Comparison: Castro Laboreiro Dog and Transmontano Mastiff

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

	Castro Laboreiro Dog	Transmontano Mastiff
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	Portugal	Portugal
Category	Large	Giant
Height at withers	55–66 cm	68–85 cm
Weight	25–40 kg	50–75 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	Large, strong, rustic molosser with a square profile and long legs Thick, smooth medium-length coat; white with black, yellow or wolf-grey markings, or solid Calm, reserved, serene expression
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.	Thick, medium-length, smooth, very dense coat with obvious undercoat; white with black, yellow, fawn or wolf-grey markings, or solid fawn, yellow or wolf-grey, brindled or not.
Purpose	An ancient Portuguese mountain guard dog from the village of Castro Laboreiro that protected flocks from wolves.	A Portuguese mountain mastiff from Trás-os-Montes, a guardian of sheep and goat flocks against wolves.

Breed page: Castro Laboreiro Dog · Breed page: Transmontano Mastiff

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