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WELCOME TO THE PORTUGUESE PODENGO PEQUENO CLUB OF AMERICA, HOME OF THE HAPPIEST, HEALTHIEST LITTLE PODENGOS IN THE USA!
10TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE OF MATICAR NOW ON WEBSITE!
Read all about it! PPPCA's first ten years - lots of history, interesting people, dogs and events!
Simply use the navigation menu above and choose 'News'. Your first choice will be 'PPPCA Newsletter'. Click that and then read all about it or download your own copy of the March 2012 issue, dedicated to our first ten years. It includes lots of feature articles from earlier editions and terrific pictures of our dogs and their people. It is a great salute to a great club and wonderful dogs!
NEW STUFF! Lots of new photos of the smooth coat and wire coat Podengo Pequenos just posted! Folks have been asking us to show them more about the smooth coats, so here they are! Go to the header Podengos and then hit the All About the Podengo Pequeno button. Enjoy!
PPPCA HISTORY
Welcome to the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno Club of America, incorporated in 2003 and the first and largest organization of Podengo Pequeno owners in the United States. In 2010, the American Portuguese Podengo Pequeno Club merged with us, bringing even more expertise and lots of friendly folks and great dogs. Together we are dedicated to preserving and protecting this ancient hound whose origins date back thousands of years.
Coming to the Iberian Peninsula with the Phoenicians from the area of Asia Minor more than 2,000 years ago, Podengo Pequenos can be seen on the bas relief of 11th century churches in Portugal and first appear in literature in the 14th century. These small Podengos traveled around the world on the caravels of Portuguese explorers, keeping the ship's food stores free of rodents and protecting the sailors from vermin-born disease. In 2001, PPPCA's founders, Marilyn Piurek & Kip Bergstrom, brought the first Podengos to show in the USA.
The Podengo Pequeno averages 9-13 lbs, stands 8' -12' tall, and comes in two coat types - smooth and wire. It has an average life expectancy of 17 years, though some have lived even longer. A hound that is known as one of the best rabbit hunters in the world, it is also a fine companion, excels in the sports of hunting, lure coursing, flyball and agility, is a great little service dog, and is happiest in an active home.
The Podengo Pequeno is accepted in all international registries and is registered in the US with FCPR, UKC, ARBA, and rare breed organizations. It is recorded at AKC and participates in AKC Miscellaneous Class as well as AKC agility, obedience and rally. On January 1, 2013, The Podengo Pequeno will become a full-fledged breed of the AKC.
PUPPIES!
PPPCA is the only Podengo Pequeno club in the US whose members are dedicated to breeding healthy, well-socialized puppies. We encourage outcrossing with the best possible diverse foundation stock. PPPCA has extensive experience with rare breeds and works in partnership to fulfill our obligations to the Podengo Pequeno. We breed happy, healthy, beautiful smooth and wire coat litters. PPPCA has a registered breeders program and also lists all Member Breeders at http://www.podengos.com/links/memberbreederlinks/
Make sure the breeder you work with is a bona fide member of the PPPCA. No other club practices the careful breeding that we do. Browse these pages to learn more about the breed and the PPPCA. If you have questions or would like more information, contact us at info@podengos.com
Like what you see? Join us at www.podengos.com/joinus/
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PPPCA has the only active breeder referral program in the United States where listed breeders must do certain health che...
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