Comparison: German Shepherd and Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog

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

	German Shepherd	Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog
FCI group	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)
Country of origin	Germany	Romania
Category	Large	Large
Height at withers	55–65 cm	–
Weight	22–40 kg	–
Life span	9–13 years	–
Recognition features	Medium-large dog with a straight topline and a gently sloping croup Erect pointed ears and a bushy, sabre-like tail carried low Most often saddle or black-and-tan coat with a dark mask	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
Coat	Double coat with dense undercoat, medium or long, straight and harsh outer hair.	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.
Purpose	Standardised in Germany in the late 1890s (Max von Stephanitz, 1899) as a versatile herding and working dog; today mainly a police, service and guide dog.	The Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog, for centuries defender of flocks and at the same time an excellent guard.

Breed page: German Shepherd · Breed page: Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog

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