat without undercoat, sparser and softer in the armpits, groin and genital region, velvety on the ears. Yellow in light, medium or dark shades, solid or with white on the head, neck, chest, lower limbs and tail tip.
Purpose–A medium-sized hunting pointer bred for centuries for Portuguese hunting conditions; it works with persistence in close contact with the hunter.

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