Perdiguero Navarro or Old Spanish Pointer as Hunting Breeds

The Perdiguero Navarro is a very energetic and determined hunting dog. It has existed since the 1100s and is probably descended from the Talbot Hound and the Southern Hound. For all those centuries it has been delighting hunters and gamesmen in northern Spain with its great desire to please, its untiring energy, and its wonderful nose. The Perdiguero Navarro, or Old Spanish Pointer, is, together, with the Spanish Water Dog, the likely ancestral gun dog. This dog is the link between the scenthounds and the gun dogs. I believe that this breed is the dog that is basically where scenthounds transform into gun dogs, just as the Spanish Water Dog is where herding

dogs transform into gun dogs. These two very different breeds are the two seeds from which the gun dog family has sprung. The most distinctive quality of this breed, a quality that this dog and this dog alone possesses, is a split nose. The nose is actually split almost in two by a groove that runs between the two nostrils. It is the original pointing dog and it makes a superb tracker. It has a moderately heavyset build, straight legs, and a moderate dewlap. The head is long and the muzzle is square shaped with hanging lips. The skin is tight and the coat may be short or long. Colors include white and orange or white and liver, with or without ticking. This breed has been on the verge of extinction for the better part of two centuries but has persisted in rural Spain. Today it has been rediscovered by enthusiasts of Spanish breeds and huntsmen, who are breeding this delightful, split-nosed dog, and it is beginning to make a comeback once again.

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