- The coat colour is very variable. • Fawn: From washed sand to deep red.
- These coats can be brindled, with black overlay or carrying a mantle of any hue.
- This mantle can be widely spread. • Brown: From beige to burned bread shade.
- The lightest tones can have a deeper brown mantle. • Black.
- All these coats can be spotted with white, the spots can go from a few discreet marks to a complete covering (white coat).
- The lips and nose must always be strongly pigmented black or brown (depending on coat colour).
- Harlequin, blue, isabella are not acceptable
About the Atlas Mountain Dog Aidi
Origin: MoroccoAtlas Mountain Dog Aidi
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossoid and Swiss Mountain and Cattledogs
- Origin
- Morocco
- Also called
- Perro de Montana del Atlas Aidi
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Guarding and protecting his master’s flocks and belongings
- Behaviour and temperament
“Very faithful, affectionate and docile with its owner and family members, the Atlas Dog displays inherent guarding and remarkable protective behaviour. Always alert, it instinctively measures the gravity and proximity of any danger and fearlessly provides an appropriate and efficient response”
Quoted from FCI standard n°247. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Characteristics
- Size
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- Exercise needs
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- Easy to train
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- Amount of shedding
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- Grooming needs
- 4 of 5
- Good with children
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- Cost to keep
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- Tolerates being alone
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- Intelligence
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- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Atlas Mountain Dog Aidi
What you get with the Atlas Mountain Dog Aidi
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Guarding and protecting his master’s flocks and belongings”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Very faithful, affectionate and docile with its owner and family members, the Atlas Dog displays inherent guarding and…”
What you are taking on
- High grooming needs — the standard’s own description is “The breeches and tail are covered with well-furnished and very long hairs”
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 · Atlas Mountain Dog Aidi
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
Coat
Thick, rather harsh, half-long, about 6 cm long apart from on the face and ears where it is short and finer.
On the neck and under the throat, it forms a mane, especially in males.
The breeches and tail are covered with well-furnished and very long hairs
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.
Shortened from FCI standard n°247 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Atlas Mountain Dog Aidi in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Atlas Mountain Dog Aidi
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Atlas Mountain Dog Aidi 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
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Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Atlas Mountain Dog Aidi 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.