Related breedBichon Frisé1300 to 1933 · Belgium, FrancePortuguese Pointer at a glance
- Origin
- Portugal
- Appeared
- 1200 to 1930 (uncertain)
- Family
- Pointer Setter
- Type
- Pointer / setter
- Size
- Medium
- Life span
- 12 to 14 years
- Recognised by
- FCI
- Status
- Living
- FCI standard
- No. 187
The name. Portuguese perdigueiro, "partridge dog", from perdiz, "partridge".
Same familyGerman Spitz1400 to 1899 · GermanyFamily and relatives
Descends from
Sister breeds
Old Spanish Pointer, Pachón Navarro, Perdigueiro Galego, Ariège Pointer
Same family: Pointer Setter
Bracco Italiano, Brittany, Dalmatian, English Setter, German Longhaired Pointer, German Shorthaired Pointer
Same time, same continent
Beagle, Bichon Frisé, Bolognese, Borzoi, Bracco Italiano, Briard
Same eraPoodle1400 to 1874 · FrancePlace in time
The Portuguese Pointer appears 1200 to 1930 (uncertain), in the Late Middle Ages, when 53 breeds first appeared.
A full article on the Portuguese Pointer is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.
