Comparison: Czechoslovakian Wolfdog and Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog

Czechoslovakian Wolfdog and Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Czechoslovakian Wolfdog	Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog
FCI group	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)
Country of origin	Czechia	Romania
Category	Large	Large
Life span	12–14 years	–
Recognition features	Wolf-like appearance with a pale mask and amber eyes Yellow-grey to silver-grey coat Ground-covering trot and short erect ears	Large, agile, never heavy dog with a rectangular body Wolf-grey to pale fawn coat with black overlay, harsh and dense Calm, dignified, instinctively devoted to herd and master
Coat	Straight, harsh coat with dense undercoat, thicker in winter; yellow-grey to silver-grey.	Harsh, dense, straight coat with a dense soft undercoat, short on the head and front of the limbs; pale fawn overlaid with black (wolf-grey) in different tones.
Purpose	Created from the 1950s in Czechoslovakia by crossing German Shepherds with Carpathian wolves for border-guard service; FCI-recognised in 1999.	The Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog, for centuries defender of flocks and at the same time an excellent guard.

Breed page: Czechoslovakian Wolfdog · Breed page: Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog

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