{"data":{"slug":"ibizan-hound","name":"Ibizan Hound","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/ibizan-hound","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/dog-atlas-api/v1/breeds/ibizan-hound","also_known_as":["Podenco Ibicenco","Ca Eivissenc","Charnigue","Balearic Hound"],"kind":"breed","extinct":false,"group":{"key":"spitz","label":"Spitz \u0026 Primitive","fci_group":5,"fci_group_name":"Spitz and Primitive Types"},"size":"Medium","origin":"Spain (Ibiza)","countries":["Ibiza"],"height_cm":{"min":56.0,"max":69.0},"weight_kg":{"min":20.0,"max":23.0},"life_expectancy_years":{"min":12,"max":14},"temperament":["Clownish","Intelligent","Athletic","Independent","Sensitive"],"exercise_level":"High","wikipedia_views_60d":8111,"summary":"A lean, elegant red-and-white hound from the island of Ibiza, famed for huge upright ears, a spectacular vertical jump and a playful, clownish streak.","photo":{"url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/ibizan-hound-c5dab16d18-1280.webp","small_url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/ibizan-hound-c5dab16d18-640.webp","width":800,"height":712,"author":"Jan Eduard, corrected by Pleple2000","license":"CC BY-SA 3.0","license_url":"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/","source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Podenco_z_ibizy_645.jpg"},"updated_at":"2026-10-15T14:55:59Z","ratings":{"energy":4,"exercise":4,"grooming":1,"shedding":2,"trainability":3,"barking":2,"kids":4,"other_dogs":4},"coat":"Short smooth or wiry","colors":["Red","White","Red and white"],"fun_fact":"Ibizan Hounds can jump extraordinary heights from a standing start, and some can open baby gates and even locks.","sections":{"overview":"The Ibizan Hound is a graceful, agile sighthound-type hunter from Ibiza, traditionally used to catch rabbits by sight, scent and sound. It comes in smooth and wire-coated varieties, the smooth being more common.\n\nAt home it is affectionate, funny and sensitive, but it is also an athletic escape artist with a strong prey drive that needs good fencing and a lot of exercise.","history":"The breed comes from the island of Ibiza and has long been used in Catalan-speaking regions of Spain, and in France, to hunt rabbits and other small game. Hunters usually ran them in small packs, often mostly females, which are considered the better hunters.\n\nIt is classified by the FCI among the primitive types, alongside the Pharaoh Hound, Cirneco dell'Etna and Podenco breeds, though DNA work suggests it was formed fairly recently from other breeds. It has been recognised by the American Kennel Club since 1979.","appearance":"An elegant, lean and athletic dog with a long head, large upright ears broad at the base, amber eyes and a springy, ground-covering trot. Despite its fine look it has good bone and a hardy build.\n\nMales stand about 59 to 69 cm and females 56 to 66 cm, weighing roughly 20 to 23 kg. The coat is red, white or a combination, with a light tan nose, ears, eye rims and pads.","personality":"Ibizan Hounds are intelligent, engaging and often described as clowns. They can be independent and stubborn, but respond to positive training and balk at harsh methods. They are generally quiet, though they will give an alarm bark.\n\nThey are sensitive, good with children and other dogs, and do not do well as kennel dogs.","care":"These hounds need a lot of daily exercise and enjoy lure coursing and racing. They can leap great heights from a standstill and climb, so they need very tall, secure fences, and should not be trusted off leash outside safe enclosed areas.\n\nGrooming is minimal: a brush now and then, more for wire coats. Keep them warm in cold weather as they have little body fat.","health":"Typically healthy and long-lived. Minor concerns include seizures and allergies, and rarely eye problems, axonal dystrophy and deafness. They are sensitive to barbiturate anaesthesia, so tell your vet."},"recognition":{"fci_number":89,"fci_standard_url":"https://www.fci.be/en/nomenclature/89.html","akc_url":"https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/ibizan-hound/"},"sources":{"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibizan_Hound","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37755","wikipedia_revision":1337318874},"profile":{"written_by":"AI model (Claude Sonnet) from the sources above","written_at":"2026-10-15T13:37:30Z"}}}