We're going to publish our annual calendar later this year and would love to see photos of your podengos that you'd like us to consider for the 2025 edition. You can enter as many photos as you like - full details including how to enter are on our dedicated FB page: Podengo Calendar photos NPPA

https://www.facebook.com/groups/8307568129268200

Congratulations to Sue Brundle and Treacle (Brundledean Giovana), who took Best in Show at our annual Open Show on the 18th May.

You can find all the results and lots of pictures in a downloadable souvenir booklet on the event page - click here.

The NPPA-supported Hound Club of East Anglia show was a lovely, well-attended day out for the podengos and their fellow hounds. Congratulations to the winners and a special shout-out to Norma Watts and Tommy. Having won Best Veteran in Breed, Tommy went on to take a fantastic 4th place in Best Veteran in Show. Our thanks go to the organisers for a well-run day and to our two excellent judges: Barry Blunden (breed judge) and Richard Gunn (Best in Show judge). 

Best of Breed: Stormwitch Magic Melody aka Noodle (Diana Curtis)
Best Puppy in Breed: Eximus Vis Bathory Aria at Zenabraao aka Fizz (Ann Foscoe)
Best Veteran / Reserve Best of Breed: Houla's American Boy aka Tommy (Norma Watts and Angela Pedder)

The UK's Our Dogs newspaper runs an annual award for the top performing show dogs during a calendar year. Points are awarded for wins at shows during that year, they're added up at the end and then the most successful dog and puppy of the year are announced. There are also awards for the top stud dog and brood bitch, i.e. the dogs whose offspring  have been the most successful in the ring. The 2023 results have been announced and the Portuguese Podengo winners are:

Top Dog: Plushcourt Guessing (Betty Judge)
Top Puppy: Stormwitch Magic Melody (Diana Curtis)
Top Stud: Plushcourt Godspeed (Betty Judge)
Top Brood Bitch: Plushcourt Gucci (Betty Judge) *
Top Breeder: Mrs B A Judge

* NB The result was originally announced as Odesseia De Viamonte At Morialta (Anna & Simon Sampson). However, Our Dogs subsequently revised the result and decided that with the dogs being equal on points, Gucci pipped Ode on a tie-breaker. This was determined by looking at the points scored by each of their progeny.

Congratulations to all the winners!

You can find a full list of breed winners on the Our Dogs website. Select the relevant category from the 'More Links' tab in the menu bar at the top of the homepage:
http://www.ourdogs.co.uk/subindex/home.php/#