Recognised by the Real Sociedad Canina de España in 2004, it has had recent success with a member of the breed winning the Spanish National Dog Show in 2011.

[3] There are several theories around the breed's origin, including either that stock from British Fox Terriers may have been introduced to native dogs, or that it is simply that breeding dogs for similar purposes have led to similar results.

[3] The breed is recognized by the Real Sociedad Canina de España, the national kennel club for Spain, since 2004.

The most common markings are tricolor, with the colors dominating the white portion of the coat.

[5] The breed standard describes them as tailless dogs, and states that any tail should be cropped either "without respecting any vertebra or just the first".