Family-friendly: | 5/5 |
Exercise needs: | 5/5 |
Easy to train: | 3/5 |
Tolerates being alone: | 2/5 |
Likes other pets: | 5/5 |
Energy level: | 5/5 |
Grooming needs: | 3/5 |
Shedding: | 3/5 |
- Dogs suitable for experienced owners
- Extra training required
- Generally healthy breed
- Enjoys active walks
- Enjoys more than two hours of walking a day
- Large dog
- Minimum drool
- Requires grooming once a week
- Quiet dog
- Barks and alerts to visitors/anything unusual
- Generally friendly with other dogs
- May need additional training to live with other pets
- May need additional supervision to live with children
- Needs a large garden
- Can live in semi-rural areas
- Can be left occasionally with training
The Ibizan Hound dog breed is generally hardy with few widely recognised health problems.
Priority Kennel Club health schemes and testing:
None but there are several recommended schemes that the Kennel Club recommends which can be found here.
Personality
Affectionate and sensitive, sometimes aloof and independent but loyal to their family and with a comedic sense of humour at times, the Ibizan Hound can make an excellent companion for the right family. They are not for the faint-hearted, they can be loud, and they don’t take kindly to being left alone for long periods. They need to run and jump, and are incredible athletes with quick, independent minds.
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Grooming Ibizan Hounds
Training Ibizan Hounds
Suitability for Family Life
Did you know?
Whilst Ibizan Hounds are listed as appearing in a colour named ‘lion’ there appears to be some controversy over what this colour actually is, and whether it is acceptable or not! Some people list a dilute red as ‘lion’ whilst others state ‘lion’ is a yellowish tawny colour. Images of this colour are impossible to find and it doesn’t appear to exist in Ibizan Hounds found in the USA at all!
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