- Pale fawn overlaid with black (wolf-grey) of different tones, often lighter on lateral parts and darker on the upper part of the body.
- Permissible: White markings on the muzzle, forehead, neck, chest, limbs and tail
About the Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog
Origin: RomaniaRomanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Sheepdogs and Cattledogs (except Swiss Cattledogs)
- Origin
- Romania
- Also called
- Perro de Pastor Rumano de Los Carpatos Carpatin
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Sheepdog used by Romanian shepherds in the Carpathian mountains for centuries to defend the herds while, at the same time, being an excellent guard dog
- Behaviour and temperament
“A natural guardian and courageous, he distinguishes himself by his instinctive and unconditional attachment to the herd and his master. He is a dignified, calm and stable dog”
Quoted from FCI standard n°350. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Characteristics
- Size
- —
- Exercise needs
- —
- Easy to train
- —
- Amount of shedding
- 3 of 5
- Grooming needs
- 4 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 Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog
What you get with the Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Sheepdog used by Romanian shepherds in the Carpathian mountains for centuries to defend the herds while, at the same time, being an excellent guard…”
- The standard describes the breed as: “A natural guardian and courageous, he distinguishes himself by his instinctive and unconditional attachment to the herd…”
What you are taking on
- High grooming needs — the standard’s own description is “On the neck, the back of the limbs and the tail, the coat is longer – profuse coat on…”
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 · Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged permissible.
Coat
The coat is harsh, dense and straight.
The undercoat is dense and soft.
With the exception of the head and the front part of the limbs where the coat is short and flat, the coat, of moderate length, is abundant all over the body.
On the neck, the back of the limbs and the tail, the coat is longer – profuse coat on these parts being typical
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°350 — 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: Ideally 65 – 73 cm (+- 2 cm). Females: Ideally 59 – 67 cm (+- 2 cm). However, the overall impression is always more important. Weight: In harmony with the size, giving the impression of a powerful but not heavy dog”
- FCI states a tolerance around the figure.
Quoted from FCI standard n°350. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
What the standard penalises
What a judge marks the Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog 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.
- Any departure from the preceding text and which hinders utilization.
- Weak or too heavy construction.
- Yellow eyes.
- Very drooping lower eyelids, showing the eyeball, lips too fleshy and drooping commissures.
- Important pigmentation faults.
- Excessive length of body (more than 10%) and square body
Disqualifying faults
Puts an animal out of the ring altogether.
- Lethargic.
- Subject clearly untypical with molossoid type appearance.
- Absence of a P3 and another tooth, absence of a canine, absence of a P4, absence of a molar or absence of three or more teeth (except PM1 and M3).
- Overshot, undershot or level bite.
- Very light bone.
- Chest insufficiently developed.
- Lack of undercoat, coat other than short on the head and front of limbs, curly or bushy coat, wire coat, long coat, limp coat, silky coat, forming a distinct parting along the spine.
- Important lack of pigmentation of eyelids, the nose, the skin and the lips; wall eye.
- Coat color that is brown, brindle, yellow or flecked in these colors
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Romanian Carpathian 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.
Gallery
No photographs yet
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Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Romanian Carpathian 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.