Dog of the Pharaohs

Observing this race, the mind goes immediately to the hieroglyphics of the old Egypt, in which this almost identical dog to the present one. Certainly, one is between the oldest races of lebreles and the only one that has the raised ears. With a loyal character, affectionate and juguetón, he is at the same time an enthusiastic one of the hunting in which it is used to look for wild hares and rabbits. It can perfectly live in the house, whenever it has the possibility of making lengths and healthful strolls.
There is doubt that this dog descends, in line no direct, of old lebrel Egyptian and the proof of it is given by the numerous testimonies found throughout the river basin of the Nile - from Egypt to Sudan and that go back to the oldest dynasties of the Pharaohs.
Later they were the Phoenicians who, during their trips, took with himself to these dogs that extended rather quickly by all Iberian Peninsula where immediately they were used to hunt small animals, mainly wild rabbits, then very numerous in the region. The course of the centuries has not modified much to this race that, on the other hand, little is spread so much in Europe as in America and that, successively, has given to origin to the Podenco Native of ibiza, classified between the bloodhounds by the Cinológica Federation the International.

This race of galgos difference of all the others by the raised position of the ears and by its optimal sense of smell. The head has triangle form, with the inserted ears enough above, the relatively small eyes and sunk, of amber color, the neck is long and muscular, the thorax moderately fallen and deep, the long and muscular extremities, the tail slightly curved: those are the main characteristics of this ancient race.

Raised to the cross. Males from 63 to 70, cm., females of 57 to 66 cm.

Head. Triangular as much if sight of profile as of above. Flat and relatively wide skull. Leonada, sprinkled Trufa of pink spots. Snout in wedge form that is sharpened towards trufa. Snout and skull of equal length. Powerful jaws. Set of teeth in scissors. Almost nonexistent Stop. Strong cheeks. Later part of the skull that excels slightly.

Eyes. Enough small, sunk of color clear brown amber or.

Ears. Wide, great, of high birth, with divergent ends.

Neck. Fine, enough length and very muscular.

Previous extremities. Shoulders arms affluent together with the thorax. Exceptionally long forearms, straight esbeltos. Relatively short Metacarpo.

Body. Esbelto, with flat muscles. Raised thorax, with fine ribs and bent enough, little fallen. Straight back, with curvature of hanging kidneys. Belly esbelto, enough dissuaded.

Later extremities. Thighs long, solid but less muscular than those of the Greyhound. Well angulados Corvejones parallel to each other, forts and.

Feet. Forts, with closed fingers and plantar and digital pads of clear pigmentación.

Tail. Curved, it releases until corvejón that the dog takes discharge when it is excited.

Coat. Short, bright and fixed. Color: target with spots or points red-fire or red-yellow, distributed irregularly or, red unicolor.

FEEDING. The necessities in Kcal. daily, as ration of maintenance is included/understood between the 1,200 and the 1,650, according to sex and the age. In the particularly active units, the contribution in Kcal. it is in proportion to the work that they develop.

DAILY CARES. Vivaz used for the races and the jump is an animal ?constitutionally?. Therefore it needs an ample space where it can live, develop and show its personality. The cleaning of the layer is made with a soft glove for smooth hair having the precaution to submerge it, periodically, in a solution disinfectant.

WITH THE VETERINARIAN. It is possible that some unit, mainly in the youthful period, has difficulties to maintain raised the ears. In this case he is advisable to consult with the Veterinary Doctor.

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