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This website is a tribute to the wonder that is the Ibizan Hound.

I got my first one, a rescue, in 1991.

I currently own 5 Ibizans who are the joy of my life and my only "children".

I hope you enjoy your visit......:)

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The Ibizan Hound or Podenco lbicenco, as it is called in Spain where it is principally concentrated,. is now generally conceded to be the modern survivor of the prick-eared ring-tailed greyhound of Egyptian antiquity. It may be, of course, that the breed was originally developed by some other people prior to its being immortalized by Egyptian artists.

Most striking of the Egyptian representations is the graven image of Anubis. "The Watchdog of the Dead." found in the tomb of "King Tut’ the pharaoh Tutankhamon, who reigned from 1366 to 1357 B.C. Anubis principal place of worship was at Kynopolis, which literally means "Dog City". Carved of wood and coated with a resin varnish. the statue was embellished with gold leaf inside the ears and around the eyes, which were fashioned of baleful obsidian. Egyptologists have been wont to describe Anubis as a "Jackal god". little reckoning that such had ever existed let alone still exists.

The dog appears in Egyptian art much earlier than King Tut's time. Below. is the disk limiting scene found in the tomb of Hernaka, near Saqquara, who reigned during the First Dvnastv, ~3100-2700 B.C.). Other scenes, show these dogs, in characteristic red and white varieties, seizing wild goats by the throat. Another scene, from the tomb of Nefermat. near Medum. early 4 th Dynasty) has these dogs catching foxes by the tail. Still others, from Thebes and elsewhere, show the dogs pulling down gazelle and ibex by the nape of the neck.

The breed owes its name to the fact that it survived in its original form in the Ballearic Islands in the Mediterranean off the coast of Spain. above all in Ibiza. Formentera. Minorca and Mallorca. Ibiza itself was discovered by the Phoenicians as early as the 9 th century B.C., with later incursions of Egyptian, Chaldean. Carthaginians Greek. Roman and Arabic Mariners: so it would be difficult to say who brought the dogs to these islands. A Phoenician coin found in Ibiza does bear the image of the dog, however. Carthage, was a Phoenician colony and it is recorded that the Carthagianian general, Hannibal was born at San Antonio Abad, on lbiza.

 lt is also recorded that when Hannibal crossed over the Alps from Spain into France and Italy, lie took not only elephants, but some of these dogs with him. It is oftentimes referred to as "Hannibal's Dog".

In addition to the Batteries the breed is to he found in portions of the Spanish mainline particularly in Cataluna, Valencia, Rosellon and Provenza, where it is variously called Mallorqui, Xarnelo, Nlayorquais, Charneque, and Chien de Baleares. Similar yet diminutive strains, evidently stemming from the sarrie original source. are to be found at various spots along the Mediterranean. both European and African. Among these are the Maltese rabbit dog. and the Sicilian Cirnecco delll'Etna.

The dogs are reputed to be great hunters. In the islands, there are only rabbits, but on the Spanish mainland they are used for hunting deer, bobcat, partridge and all sorts of game. The Ibizans are rightly called "the three-way hunter" by vir­tue of their hunting habits. They hunt by sight, scent and sound. They hunt best in pairs and will flush their quarry and many times are quick enough to catch it before the hunter can shoot. They work well in packs and instinctively perform real team­work.

Coursing Clubs are starting to discover this breed as an interest­ing adversary for some of the other well established coursing hounds such as the Saluki, Borzoi, -and Af­ghan. Though they are not as fast in sheer speed as the greyhound. They more than make this up in their ability to maneuver over rough ter­rain.

In appearance the Ibizan Hound is of greyhound type with prick ears and sickle tail. The males stand 24 to 28 inches and weight from 40 to 60 pounds. The females are slightly smaller. In color they range from red and white through a lion color to white and red with some solid red, lion and white. All other colors are excluded. Most commons is the smooth-coated variety, al­though there are also wire and long­haired specimens. Their eyes are an amber color and the nose is pink or near liver.

The Ibizan is very intelligent. And has a sense of humor not unlike a poodle, and takes to obedience training readily. They are sweet tempered, gentle, and fond of children as well as all types of other pets. They are unrivaled as a companion for the family who wants only the best. As a Breed, they are very hardy and experience none of the afflictions that have beset some of the more popular breeds.

Introducing the Ibizan to the United States, were Col. and Mrs. Consuelo Seoane, who, after travels in Ibiza and Spain. Brought in a female of championship stock, named Certera and registered with the Span­ish Kennel Club. Certera arrived in American in May 1956 and gave birth to the first litter on September 3rd of that year.

The progress of the bred in America although substantial. Would likely have already been sensational, had not so many of the dogs in the county fallen into the hands of people seeking a pet. With no desire to breed or show them. More and more professional dog breeders are entering the picture, however and this argues well for the future of the Ibizan.

[Written by the late MaryAnn Blair ]

Section from a Book of the Dead
Thebes, Dynasty 21, ca. 1070-945 B.C.
Painted and inscribed papyrus, h. (of illustrated section) 13 3/4 in.
Rogers Fund, 1930
30.3.31

Archaeologists found this papyrus in the burial of Nany (NAH-nee), a woman in her seventies. She was a chantress (ritual singer) of the god Amun-Re and is referred to as "king's daughter" (probably meaning she was daughter of the high priest of Amun and titular king,

Pinodjem I). As was customary during the Third Intermediate Period, her coffin and boxes of shawabtis (figures of substitute workers for the afterlife) were accompanied by a hollow wooden Osiris figure, which contained a papyrus scroll inscribed with a collection of texts that Egyptologists call the Book of the Dead.

The ancient name was the Book of Coming Forth by Day.  It is more than seventeen feet long when unrolled. The hieroglyphic inscriptions were written by a scribe, and the illustrations were drawn and painted by an artist.

The scene depicted here shows the climax of the journey to the afterlife.

Nany is in the Hall of Judgment. Holding her mouth and eyes in her hand, she stands to the left of a large scale. Her heart is being weighed against Maat, the goddess of justice and truth, who is represented as a tiny figure wearing her symbol, a single large feather, in her headband.

On the right, Osiris, god of the underworld and rebirth, presides over the scene. He is identified by his tall crown with a knob at the top, by his long curving beard, his crook, and by his body, which appears to be wrapped like a mummy except for his hands. At his back hangs a menat as counterweight for his collar.

In front of him is an offering of a joint of beef. Dog-headed Anubis, overseer of mummification, adjusts the scales, while a baboon--symbolizing Thoth, the god of wisdom and writing - sits on the balance beam and prepares to write down the result. Behind Nany stands the goddess Isis, both wife and sister of Osiris. She is identified by the hieroglyph above her head.

Nany has been questioned by the tribunal of forty-two gods about her behavior in life. She has had to answer negatively to every question asked in this examination, often called the negative confession.

Examples of her denials include:

I have not done wrong. . . . I have not killed . . . I have not told lies. . . . I have not caused weeping. . . . I have not done what the gods detest. . . . I have not made anyone suffer. . . . I have not made false statements in the place of truth.

In this scene Nany has been found truthful and therefore worthy of entering the afterlife. Her heart is not heavier than the image of the goddess of Truth.

Anubis says to Osiris, "Her heart is an accurate witness," and Osiris replies, "Give her her eyes and her mouth, since her heart is an accurate witness."

In the horizontal register above the judgment scene, Nany appears in three episodes: worshiping the divine palette with which all is written, praising a statue of Horus, and standing by her own tomb.

 Nany had a second papyrus roll with texts entitled "What Is in the Underworld" (Amduat) wrapped into her mummy in the area across her knees.

IBIZAN HOUNDS ARE CONSIDERED BY MOST TO BE THE CANINE INSPIRATION FOR ANUBIS.

IRONICALLY, [OR PERHAPS APPROPRIATELY] ANUBIS WAS THE LORD OF THE UNDERWORLD WHO BALANCED THE SCALES OF *TRUTH*.

Note: All of our dogs are just our beloved 'kids'.

We are not a kennel, do not show our dogs and they are all spayed/neutered.

 So, sorry, no puppies will be available, ever.

A hundred years from now, it will not matter the sort of house I lived in
what my bank account was, or the car I drove .... but the world may be
different, because I was important in the life of the animals and the
creatures on this earth."

~Author Unknown~
 

In hoc signo vinces

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[Isaiah 5:20]

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