艾尔斯山犬
Cão da Serra de Aires
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🐾性情
The FCI breed standard states that the ideal Portuguese Sheepdog is "exceptionally intelligent and very lively."
🌿健康
No recurring health problems or claims of extraordinary health have been documented for this breed. They are prone to ehrlichiosis transmitted by ticks. Abdominal tumors are to be expected on senior dogs, so regular echograms are advised after the eighth year of life.
👁形貌
Portuguese Sheepdog is a medium-sized dog, standing 45 to 55 cm (17½ to 21½ ins) at the withers for males (females slightly smaller) and 17 to 27 kg (37 to 60 lbs) in weight. The dog's body is long and has a long coat without an undercoat, of medium thickness and described as having a "goat like" texture. [ clarification needed ] The lack of an undercoat makes the dog less resistant to extreme weather as a working dog. [ citation needed ] Typical coat colours include yellow, chestnut, grey, fawn, wolf grey (Portuguese: fulvo or lobeiro), and black, with tan marks. White hairs may be mixed in w
📜源流
Ancestors of the modern breed were traditionally used for herding cows, sheep, goats, horses, and even pigs in the Serra de Aires and in the Alentejo. As with other breeds who came from undocumented, working dog origins, "... data is rare, or does not exist ... most guardian and herding breeds do not have records before 1900". The dog is recognisable as one of the old-fashioned types of European sheepdogs, believed to be closely related to the Pyrenean and Catalan Sheepdogs. It is also believed to be descended from Briards imported into Portugal in the early 1900s by the Conde de Castro Guimar