Dog breed catalog

Spitz and Primitive types

PODENCO IBICENCO

Classification	Code
5	FCI-Standard N°89

Use:

The Podenco Ibicenco is mainly used for hunting rabbits without guns, by day and at night. Thanks to his particularly good scenting ability, which, coupled with hearing, he uses more than sight, he scents and hunts out rabbits with ease, even in dense cover. Nimble and bright, he catches his prey quickly, specially when hunting together with other dogs. When one dog indicates game, he is surrounded by all the others, which keep a certain distance and stand in wait. They bark only when they see or hear the game and when they have surrounded it. Both when indicating and catching game, all dogs wag their tail fast, but are easily put off their waiting attitude. The Podenco Ibicenco is also used for hunting hare and large game. He is a good retriever. With certain exceptions only bitches are used for the formation of a pack or, at most, with one male only, as the latter do not work together during a hunt and are quarrelsome. When a pack has caught several thousand rabbits, it can happen with this breed, that some dogs from the same pack no longer want to hunt until they have had a considerable rest. The Spanish expression ? enconillarse ? ( go to rest ) refers to this peculiarity.

appearance:

The distance from the tip of the muzzle to the eyes is equal to that from the eyes to the occiput. HEAD : Seen as a whole, the long, fine head has the appearance of a cone cut off near its base ; completely dry, rather small in relation to body. Velký vysokonohý chrtovitý pes. Hlava dlouhá, úzká, kuželovitá, velmi suchá. Mozkovna dlouhá a plochá, čenich dlouhý a úzký. Oči malé a šikmé, jantarové či karamelové barvy, s nedůvěřivým až plachým pohledem. Uši středně velké, velmi pohyblivé, v pozornosti vztyčené vzhůru. Tělo kompaktní, mírně obdélníkového rámce. Pevný a rovný hřbet. Hluboký, úzký a dlouhý hrudník, břicho mírně vtažené. Ocas nízko nasazený, dlouhý. Pohyb elegantní, pružný. Srst hladká, hrubá nebo dlouhá. Zbarvení: přednost se dává červenobílé, bílé nebo červené barvě.

temperament:

Individualistic. Introvert. Could be agresive in stressed situations. Great hunter.

size:

Dogs : 66 to 72 cm. Bitches : 60 to 67 cm. Without undue strictness, dogs which are close to the required measurements can be accepted, provided they are well proportioned and aesthetic.

criteria:

A,C