- Main colour of coat is a clear white with distinct black patches on body and croup.
- Collar, forechest, belly, legs and tail must be white.
- Head black, with white muzzle and white symmetrical blaze - neither too narrow, nor too wide - extending from muzzle over head to the white collar, being considered a definite breeding goal.
- Ticking still occuring in the white not to be penalized, but should be bred away
About the Landseer European Continental Type
Origin: Germany, SwitzerlandLandseer European Continental Type
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossoid and Swiss Mountain and Cattledogs
- Origin
- Germany, Switzerland
- Also called
- Landseer Tipo Europeo Continental
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Guard Dog, Companion
Quoted from FCI standard n°226. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Characteristics
- Size
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- Exercise needsRead from what the breed was bred to do, in the registry’s own words: “Guard Dog, Companion” That is a working purpose, not a measured exercise requirement — an individual dog’s needs depend on its age, health and household.
- 2 of 5
- Easy to train
- —
- Amount of shedding
- 4 of 5
- Grooming needs
- 4 of 5
- Good with children
- —
- Cost to keep
- —
- Tolerates being alone
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- Intelligence
- —
- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Landseer European Continental Type
What you get with the Landseer European Continental Type
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Guard Dog, Companion”
What you are taking on
- High grooming needs — the standard’s own description is “The top coat - with exception of the head - should be long and as straight and dense as…”
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 · Landseer European Continental Type
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
Coat
The top coat - with exception of the head - should be long and as straight and dense as possible, soft to the touch, with good undercoat, which is not as dense as in the black Newfoundland.
Slightly wavy coat on back and hindquarters is not objectionable.
When brushed wrong way it falls back into place naturally
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°226 — 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 Landseer European Continental Type in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Landseer European Continental Type
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Landseer European Continental Type 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 Landseer European Continental Type 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 Landseer European Continental Type 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.