Portuguese Pointer

A Portuguese Pointer dog is a breed of dog developed as a gun dog. This dog is one of several pointing breeds and is mainly used in grey partridge hunting.


The Portuguese Pointer is of medium proportions, and should be well balanced. When being evaluated at a conformation show it should be judged for conformation that benefits working ability, deviations from the standard should be penalized according to the amount that they interfere with working ability. The Portuguese Pointer should be almost square in build, with the 10:10½ height to length ratio. The tail is docked to half, or two-thirds the natural length, and should be held level with the spine when the dog is excited, hanging down otherwise.

The coat is short and coarse on most of the dog, being the texture of velvet on the ears and face.

Its standard color is yellow or light brown, both unicolored or with white markings.