Libro Razas Españolas

Majorca Shepherd (Ca de Bestiar) Standard F.C.I. No. 321 / 30. 08. 2002 / GB Origin: Spain Publication of the original valid standard: 26.05.1982 Utilization: Herding, Guard and Defence Dog. Classification F.C.I.: Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs). Section 1 Sheepdogs. Without working trial. I. General Appearance Subconvex profile dog, big size without being exaggerated and medium weight. He is completely black or black with a white spot on the chest, well balanced, coarse, strong, muscled, robust and agile. There exist two varieties of hair: Short hair, the most common variety. Long hair. II. Important proportions Sub-hypermetric, of medium proportions and subconvex dog. In females, it is accepted that the length of the body is up to a 3% longer than the height at the withers. The length of the muzzle must be as the length of the skull. The length of the head must be as the length of the neck. In adult males, the thoracic perimeter, measured from the withers behind the elbows, is approximately, a bit longer than the height at the withers. III. Behaviour and Temperament A very noble dog, of an only owner that accepts the presence of strangers with difficulty. Intelligent, docile, affectionate, extremely shy and reserved in his youth; his sentimentalism reaches unsuspected limits. Loyal to his owner until death. If we look into his eyes, we will have the feeling that he thinks. He is brave and quarrelsome. IV. Head Slightly triangular profile; seen from behind it is wider in the upper part than in the lower one; massive, but not heavy; wide enough to house a good intelligence; well shaped and in proportion to the body; it must be rather big, but never molossoid type. Upper planes of skull and muzzle are parallel. The cranio-facial axes slightly diverging. CRANIAL REGION: Skull: Subconvex profile. The width of the head, measured between the temporal muscles, must be slightly superior (approximately in 1,2 %) to the length between the supraorbital region and the occipital crest. It can be seen a little furrow in the first third of the middle frontal line. Well defined occipital crest. Stop: Well defined, but never abrupt, with slight slope. FACIAL REGION: Nose: Humid, fresh, black, big, with open nostrils; not split. It will noticeably rest points if it has sort of light brown spots or clearer. Las razas caninas españolas - Spanish canine breeds 22