Portuguese Sheepdog

Portuguese Sheepdog
Portuguese Sheepdog
Other names	cão da Serra de Aires
Common nicknames	cão macaco ('monkey dog')
Origin	Portugal
Fédération Cynologique Internationale
Kennel club standards
Fédération Cynologique Internationale	standard
	Dog (domestic dog)

The Portuguese Sheepdog (Portuguese: cão da Serra de Aires, literally 'dog of Serra de Aires') is a medium-sized breed of dog of the herding dog type, and is one of the indigenous regional dogs of Portugal. The Portuguese name refers to Serra de Aires, a mountain near Montforte in the Alentejo region (sometimes mistaken for the Serra d'Aire, a range of hills or mountains marking the boundary between Ribatejo and Oeste, north of the Tagus river). The breed is nicknamed cão macaco ('macaque dog', 'monkey dog') for its furry face and lively attitude.^[1]

^ Pugnetti, Gino; Schuler, Elizabeth Meriwether, Editor (1980). Simon & Schuster's Guide to Dogs. New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore: Simon & Schuster. p. 42. ISBN 0-671-25527-4. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Pugnetti-1] Pugnetti, Gino; Schuler, Elizabeth Meriwether, Editor (1980). Simon & Schuster's Guide to Dogs. New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore: Simon & Schuster. p. 42. ISBN 0-671-25527-4. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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