Šarplaninac
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| Other names | Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common nicknames | Planinac Šar Šarko |
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| Origin | Macedonia and Serbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traits | |||
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| Weight | Male | 35–45 kilograms (77–99 lb) usual | |
| Female | 30–40 kilograms (66–88 lb) | ||
| Height | Male | 62 centimetres (24 in) | |
| Female | 58 centimetres (23 in) | ||
| Coat | 4 inches (10 cm), rough or smooth | ||
| Color | Fawn, iron gray, white, or black; sable or gray with darker "overalls" | ||
| Life span | 11-13 yrs | ||
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| FCI | Group 2, Section 2.2 Molossian: Mountain type #041 | standard | |
| CKC | Miscellaneous List | [? standard] | |
| The CKC Miscellaneous List is for breeds working towards full CKC recognition. | |||
| UKC | Guardian Dog | standard | |
The Šarplaninac or Sarplaninac or Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog or Illyrian Shepherd Dog is a dog breed of the type named after the Šar Mountains in the border area between Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania. It is a molosser-type mountain dog. The origin of the breed is uncertain, it may have come from Asia in the prehistoric era.
Known in Albanian as Qeni i Sharrit, Serbian as Šarplaninac (Serbian Cyrillic: Шарпланинац) and Macedonian as Šarplaninec (Macedonian: Шарпланинец), meaning "Šar Mountaineer" or "[Dog of] the Šar Mountains (Šar planina)", it is alternatively named the "Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog" by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (1980).
Šarplaninac is probably developed from Tibetian shepherd dogs that were brought to the Balkans from Asia. Their descendants have been known as flock guardians in the Sar Mountains area, an mountainous area in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia, since more than 2000 years ago.
The Šarplaninac is a large, strongly built dog. The body is slightly longer than the height at the withers, and the front legs account for approximately 55% of the height. The head is large but proportional to the body, with dark eyes.
The Šarplaninac is a robust, well proportioned dog with plenty of bone, of a size that is well above the average and with a thick, long, rather coarse coat that emphasizes the short coupled appearance. According to the FCI breed standard males should weigh between 35 and 45 kilograms (77 and 99 lb) with females slightly smaller at around 30–40 kilograms (66–88 lb). The average height is quoted as 62 centimetres (24 in) for males with females at 58 centimetres (23 in).
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