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About the Macedonian Shepherd Dog Karaman

FCI status
Provisional
Also called
Pastor de Macedonia Karaman
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What the breed standard says

Bred for
A dog for active protection of the sheep and property, worthy, valuable and capable of standing on very low as well as very high temperatures
Behaviour and temperament
“Reserved towards strangers, but when guarding the stock and the property is determined and brave. Calm, good-hearted, precautious while guarding. Stable and fearless with no aggression at all, independent, and very intelligent. Proud and dignified of every trust. Affectionate and loyal to its owner”

Quoted from FCI standard n°378. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Characteristics

Size
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Exercise needs
—
Easy to train
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Amount of shedding
3 of 5
Grooming needs
3 of 5
Good with children
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Cost to keep
—
Tolerates being alone
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Intelligence
—
Health of breed
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Pros & cons for the Macedonian Shepherd Dog Karaman

What you get with the Macedonian Shepherd Dog Karaman

  • Purpose stated in the standard: “A dog for active protection of the sheep and property, worthy, valuable and capable of standing on very low as well as very high temperatures”
  • The standard describes the breed as: “Reserved towards strangers, but when guarding the stock and the property is determined and brave”

What you are taking on

Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.

Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.

Characteristics

FCI standard · Macedonian Shepherd Dog Karaman

Coat and colour

As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged permissible.

Coat

Dense, rough on touch with a well-developed undercoat.

Short on the head and the internal part of the ears.

The hair on the front part of the legs is shorter than the body.

The hair is at its longest at the withers with an average length of 9.5cm.

The variations in the length of the hair varies depending on the climate conditions.

Longer and denser on the neck, the withers and the thigh

Colour

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.

Base colour

Black or black with tan markings

  • The intensity of the tan markings may vary from light to dark shades.
  • The tan markings are distributed as follows: over eyes
    • On sides of muzzle and of the lower lip
    • On inner edge of ears
    • On forechest
    • On inside and rear side of legs
    • On the feet
    • Around the anus and from there reaching to about one third or one half of the underside of the tail
  • Permissible: A small white spot on the chest, but not more than 5 cm in diameter, as well as white on the toes which does not reach the pastern

Shortened from FCI standard n°378 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.

What the breed standard says

Size
“Height at the withers: Males 65-68 cm. Females 62-66 cm. +/-2 cm is allowed. Weight: Males: 40-45 kg Females: 37-42 kg”
FCI states a tolerance around the figure.

Quoted from FCI standard n°378. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

What the standard penalises

What a judge marks the Macedonian Shepherd Dog Karaman down for, and what puts one out of the ring, in the registry’s own words. This describes the breed standard — it is not a checklist for the animal in front of you, and a pet with a disqualifying fault is an unshowable dog rather than an unhealthy one.

Severe faults

Marked heavily against a specimen in the ring.

  • Insufficient or too pronounced stop.
  • Weak under jaw.
  • Skull wider than its length from the occiput to the stop.
  • Pointed muzzle.
  • Ears too short or too long.
  • Eyes too light.
  • Croup lower than the withers.
  • Flat chest or barrel-shaped rib cage.
  • Elbows turning in or out.
  • Steep shoulders.
  • Roach or sway back.
  • Weak hock joints, irregular position of the hindlegs.
  • Steep or too short croup.
  • Too short or too long hair.
  • Short tail.
  • Bigger white marking on the chest (up to 5 cm in diameter is tolerated).
  • White markings other than tolerated

FCI standard n°378

Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Macedonian Shepherd Dog Karaman in general; any individual animal can differ.

Health guide

What to ask for in a Macedonian Shepherd Dog Karaman

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Macedonian Shepherd Dog Karaman on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.

Gallery

No photographs yet

This is where Macedonian Shepherd Dog Karaman owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.

A photograph in a pet profile stays private to its owner. We will not put one here unless they ask us to.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Macedonian Shepherd Dog Karaman breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

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