Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog
Also known as Sharplanina
The Šarplaninac or Sharr dog is a breed of dog of livestock guardian type. It is named for the Šar Mountains or Šar Planina range in the Balkans, where it is principally found. It was recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale as the Illyrian Shepherd Dog or Ilirski Ovčar from 1939 until 1957, when the name was changed to Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog – Sharplanina or Jugoslovenski Ovčarski Pas – Šarplaninac.
Key facts
- Dog breed.name
- Šarplaninac
- Dog breed.image
- File:Sardog.jpg
- Dog breed.distribution
- Šar Mountains
- Dog breed.coat
- double; guard hair long, flat and coarse, undercoat thick and fine
- Dog breed.colour
- any solid colour, without white markings; iron grey or dark grey preferred
- Dog breed.kc_name
- Kinološki Savez Republike Srbije
- Dog breed.kc_std
- https://ksrs.rs/srpske-rase/jugoslovenski-ovcarski-pas-sarplaninac/
- Dog breed.fcistd
- http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/041g02-en.pdf
via Wikipedia infobox
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- History
- Characteristics
- Legislation
- Notes
- References
The Šarplaninac or Sharr dog is a breed of dog of livestock guardian type. It is named for the Šar Mountains or Šar Planina range in the Balkans, where it is principally found. It was recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale as the Illyrian Shepherd Dog or Ilirski Ovčar from 1939 until 1957, when the name was changed to Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog – Sharplanina or Jugoslovenski Ovčarski Pas – Šarplaninac.
In Ottoman times, the dogs moved with the flocks of sheep, spending the summer in the area of the Šar Mountains and the winter in Thessaly, where they were known as Greek Shepherd Dogs.