Rafeiro Do Alentejo — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Rafeiro Do Alentejo — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed's country of origin is Portugal.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* FCI places it in Group 2 (Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid and Swiss mountain/cattle breeds), Section 2.2 Molossoid / Mountain type, with no working trial; its standard is number 96.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Its stated use is as a guard dog for property and livestock.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Height at the withers runs 66 to 74 cm for males and 64 to 70 cm for females, with weight 45 to 60 kg and 35 to 50 kg respectively.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is short or medium in length (medium preferred), thick, straight and dense, spread evenly down to between the toes.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Colours are black, grey of the wolf type, fawn or yellow, either brindled or not, and always marked with white, or white with patches of these shades.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The temperament makes an excellent farm and estate watchdog and a useful livestock protector, more alert at night and serious when guarding; it shows a calm, confident manner, neither aggressive nor shy.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifying faults include aggression or extreme shyness, clear physical or behavioural abnormality, atypical type, an extremely light or lymphatic build, a very narrow long head, a too-long or convex muzzle, undershot or overshot jaw, mismatched pale eyes, a tailless condition, total lack of pigment (albinism), and too-short coat.