Comparison: Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog and Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog

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

	Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog	Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog
FCI group	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)	2. Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid breeds, Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs
Country of origin	Romania	Romania
Category	–	Large
Height at withers	–	65–80 cm
Recognition features	Large but never heavy dog with a long, abundant coat White with dark patches, or solid white or grey Calm, stable, wary of strangers	Large, towering, courageous and proud dog with a predominantly black coat (over 80%) White marks on chest and limbs, rich long coat with mane and culottes Loud, deep bark audible from far away
Coat	Abundant coat of at least 10 cm, harsh and straight, with a denser lighter undercoat; piebald (white with black or grey markings) or solid white or grey.	Abundant, long (7–10 cm), flat, straight and rough coat on the body, shorter dense undercoat; mane, fringes and culottes; black or predominantly black with white marks.
Purpose	A Romanian herding and guard dog from the Carpathians, a fearless protector of flocks against predators.	A Romanian mountain shepherd dog ("Raven") from the southern Carpathians, predominantly black, guard of flocks and households.

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