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About the Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog

Typical life span
10-14 years
Size
Large — from its typical weight
Weight
Male
45-63 kg
Female
40-55 kg
Height
Male
70-78 cm
Female
65-73 cm
FCI status
Provisional
Origin
Romania, Carpathian Mountains
Also called
Perro Pastor Cuervo Rumano
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What is a Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog?

Large, powerful livestock guardian dog from the Carpathian Mountains, distinguished by its impressive size and entirely black coat. Known as 'Corb' (meaning 'Raven' in Romanian), this robust and courageous breed was developed for protecting sheep flocks from wolves, bears, and lynx, valued for its calm demeanor and devotion to its flock and family.

Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog history and origins

Ancient native breed from the Carpathian and Sub-Carpathian regions of Romania, used for centuries as guardian of livestock against large predators. Officially recognized by the FCI on provisional basis in 2019, valued for courage, loyalty and ability to deter wolves, bears and lynx

Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog appearance and size

Males typically weigh 45-63 kg and stand 70-78 cm at the shoulder; females 40-55 kg and 65-73 cm.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Criado para
Shepherd dog for sheep and cattle. Excellent guardian
Comportamiento y temperamento
Balanced, calm with a well developed guardian instinct, obedient and attached to his masters. It is diffident towards strangers. Very good guardian for livestock, courageous and capable to fight against predators (bear, wolf). His bark is loud, profound and can be heard from a great distance

Quoted from FCI standard n°373. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.

Características

Tamaño
Large
Necesidad de ejercicio
Facilidad de adiestramiento
Caída de pelo
3 of 5
Cuidados del pelo
4 of 5
Convivencia con niños
Coste de mantenimiento
Tolera quedarse solo
Inteligencia
Salud de la raza
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog

Lo que obtienes con la raza Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog

  • Función declarada en el estándar: «Shepherd dog for sheep and cattle. Excellent guardian»
  • El estándar describe la raza así: «Balanced, calm with a well developed guardian instinct, obedient and attached to his masters»

Lo que asumes

  • Exige muchos cuidados del pelo — la descripción del propio estándar es «on the back side of the forequarters, the hair forms fringes»

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

Estándar de la FCI · Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog

Pelo y color

Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar, etiquetada con preferred y permissible.

Coat

Head and the front part of the legs are covered with short hair.

On the body, hair is abundant, long (7-10 cm), flat, straight and rough.

Undercoat is shorter and dense.

At the neck region, hair is much longer forming a mane

on the back side of the forequarters, the hair forms fringes

on the backside of hindquarters, the hair is longer and forms culottes.

The tail is bushy, completely natural

Color

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.

  • Coat is always black (like a raven) or black on more than 80% of the body, with white marks on the chest and the forequarters.
  • The white marks on the forequarters must not exceed the metacarpal joint level on the front but could be extended almost to the elbow on the posterior part.
  • Permissible: Other colours except black on the white
  • The presence of white on the tip of the toes of the hind feet is not to be penalised.
  • Preferred: When two dogs are of almost the same value, that with more black
  • A coat with a reddish tinge, due to prolonged exposition to the sun during summer, should not be penalised

Resumido de FCI standard n°373 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.

Lo que el estándar penaliza

Aquello por lo que un juez resta puntos a la raza Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog, y lo que la deja fuera del ring, en las palabras del propio registro. Esto describe el estándar de la raza — no es una lista de comprobación para el animal que tienes delante, y un animal de compañía con un defecto descalificante es un perro que no puede ir a exposición, no un perro enfermo.

Defectos graves

Cuentan mucho en contra de un ejemplar en el ring.

  • Untypical expression.
  • Lack of sexual dimorphism.
  • Round protruding eyes.
  • Erect ears.
  • Top line sagging or dipping.
  • Hair too short (under 6 cm)
  • Curly coat or bad coat texture.
  • Yellow eyes with untypical expression.
  • Different colour of eyes (heterochromatic).
  • Cow hocked

FCI standard n°373

Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

What to ask for in a Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog 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.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog 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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