- Seen from the distance the dog seems to be unicolour and may have lighter shadings at the extremities.
- Seen close up, it is noticeable that the colour comes from the mixture of hairs of different tone: fawn, brown more or less reddish, grey, black and white.
- The basic colours deriving from this mixture are : • Fawn, in its light tones, medium or dark. • Sable, with chestnut hairs, fawn, white and black, also in its light tones, medium and dark. • Grey, made up of white, grey and black with shadings going from silver grey to blackgrey.
- If black is dominant and is simply combined with white, it gives a black which looks frosty.
- There are also dogs with a mixture of black, fawn and reddish brown, which can dominate in one or several parts, giving the impression of black and tan subjects.
- Not are white or black spots
- Permissible: Sometimes a few white hairs, as a star shape on the chest, or on the upper part of the toes, but, in that case however, this must not be accompanied by white nails
About the Catalan Sheepdog
Origin: Spain
- Typical life span
- 12-14 years
- Size
- Medium — from its typical weight
- Weight
- Male
- 20-28 kg
- Female
- 17-21 kg
- Height
- Male
- 47-55 cm
- Female
- 45-53 cm
- FCI status
- Reconhecida pela FCI
- FCI group
- Sheepdogs and Cattledogs (except Swiss Cattledogs)
- Origin
- Spain
- Also called
- Perro de Pastor Catalan
- Known hereditary risks
- None well documented
About
What is a Catalan Sheepdog?
Medium-sized, agile herding dog from the Catalan Pyrenees with long shaggy coat, distinctive beard and mustache, and alert expression. Known for intelligence, courage, and watchful nature as a versatile herding breed.
Catalan Sheepdog history and origins
Ancient herding breed developed in the Catalan Pyrenees for managing sheep and goats. Used as messengers and sentinels during Spanish Civil War. Nearly extinct afterward but restored through dedicated breeding programs in the 1970s.
Catalan Sheepdog appearance and size
Males typically weigh 20-28 kg and stand 47-55 cm at the shoulder; females 17-21 kg and 45-53 cm.
O que diz o padrão da raça
- Criado para
- It is in the driving of flocks that the true essence of this breed manifests itself, because not only does he obey the shepherd, but in numerous cases, he shows his initiative, directing the flock with marvellous ease, preventing any animal from separating from the others. Through his great bravery and courage, he can also be used for guarding missions. Because of his size, his beautiful coat, his intelligence and his great loyalty to his masters, he can be an excellent companion
- Comportamento e temperamento
“A very sedate dog, active and intelligent, with a noble expression, with a hardy and pleasant character, really devoted to the shepherd and flocks entrusted to him, wary of strangers, which at times make him seem unsociable. He is very vigilant, very resistant to heat, cold and all atmospherics. A very frugal alimentation is sufficient for him to work in extreme conditions”
Quoted from FCI standard n°87. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Referência da raça de The Dog API.
Características
- Tamanho
- Medium
- Necessidade de exercício
- —
- Facilidade de treino
- —
- Queda de pelo
- 4 of 5
- Cuidados com o pelo
- 4 of 5
- Convivência com crianças
- —
- Custo de manutenção
- —
- Tolera ficar sozinho
- —
- Inteligência
- —
- Saúde da raça
- Nothing hereditary documented
Pros & cons
Prós e contras da raça Catalan Sheepdog
O que ganha com a raça Catalan Sheepdog
- Função declarada no padrão: «It is in the driving of flocks that the true essence of this breed manifests itself, because not only does he obey the shepherd, but in numerous…»
- O padrão descreve a raça assim: «A very sedate dog, active and intelligent, with a noble expression, with a hardy and pleasant character, really devoted…»
O que tem de assumir
- Exige muitos cuidados com o pelo — a descrição do próprio padrão é «Long, flat, or very slightly wavy, rough with abundant undercoat on the whole of the…»
Retirado de fontes e não escrito como opinião — investigação de saúde citada, o padrão do próprio registo, e estudos de longevidade revistos por pares. Padrão da raça, FCI. Os animais de um criador podem diferir de tudo isto, e uma coluna vazia significa que não temos nada desse lado, não que não haja nada a dizer.
Characteristics
Padrão da FCI · Catalan Sheepdog
Pelo e cor
Tal como o padrão da FCI o estabelece. Cada linha abaixo está nas palavras do próprio padrão, etiquetada com permissible.
Coat
Long, flat, or very slightly wavy, rough with abundant undercoat on the whole of the posterior third of the body.
On the head we notice a beard, moustaches, tuft and eyebrows which do not affect the sight.
Tail well covered with hair as are all the extremities.
It is noticeable that during the moult we observe a typical phenomenon: the moult occurs in two times.
First of all it affects the coat on the front part, giving the impression of two halves of dogs with different coats
then it is the turn of the hind part of the dog and everything becomes uniform again
Cor
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» e «disqualifying» — preferida, admissível, indesejável e desqualificante — são as palavras da própria FCI sobre a raça, e ficam em inglês porque é assim que constam do padrão. Descrevem o que o padrão exige — não são uma avaliação de nenhum cão em concreto, nem nossa.
Resumido de FCI standard n°87 — cada etiqueta está nas palavras do próprio padrão, com o veredito passado para a etiqueta ao lado. Leia a cláusula completa na fonte.
Informação ao nível da raça, de The Dog API. Descreve a raça Catalan Sheepdog em geral; qualquer animal em concreto pode ser diferente.
Health guide
Health & screening guide for the Catalan Sheepdog
Não há nada hereditário documentado na raça Catalan Sheepdog, mas há ainda assim documentação específica a pedir a qualquer criador antes de pagar um sinal. Um criador responsável tem esta documentação à mão; desviar a conversa é um mau indício.
No breed-specific hereditary condition for the Catalan Sheepdog was found in any authoritative source. That is consistent with a small breed, largely registered in Spain, that sits outside the main English-language veterinary literature — it means the breed has not been formally studied for inherited disease, not that it is free of it.
O que pedir mesmo assim
- Hip score from a recognised scheme (OFA, BVA/KC or FCI) on both parents
- Eye examination under a recognised scheme (BVA/KC/ISDS or ACVO) on both parents
- Documented line history and cause of death across at least three generations, since no breed-specific screening protocol exists to ask for instead
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Puppies
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