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{{Short description|Portuguese breed of dog}}
{{Infobox dog breed
| name           = Portuguese Pointing Dog
| image          = Portuguesepointer2.jpg
| image_alt      = 
| image_caption  = 
| image2         = 
| image_alt2     = 
| image_caption2 = 
| altname        = Perdigueiro Português
| stock          = 
| country        = Portugal
| distribution   = nationwide
| height         = 
| maleheight     = {{convert|54|-|60|cm|in|abbr=on}}
| femaleheight   = {{convert|50|-|56|cm|in|abbr=on}}
| weight         =
| maleweight     = {{cvt|20|-|27|kg|abbr=on}}
| femaleweight   = {{convert|16|-|22|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| coat           = short, close hard, dense
| colour         = light, medium or dark yellow, with or without white markings
| litter_size    = 
| kc_name        = [[Clube Português de Canicultura]]
| kc_std         = https://web.archive.org/web/20240909053149/https://www.cpc.pt/racas/racas-portuguesas/perdigueiro-portugues/
| kc2_name       = 
| kc2_std        = 
| fcistd         = https://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/187g07-en.pdf
| notrecognised  = 
| extinct        = 
| note           = 
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The '''Portuguese Pointing Dog''' or  {{lang|pt|'''Perdigueiro Português'''|i=no}} is a Portuguese [[list of dog breeds|breed]] of [[pointer dog]]. It is one of several [[pointer (dog)|pointing]] breeds and is mainly used in [[red-legged partridge]] hunting.

== History ==

The first [[breed standard]] for the Perdiguero was drawn up in 1939.{{r|sprega}} The breed was definitively accepted by the [[Fédération Cynologique Internationale]] in 1955.{{r|fci}} In 2006 there were {{val|1805}} bitches registered in the [[stud-book]].{{r|sprega}}

== Characteristics ==
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The Perdiguero is of medium size: height at the [[withers]] is in the range {{convert|54|-|60|cm|in|abbr=on}} for dogs and {{convert|50|-|56|cm|in|abbr=on}} for bitches; body weights are in the ranges {{cvt|20|-|27|kg|abbr=on}} and {{convert|16|-|22|kg|lb|abbr=on}} respectively.{{r|dgav|p=246}}{{efn|name= a}}

The coat is without undercoat; it is short, close and coarse on most parts of the dog, thinner around the natural openings and thinner and softer on the ears and head.{{r|fci|cpc}} It is yellow, ranging from light to dark, with or without white markings on the head and neck, the chest, the lower legs and the tip of the tail.{{r|cpc}}

== Notes ==
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{{efn|name = a|In the international standard of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, the minimum height for both dogs and bitches is lower by {{val|2|u=cm}}{{r|fci2}}}}
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== References ==
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<ref name=cpc>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240909053149/https://www.cpc.pt/racas/racas-portuguesas/perdigueiro-portugues/ Perdigueiro Português] (in Portuguese). Clube Português de Canicultura. Archived 9 September 2024.</ref>

<ref name=dgav>[s.n.] (2021). [https://web.archive.org/web/20240119034536/https://www.dgav.pt/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Catalogo-Oficial-Racas-Autoctones-Portuguesas.pdf Catálogo Oficial de Raças Autóctones Portuguesas] (in Portuguese). Lisboa: Confederação dos Agricultores de Portugal; Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária. Archived 19 January 2024.</ref>

<ref name=fci>[https://www.fci.be/en/nomenclature/PORTUGUESE-POINTING-DOG-187.html FCI breeds nomenclature: Perdigueiro Português (187)]. Thuin, Belgium: Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Accessed March 2025.</ref>

<ref name=fci2>[https://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/187g07-en.pdf FCI-Standard N° 187: Perdigueiro Português (Portuguese Pointing Dog)]. Thuin, Belgium: Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Accessed March 2025.</ref>

<ref name=sprega>[https://www.sprega.com.pt/conteudo.php?idesp=c%E3es&idraca=Perdigueiro%20Portugu%EAs CÃES - RAÇA PERDIGUEIRO PORTUGUÊS] (in Portuguese). Vale de Santarém: Sociedade Portuguesa de Recursos Genéticos Animais.</ref>


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{{Gundogs}}
{{Portugese dogs}}
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[[Category:Gundogs]]
[[Category:Pointers]]
[[Category:Dog breeds originating in Portugal]]
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