Estrela Mountain Dog

Estrela Mountain Dog
Estrela Mountain Dog
	Six-month-old male
Other names	Portuguese Shepherd; Cão da Serra da Estrela
Common nicknames	Estrela
Origin	; Portugal
Height
Traits
Height	Males
	Females
Weight	Males
	Females
Coat	Comes in both a long hair and a short hair, and has the texture of goat hair.
Colour	Fawn, wolf gray, brindle and yellow with a dark facial mask
Fédération Cynologique Internationale
Kennel club standards
Fédération Cynologique Internationale	standard
	Dog (domestic dog)

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The Estrela Mountain Dog (Portuguese: cão da Serra da Estrela) is a large breed of dog from the Estrela Mountains of Portugal. They are a livestock guardian dog bred to guard herds and homesteads and also kept as a family pet.^[1] It is "one of the oldest breeds in the Iberian Peninsula."^[2]

^ Mora, J. R. (2007). The Estrela Mountain Dog: A Flock-Guardian (illustrated ed.). J. R. Mora. ISBN 9780955087011.
^ Pugnetti, Gino (1980). Schuler, Elizabeth Meriwether (ed.). Simon & Schuster's Guide to Dogs. New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore: Simon & Schuster. p. 90. ISBN 0-671-25527-4.

[Mora-1] Mora, J. R. (2007). The Estrela Mountain Dog: A Flock-Guardian (illustrated ed.). J. R. Mora. ISBN 9780955087011.

[Pugnetti-2] Pugnetti, Gino (1980). Schuler, Elizabeth Meriwether (ed.). Simon & Schuster's Guide to Dogs. New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore: Simon & Schuster. p. 90. ISBN 0-671-25527-4.

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