Pachón Navarro — size comparison

The Pachón Navarro is a strongly built Spanish pointing dog with a broad head, drooping ears and relatively short legs. Its body is elongated and its coat usually short, though longer-haired dogs also occur. Some have a distinctly split nose, a particularly recognisable feature of this population. It moves at an energetic, steady trot.

The breed is associated with Navarre and Spain's tradition of bird-pointing dogs. Modern breeding was restored from surviving local dogs of the old type. Hunters valued a helper that systematically searched nearby ground, indicated hidden game and could retrieve it. A similar nose in Turkey's Çatalburun is insufficient to demonstrate close relationship between the breeds.

The Pachón is usually calm, gentle and sociable with people and other dogs. During activity it readily maintains handler contact and remains cooperative. It nevertheless retains persistence, thoroughly examining successive areas for a long time. At home it can be affectionate and relaxed. Its approach is methodical rather than frantic, although interest in a discovered scent can be very strong.

Measurement sources

• Poza FCI · rasa uznana przez RSCE — wzorzec lub opracowanie rasy