Comparison: Castro Laboreiro Dog and Portuguese Sheepdog

Castro Laboreiro Dog and Portuguese Sheepdog are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Castro Laboreiro Dog	Portuguese Sheepdog
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	Portugal	Portugal
Category	Large	Medium
Height at withers	55–66 cm	42–55 cm
Weight	25–40 kg	17–27 kg
Recognition features	Medium-large, agile mountain dog of slightly mastiff type with a serious expression Short, thick coat without undercoat; wolf-grey most common Characteristic alarm bark rising to high-pitched sounds	Medium-sized, slightly long dog with long, goat-like coat without undercoat Beard, moustache and eyebrows that do not hide the eyes Extremely agile; known at home as the "monkey dog"
Coat	Short coat (about 5 cm) without undercoat, smooth, flat and very thick, thin and soft on head and ears; wolf colour is the most common.	Long, straight or slightly wavy coat of goat-like texture without undercoat; yellow, brown, grey, fawn, wolf-grey or black, with tan markings.
Purpose	An ancient Portuguese mountain guard dog from the village of Castro Laboreiro that protected flocks from wolves.	A Portuguese herding dog from Alentejo, nicknamed the "monkey dog", used to herd and guard many kinds of livestock.

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