Comparison: Romanian Bucovina Shepherd and Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog

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

	Romanian Bucovina Shepherd	Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog
FCI group	2. Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid breeds, Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs	2. Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid breeds, Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs
Country of origin	Romania	Romania
Category	Large	Large
Height at withers	–	65–80 cm
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, towering, courageous and proud dog with a predominantly black coat (over 80%) White marks on chest and limbs, rich long coat with mane and culottes Loud, deep bark audible from far away
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.	Abundant, long (7–10 cm), flat, straight and rough coat on the body, shorter dense undercoat; mane, fringes and culottes; black or predominantly black with white marks.
Purpose	A Romanian mountain flock guardian from the Carpathians and Bukovina, also a household watchdog.	A Romanian mountain shepherd dog ("Raven") from the southern Carpathians, predominantly black, guard of flocks and households.

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