Springing from the village Castro Laboreiro, this typical Portuguese breed is widespread in the region bordered by the Minho and Lima rivers between the Peneda and Suajo mountain chains in northern Portugal. The Portuguese Cattle Dog is one of the oldest breeds on the Iberian peninsula. Any shade of gray, with or without a black mask brindle. No undercoat.Ĭoat: Wolf gray most common. Hair: Thick, coarse, short, 5 cm (2 in), harsh, close-lying, and smooth. Tail: Thick and bushy, carried in the shape of a saber, reaching the hock joint. Light brown color in light-coated varieties and dark brown in dark-coated varieties.īody: Rectangular. Powerful jaws.Įars: Medium size, slightly thick, almost triangular with rounded tips, drop.Įyes: Set obliquely in the skull. The mountain color is a mixed light and dark grey interspersed with individual hairs (not spots) that are brown (called pine-seed) or dark red (called mahogany), in a brindle. Most breeders prefer what is considered the most authentic, called mountain color also described as similar to the coat of a wolf. Coat colors are also described in wolf terms, dark wolf color, light wolf color. The desired appearance for which the Portuguese Cattle Dog has been bred is somewhat wolflike in outline.
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