Comparison: Estrela Mountain Dog and Rafeiro of Alentejo

Estrela Mountain Dog and Rafeiro of Alentejo are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Estrela Mountain Dog	Rafeiro of Alentejo
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	Large
Height at withers	62–75 cm	64–74 cm
Weight	35–60 kg	35–60 kg
Recognition features	Large molossoid mastiff-type dog with long or short coat Coat resembles goat hair, with an undercoat lighter than the topcoat Distrustful of strangers, faithful to its master	Large, powerful, rustic and calm dog, slightly longer than high Thick short to medium-length coat in black, wolf-grey, fawn or yellow, with or without brindle Always with white markings, or white with patches
Coat	Two coat varieties, long and short; abundant, slightly coarse, goat-like coat with fine, lighter undercoat; fawn, wolf grey or yellow, with or without mask.	Short or medium-length (preferred), thick, straight, dense coat evenly spread down to between the toes; black, wolf grey, fawn or yellow, with or without brindle, always with white markings, or white with patches.
Purpose	A Portuguese mountain dog from the Serra da Estrela, a livestock and farm guard also used for draught work.	A Portuguese guard dog for property and livestock, believed to descend from Middle Eastern molossers.

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