Estrela Mountain Dog

Estrela Mountain Dog
Six-month-old male
Other namesPortuguese Shepherd
Cão da Serra da Estrela
Common nicknamesEstrela
Origin
Portugal
Traits
Height Males 63–75 cm (25–30 in)
Females 60–71 cm (24–28 in)
Weight Males 45–60 kg (99–132 lb)
Females 35–45 kg (77–99 lb)
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
Life span Over 10 Years
Kennel club standards
Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)

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

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