Villano de Las Encartaciones

Villano de las Encartaciones
In Ormaiztegi, Gipuzkoa
Other names
OriginSpain
DistributionBasque Country
Traits
Height Males
57–60 cm
Females
55–57 cm
NotesRecognised in Spanish law[1]
Dog (domestic dog)

The Villano de Las Encartaciones is a Spanish breed of large working dog from the region of Las Encartaciones in the province of Biscay, in the Basque country; it is found also in Álava, in eastern Cantabria and in northern Burgos.[2]: 596  The traditional use of the dogs is in management of the Monchina breed of cattle of Cantabria and the País Vasco,[3] and particularly to assist with bringing the cattle down from the mountain pastures between October and December. In 2009 there were fewer than 200 dogs registered in the studbook.[2]: 596 

It is one of five Basque breeds of dog, the others being the Basque Shepherd Dog, the Erbi Txakur, the Pachón Navarro and the Villanuco de Las Encartaciones.[4][5]

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