Comparison: Romanian Bucovina Shepherd and Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog

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

	Romanian Bucovina Shepherd	Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog
FCI group	2. Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid breeds, Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)
Country of origin	Romania	Romania
Category	Large	Large
Recognition features	Large, commanding and proud dog with a long, rough, straight coat and a mane Culottes and fringes on the back of the limbs Deep, strong bark; balanced and loyal	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	Abundant, long (6–9 cm), flat, straight, rough coat on the body, with a shorter, very dense, lighter undercoat; mane on the neck, culottes on the hindquarters.	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	A Romanian mountain flock guardian from the Carpathians and Bukovina, also a household watchdog.	The Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog, for centuries defender of flocks and at the same time an excellent guard.

Breed page: Romanian Bucovina Shepherd · Breed page: Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog

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