Portuguese Pointer Breeders UK: Advertise Your Kennel Free

Advertise your Portuguese Pointer puppies, litters and stud dogs

Do you breed Portuguese Pointers? The breed is on the RKC's Imported Breed Register, so buyers will want to know where your lines come from and how you plan your matings. List your kennel on caninebreeder.co.uk with a free basic profile showing your kennel name, website, social media, location and categories. You can then advertise Portuguese Pointer puppies for sale, promote your Portuguese Pointer stud dog and explain your working lines and inbreeding coefficients. Add your listing today and reach buyers across the UK.

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Do I need a licence to advertise puppies?

In England you need a dog breeding licence from your council if you breed three or more litters in 12 months or breed and sell dogs as a business, and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own schemes. Licensed breeders show their licence number and issuing council on every advert. Puppies must be at least eight weeks old before they go to new homes.

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About the Portuguese Pointer

The Portuguese Pointer, called the Perdigueiro Português in its home country, is a hunt, point and retrieve gundog. The FCI breed standard traces it in Portugal to at least the 12th century, descended from old Iberian pointing dogs. In medieval times it was bred in royal and noble kennels and used in falconry: the dog found the game and held a point, and the hawk was then flown at it. Its Portuguese name comes from perdiz, meaning partridge. The Royal Kennel Club (RKC) places it in the Gundog group under the name Portuguese Pointer (Imp), and it is one of the breeds on the RKC's Imported Breed Register. The RKC notes that it is small for a pointing breed, with heavier bone and a wider head than the Pointer.

Size and build

The RKC standard describes a medium-sized, nearly square dog with good bone and muscle and no coarseness. Dogs stand 54 to 58 cm at the withers and weigh 20 to 27 kg; bitches stand 50 to 54 cm and weigh 16 to 22 kg. Individual dogs can fall outside these ranges.

Coat and grooming

The FCI standard describes a short, harsh, dense coat with no undercoat, and the RKC records that it sheds. The only accepted colour is yellow, in light, medium or dark shades, either solid or with white markings on the head, neck, chest, lower legs and tail tip. The RKC suggests grooming once a week.

Exercise and temperament

The RKC's guide gives up to an hour of exercise a day, but the standard describes a hardy, persistent hunter with plenty of stamina, so expect a dog that wants to use its nose and work with you. The standard asks for a calm, kind, affectionate and very sociable dog that keeps close to its handler in the field. The FCI standard adds that it can be a little aloof with other dogs.

Is it right for you?

The RKC suggests a large house with a large garden, in town or country, and gives a lifespan of over 10 years. The breed suits people interested in gundog training or working their dog, and active households that can offer daily exercise and training. Dogs on the Imported Breed Register can compete in obedience, agility, rally, flyball, working trials and heelwork to music; entry to field trials needs RKC Board approval.

Portuguese Pointer health tests

The RKC's health information for the Portuguese Pointer (Imp) names one Good Practice priority for breeders: prioritising genetic diversity. It lists no breed-specific screening schemes or Best Practice tests, and there is no RKC breed-specific DNA testing package for it at present, although individual DNA tests can be bought. There are no additional breed-specific breeding restrictions.

In practice, genetic diversity means checking the inbreeding coefficient (CoI) of each planned mating with the RKC's calculators. The RKC's advice is to aim for a litter CoI no higher than the breed average, and lower where possible. It also warns that it may hold only three generations of pedigree for imported dogs, so check how many generations a calculation used before relying on it.

The BVA hip and eye schemes accept dogs of any breed, but the RKC does not list either for the Portuguese Pointer, and the breed is not on the BVA's January 2026 list of breeds with known inherited eye disease. The breed is in Breed Watch Category 1, meaning no breed-specific points of concern have been flagged for show judges. Health testing lowers risk; it cannot guarantee a healthy puppy.

Health tests and schemes for the Portuguese Pointer:

Prioritising genetic diversity: check the RKC inbreeding coefficient of every planned mating (RKC Good Practice)
No RKC breed-specific DNA testing package at present; individual DNA tests are available
No additional breed-specific breeding restrictions
Breed Watch: Category 1

Choosing a Portuguese Pointer breeder

The Portuguese Pointer is on the RKC's Imported Breed Register, and its breed club, the Portuguese Pointer Club UK (Provisional), is listed in the RKC's Find a Club service. A good breeder will register the litter with the RKC, explain where the parents' lines come from, including any imported dogs, and tell you the inbreeding coefficient of the mating, because genetic diversity is the RKC's Good Practice priority for this breed. Ask how many generations of pedigree the calculation covered. Expect questions in return about whether you want a working gundog, a companion or both, and how you will keep a keen hunting dog busy. Licensed breeders in England may not sell a puppy under eight weeks old and must show puppies with their mother. Anyone in England who breeds three or more litters in 12 months and sells any of the puppies, or runs a business breeding and advertising dogs for sale, needs a council licence and must show the licence number in adverts.

Questions to ask a Portuguese Pointer breeder:

Will the puppy be registered with the RKC on the Imported Breed Register?
What is the inbreeding coefficient of this litter, and how does it compare with the breed average?
Where were the parents bred or imported from, and can I see their pedigrees?
Have the parents had any health screening or DNA tests, and can I see the results?
Are the parents worked, shown or kept as companions, and can I meet the mother?

Portuguese Pointer questions

Is the Portuguese Pointer the same as the Pointer?

No. It is a separate breed from Portugal, where it is called the Perdigueiro Portuguu00eas. The RKC notes that it is small for a pointing breed, with heavier bone and a wider head than the Pointer, and its standard describes it as a hunt, point and retrieve breed.

What does it mean that the breed is on the Imported Breed Register?

The RKC registers the Portuguese Pointer (Imp) on its Imported Breed Register rather than the main Breed Register. Dogs on it can compete in obedience, agility, rally, flyball, working trials and heelwork to music. Their show entries are restricted to specific classes, matches and companion shows, and field trial entry needs RKC Board approval.

What colours does the Portuguese Pointer come in?

Only yellow, in light, medium or dark shades. The coat can be solid or have white markings on the head, neck, chest, lower legs and the tip of the tail. The RKC standard treats any other colour as unacceptable.

How much exercise and grooming does a Portuguese Pointer need?

The RKC suggests up to an hour of exercise a day and grooming once a week for the short coat, which sheds. The standard describes a hardy hunter with great endurance, so training and games that use its nose matter as well as walks.

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