WeightĤ4-55 pounds (Male) 37-46 pounds (Female)ġ8-22 inches (Male) 17-21 inches (Female)īrown, red, grey and black, black and tan, grey and white, etc. The dog breed is mild-mannered, intelligent, and instinctively programmed to protect its owner and home. Having avoided potential extinction in its native land in the 1970s, the breed currently serves as a popular family member. Its declaws on the back and front legs proved useful in giving its stability and balance to perform its tasks. It has a double coat to guard it against punishing weather conditions.ĭuring the Spanish Civil War and World War 1 and 2, the Gos datura Català found itself useful as a messenger. Not being one of the small dogs, the dog breed was raised to assist farmers to safeguard their livestock during the Middle Ages. The breed originated from the Spanish region of North Eastern. The Briard is not a great kennel dog since it prefers to always be with its owner.
Remember that a bored family dog will engage in activities that are destructive like digging. Being one of the authors of the USA Declaration of Independence, he received the breed for livestock guarding at his estate as a gift from Lafayette, a comrade, and friend.Īs one of the large breeds, the dog is very active, requires lots of physical activity, which it is suited for since there are dewclaws on hind legs.
president who was a known hater of dogs fell in love with the Briard. With a strong instinct and cautious approach to strangers, the Briard is known to have been owned by famous people such as Lafayette, Emperor Charlemagne, and Napolean.Įven, the third U.S. The family dog was bred and reared for livestock guarding and herding. Known in France as the Chien Berger de Brie, this breed with double dewclaws is a native of the dairy-producing region in the north. White or white with patches of brown or grayĭevoted to family and cautious about strangers while being independent Weightġ00 pounds and above (male) 85 pounds and above (female)Ģ7-32 inches (male) 25-29 inches (female) With its subsequent recognition by the AKC, the breed over the years has managed to garner a lot of attention as a furry friend and a reputable livestock guardian in the USA. In America, due to importation, huge numbers of the Great Pyrenees started to be seen around the early 1930s. But, later it got adopted as a guard in the French royal courts and used by nobles for guarding the often sizeable chateaus. Initially, the breed only served in medieval France for centuries as a livestock guardian. That led to the starting of the Great Pyrenees breed. The ancestors of this dog breed with double dewclaws used to roam Asia Manor around 10,000 B.C.Ībout 3000 B.C, nomadic shepherds came with the livestock guarding dogs in the Pyrenees Mountains. It was bred centuries ago and exists as a descendant of the first livestock guardian dogs. Red fawn, blue fawn, brindle, and white Liver In America, the first Anatolian Shepherd was seen around the 1950s and used for protecting livestock against different predators including coyotes.Īround the 1980s, appreciation of the breed skyrocketed, leading to its acceptance in 1996 into the American Kennel Club Working Group. Still, a trait that endures is that the breeds are loyal, independent, and hardy. That is the main reason why the Anatolian Shepherd is varied in size, type of coat, and even color. And since the dogs used to go wherever their nomadic shepherds went, with time the dog breed became available in different geographical locations. The Kangal came in handy for safeguarding livestock against predators such as bears, wild dogs, and wolves. It may have been bred from two war dogs, which are the Roman Molossian and Tibetan Mastiff native to Turkey.
Also known as the Kangal, the lineage of this dog breed with double dewclaws can be traced back to the Bronze Age.
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