It was recognised as an indigenous Spanish breed in 2000 by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture and by the Spanish Kennel Club, the Real Sociedad Canina de España. Its name reflects its main occupation: hunting rats and mice hidden between barrels in the wineries of Andalusia in Spain. The Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz ( Andalusian wine-cellar rat-hunting dog) is a Spanish breed of dog of the terrier type. Perro Bodeguero Andaluz Fox paulistinha.
