克罗地亚
Croatian Sheepdog
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克羅埃西亞共和國，通稱克羅埃西亞，是位於東歐、地中海和中歐交會處的單一議會共和制國家，首都與最大城市為萨格勒布。克國將行政區劃分為20個縣與一個直轄市兼首都的萨格勒布，其領土面積為56,538平方公里。克羅地亞氣候多樣，同時具備大陸性與地中海型氣候，並於亞得里亞海沿岸擁有超過1000座島嶼。2023年克羅地亞人口約為385萬人，多數為克罗地亚人，自從克羅埃西亞由南斯拉夫獨立後至今該國如同大部分巴爾幹半島國家一樣人口持續減少。
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👁形貌
The Croatian Shepherd Dog is of medium size: dogs stand some 45–50 cm at the withers, bitches about 2 cm less; for dogs of exceptionally good conformation and type, the breed standard allows a tolerance of up to 3 cm over or under the standard limits. : 7 The coat is double on most of the body, consisting of a dense soft undercoat and a long soft topcoat, either curly or wavy, with a length varying from 6 to 14 cm ; the hair on the face, ears and lower legs is short. The coat is always black, although some limited white markings are tolerated. : 8
📜源流
The origins of the Croatian Shepherd Dog are unknown. It is a traditional breed of the historic Baranja and Bačka regions of Slavonia, close to the border with Hungary, and may derive from dogs brought to that area from Greece or Turkey, or from elsewhere in the Balkan region. : 319 A manuscript from 1374 in the archives of the Archdiocese of Đakovo–Osijek reportedly mentions sheepdogs in Croatia, using the Latin phrase canis pastoralis croaticus . : 6 In about 1935 the agronomist and veterinary surgeon Stjepan Romić started selectively breeding black Slavonian dogs, leading to the development