Pachón Navarro

Pachón Navarro
Other names Nafarroako eper txakur; Perdiguero Navarro; Navarra Pointer and Pachón de Victoria (xxx group)
Origin Navarre (Spain)
Classification / standards
UKC unknown [unknown standard]
Domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)

The Pachón Navarro is a Spanish hunting dog (also known as: Nafarroako eper txakur, Perdiguero Navarro, Pachón de Victoria, Navarra Pointer) which has the unusual feature of a split or double nose. It was believed that this unusual nose gives it extra sensitivity to smells, a primary reason it was chosen as a hunting dog. Today it is known that this feature is only a cosmetic difference.[1]

Description

The modern Pachón Navarro is a braque-type hunting dog which points to game. It has short hair that may be brown and white, or orange and white, commonly ticked like the coat of most German Shorthaired Pointers. The head and large patches on the coat are generally solid-colored.

With a broad head, the dog is a substantially large animal, weighing between 27 and 33 kg (60 and 73 lb) and having a height between 48 and 57 cm (19 and 22 in). Its ears are long.

History

Pachón Navarro (c. 1890)

The Fédération Cynologique Internationale, Europe's major kennel club, does not recognize the Pachón Navarro at this time.

The Pachón Navarro is thought to have descended from the Talbot hound and other hounds, originating in the 12th century. It is likely related to the Old Spanish Pointer which it resembles in appearance.

The breed is believed to have reached its apex of popularity among Spanish nobility of the 18th and 19th centuries, becoming nearly extinct after the Spanish Civil War. A few enthusiasts scoured the country and have re-established breeding stock.

The Double-nosed Andean tiger hound found in South America is presumed to be descended from Pachón Navarro dogs brought by the Spanish Conquistadors in the 16th century.

Conservation

This old breed is in danger of extinction, but in March 2007 there were counted more than 70 exemplars of the pure breed. Today its growth is promoted, doing so without altering the breed.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Rarest Video Games Ever and more". YouTube. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Administrator. "Cronología: Resumen verdadero de acontecimientos". Pachonnavarro.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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