Carpathian Shepherd Dog

Carpathian sheep dog

A Carpathian sheepdog
Other names	Ciobănesc Românesc Carpatin, Romanian Carpathian Shepherd, Câine Ciobănesc Carpatin, Carpathian Sheepdog, Carpatin, Romanian Carpatin Herder, Rumanian Carpathian
Country of origin	Romania
Traits Weight Male 32-45 kg kg (70-100 lb) Height Male 65-73 cm (25-29 in) Female 59-67 cm (23-26 in) Coat Rough, abundant and straight Life span 12-14 years
Classification and standards FCI Group 1 Section 1 #350 standard
Dog (Canis lupus familiaris)

The Carpathian Shepherd Dog (Ciobănesc Românesc Carpatin) is a breed of large sheep dogs that originated in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania.^{[1] [2]}

History

Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829-1885) in (Animal's Life) wrote about these dogs. The first written data regarding the Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog was recorded in the Veterinary Science Magazine, year XV, No. 2.

In March 1998, a group of fans of the Carpathian Shepherd Dog founded the Carpathian Shepherd Dogs Club. The club was later renamed the National Club of Carpathian Shepherd Dog Breeders which is based in The club observed that there many Carpathians in Rucăr, Argeş County that are considered ancestors of today's Carpathians.

In March 2003, at Bistriţa, an important conference of the factors involved in the Romanian breeds took place. On July 6, 2005 in Buenos Aires, the approved the provisional homologation of the Carpathian Shepherd Dog.

It is theorized (although not proven) that the various Carpathian Shepherd Dog breeds, as with other livestock guardian and Mountain dog breeds, are descendant from dogs that were developed somewhere around 9,000 years ago in Mesopotamia following the domestication of sheep and goats in the same area.

Health

The breed has a life expectancy of about 12-14 years.

Temperament

A very devoted, well-mannered, courageous dog, it has been said to battle bears in an attempt to protect flocks of sheep or his master from harm.

See also

• Mioritic
• Bucovina Shepherd Dog
• Corb Shepherd

References

1. ^ "Molosserworld's Ciobanesti Carpatini Page". Molosser World. http://www.moloss.com/001/breed/c/c014/. Retrieved 2008-08-22. 
2. ^ "Carpathian Sheepdog". Dog Breed Info Center. http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/carpathian.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-22. 

External links

• About Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog
• (Romanian) About Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog
• (Romanian) About Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog
• (Romanian) The National Club of Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog breeders