Comparison: Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog and Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog

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

	Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog	Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog
FCI group	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss 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, 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	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	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.	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	The Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog, for centuries defender of flocks and at the same time an excellent guard.	A Romanian mountain shepherd dog ("Raven") from the southern Carpathians, predominantly black, guard of flocks and households.

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