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sufficient lines out as “Agressividade baixa”, which more or of many different less means ‘soft temperament’. When types so that the hunting, the Veadeiro works alone or in a breed can develop pack. This dog is really a jack-of-all- in the right direc- trades - apart from being a gun dog, the tion. Veadeiro has a talent for flock-guarding In 2001, own- and is a respected tracker dog with the ers and fanciers of Brazilian police. the Veadeiro made The coat is short, dense and rough, an inventory of the and the colour varies from white to yel- breed, not only low. I have not succeeded in finding sizes, names and num- but the Kennel Club says “medium”. bers, but also pedi- grees and photos. A breeder/exhibitor/judge and This breed retired bookseller and publisher, Ria has to be protected Hörter is a contributing editor of “Onze The breed was developed in the 19th century and around 1950 on a national level. Hond”, leading dog magazine in The its characteristics were put down in a breed standard. Registration Netherlands. She also writes for “The Recent information was begun and dogs that fulfilled the standard were microchipped. Canine Chronicle”, “Dogs in Canada”, (from 2004) shows for the Dutch Kennel Club and the Microchipped 300 registered dogs and 15 bloodlines. Dutch hunting magazine “De The breed was developed in the 19th Jack-of-all-trades Nederlandse Jager”. She is the president century and around 1950 its characteris- While it’s not difficult to find the of the Welsh Springer Spaniel Spaniel tics were put down in a breed standard. ancestors of Brazilian breeds by looking Club Netherlands, Editor of the Club’s Registration was begun and dogs that at their external features, in the case of the magazine and the Secretary of the Breed fulfilled the standard were microchipped. Veadeiro it’s not as simple as that; how- Group of Gundog Breeds in The That could be the perfect way to create ever, one can clearly see the sighthound Netherlands. She is a member of the characteristics. The Veadeiro is World Dog Press Association and was a certainly the friendliest of all finalist the 2005 Annual Writing Competition of the Dog Writers Brazilian native dogs; the Kennel Association of America. Club describes its temperament

Painting by Diego Velasquez (1599-1660) Rough-haired Podencos Ibicenco A Spanish dwarf at the court of King Felipe IV of Spain These dogs might be the ancestors of the Veadeiro Brasileiro (1605-1665). The dog resembles a fila or presa type. Photo: Ria Hörter (Musea del Prado, Madrid) 222 - June, 2008