Ibiza Hound

There are two hair types of the breed.

Ibiza hound. The ibizan hound probably shares the same roots as the pharaoh hound bearing uncanny resemblance to the dogs depicted in egyptian tombs and to the jackal god anubis. However caution is advised with smaller pets such as rabbits cats rodents etc. Ibizan hound physical characteristics. Podenco ibicenco is a lean agile dog of the hound family.

The hound is a wonderful jumper that. The head is long and narrow with a long muzzle that tapers to a point giving the appearance of a cone. Since 2007 we have been dedicated to rescuing rehabilitating and rehoming spanish hunting dogs. It has a very small stop.

The ibizan pronounced ee bee than hound bears an uncanny resemblance to the egyptian god anubis. He is the rabbit hunter of ibiza podenco ibicenco and has been seen in ibiza and the neighbouring island of formentera for thousands of years. As it has an innate ability to hunt these pets. The ibizan hound is a lithe and leggy visitor from the dawn of civilization bred as a rabbit courser on the rocky shores of spain s balearic islands.

As it has a slender build the ibizan hound can easily execute the double suspension gallop quickly and with agility and trots lightly. World class sprinters and leapers ibizans. The ibizan hound was originally bred to hunt rabbits and small game on the balearic island of ibiza. The ibizan hound is also called podenco ibicenco.

Some consider there to be a third type long but the longhair is most likely a variation of the wire. Ancient phoenician sea traders may have taken the dogs to the balearic island of ibiza where they remained in relative seclusion. The ibizan hound catalan. Today the ibizan hound dog breedis still used in that capacity in spain and elsewhere.

One of the sight hound family the breed is built on general greyhound lines with long slender legs a relatively narrow body a slightly arched loin narrow waist and long tail. There are two types of coat the smooth and rough. The small island population meant a relatively small gene pool which was kept pure and this resulted in consistency in type. This breed is slightly reserved with strangers.

Smooth and wire the more commonly seen type is the smooth. Located in southern spain ibizan hound rescue is a registered animal charity. The ibizan hound which may share ancestral roots with the pharaoh hound also has deer like elegance and excellent jumping skills.