The warren hounds are a group of Mediterranean rabbit-hunting dog breeds. In Spanish, this type of breed is called podenco, in Catalan coniller, and in Portuguese podengo.

Most warren hounds have erect ears, a smooth (or in some cases, wire) coat, a slender body, and a whip-like tail. The Cretan hound usually has rose-ears and a curly or curved tail, while the Barrocal Algarvio is long-haired, and the Podenco Paternino and some Campaneros have a robust, almost mastiff-like body.

Unlike hounds or sighthounds which rely on just one sense, warren hounds tend to work with three senses: smell, sight and hearing.

Breeds

Warren Hound breeds include:

  • Barrocal Algarvio (cão do barrocal algarvio), CPC: Initial Registration
  • Ca Coniller de Menorca (ca de conills, in Spanish can de conejos de Menorca) Large (grande) Medium (mediano) Small (pequeño) Smooth-haired (corto) Rough-haired (áspero)
  • the Ca Rater Mallorquí, also used for rabbit
  • Charnaigre (charnigou, charnego, in French charnigue, charnègre) (extinct)
  • Cirneco dell'Etna, FCI/AKC
  • Cirneco di Bagheria (cirneco della sicilia occidentale)
  • Cirneco di Lampedusa (probably extinct)
  • Cretan Hound (Κρητικός Λαγωνικός [kritikos lagonikos]), KOE/VDH
  • the Guicho of Galicia, Spain
  • Ibizan Hound (ca eivissenc, in Spanish podenco ibicenco), FCI/AKC Rough-haired (duro) Smooth-haired (liso) Long-haired (largo) - included to the rough-haired in the FCI standard, described separately in the RSCE standard
  • Maneto, RSCE
  • Pharaoh Hound (kelb-tal fenek, literally a "rabbit dog"), FCI/AKC
  • Podenco Andaluz, RSCE Large (grande) Medium (mediana) Small (chica) Smooth-haired (Corto-type) Wire-haired (Cerdeño-type) Long-haired (Sedeño-type)
  • Podenco Canario, FCI
  • Podenco Enano del Hierro
  • Podenco Orito (podenco orito español), RSCE: Grupos Étnicos
  • Podenco Palmero (podenco canario de la laurisilva, podenco del monte de la laurisilva)
  • Podenco Paternero (podenco paternino de huelva, podenco de paterna)
  • Podengo Crioulo (aracambé, in Portuguese podengo brasileiro, pé duro), Sociedade Brasileira de Cinofilia Large (grande) (not officially accepted by the SOBRACI breed standard) Medium (médio) Small (pequeno, miniatura, terrier de minas) Smooth-haired (curto) Rough-haired (duro) Long-haired (longo)
  • Podengo Galego (coalleiro galego, in Spanish podenco gallego), Xunta de Galicia Smooth-haired (corto) Rough-haired (duro) (extinct)
  • Portuguese Warren Hound (podengo português), FCI/AKC Large (grande) Medium (médio) Small (pequeno) Smooth-haired (liso, curto) Wire-haired (cerdoso, longo)
  • Xarnego Valencià (in Spanish podenco valenciano), RSCE Short-haired (pelo liso) Wire-haired (pelo duro) Long-haired (pelo sedeño)