Catalan Sheepdog

Pastoral

Coat

Solid:
Tan: with in the traditional or minimal creeping pattern.
Sable: Red sable in any of the patterns. are additional allowed base colours
Grizzle: Grey or Red grizzle (regular). This breed may use hair3 or hair20 texture as trim colour; it will appear as the base colour overlaid with 125. Some speckling of another colour in the trim is acceptable.
Masking: All of the above may be masked with (any type of mask).
White Markings: Allowed on all of the above as trim on the chest/toes.

Eyes

- dark shades preferred

Nose

Faults

Asymmetrical markings.

Disqualifications

More white than listed.

Varieties

None

Notes

The catalan sheepdog originates from the northeastern province of Catalonia. Spain is the home of a large number of local sheepdogs, the catalan being the most well known. The breed is a dedicated herding breed, which thanks to its excellent herding instinct, durability and hardiness can be found all over the country. It was officially recognized in 1929, but disappeared until 1951, the same year as the first dog show after the war was held in Spain, but the breed seemed to disappear once more, and the modern days are the result of a breeding which took place in the 1970s, from unknown dogs.
The catalan sheepdog is known for its suspicious nature and is kept as a watchdog, but also as a companion, being a true one man dog.

The catalan sheepdog should be slightly rectangular in body. The head is powerful but not coarse, with the muzzle slightly shorter than the skull. Slight stop. The ears are set high, hanging flat and close to the head. The neck is rather short and muscular. The body is strong and muscular, with a straight back and broad chest. Strong boning with agile movements.

Breed Files

Filename: CIR Catalan Sheepdog
Offset: F518
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: September 25, 2014
Notes: Version 2 of the Cirrutopia file.

Filename: CIR Catalan Sheepdog
Offset: F518
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: January 4, 2006
Notes: Addball droptail and feathering. A few off-colour shades as shown (the orange and white dots) are accepted without fault when the hair3 texture is used.