Comparison: Croatian Shepherd Dog and Mudi

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

	Croatian Shepherd Dog	Mudi
FCI group	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)
Country of origin	Croatia	Hungary
Category	Medium	Medium
Height at withers	43–50 cm	38–47 cm
Recognition features	Medium-sized spitz-type dog of rustic appearance with a fox-like head Wavy to curly, stand-off black coat Easy to train, lively and enduring	Wedge-shaped head, high-set prick ears of reverse-V shape, topline sloping to the rear Wavy to slightly curly coat, smooth on head and front of legs Black, white, fawn, ash, brown or merle
Coat	Profuse, dense, relatively soft coat, wavy to curly topcoat (6–14 cm) standing off; dense undercoat; black.	Short smooth hair on head and front of legs, otherwise wavy to slightly curled, dense and shiny, 3–7 cm long; black, white, fawn, ash, brown and merle patterns.
Purpose	A Croatian herding dog from Slavonia, used for herding, guarding and as a companion.	A medium-sized Hungarian herding dog used for driving livestock, guarding and as a companion.

Breed page: Croatian Shepherd Dog · Breed page: Mudi

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