Dog breeds :
Euskal Artzain Txakurra / Perro de Pastor Vasco
French
General
Well proportioned dog, with strong and rectangular body. Trotter features. Well covered with a typical coat of gold or copper rustic hair, longer over the trunk than over the head, which never covers the eyes. The relation between height and length is about 1/1,2
Characteristics
Cranial profile subconvex and divergent cranium - facial lines, the head is light if compared with the trunk.
Long skull, slightly rectangular, occipital protuberance moderately marked. Oval eyes, with black eyelids and amber iris.
Medium size ears, inserted above the line of the external eye vertex, with triangular shape and often folded in their proximal third.
Firm lips, never flaccid and always black colored.
Short, strong and cylindric neck.
Long tail, inserted in a medium to high position.
Their typical walk is a soft trot (Sometimes you get the impression that they move as a big cat!!!).
Temperament
Very sensitive, intelligent dog, establishes strong relationships with his "human camerades"
Always alert, he has a well determined and balanced personality, which makes him a very good guardian. He is also very patient with kids and other dogs.
When loved and well treated, he is unconditionally loyal.
History
It is believed that the breed first records appear in pre-historic paintings, as ancient as 12000 BP, in neolithic caves of northern Spain.
Later on, in ordinances related to shepherding during the middle age and in several paintings and drawings of the XVI century, there exist references on the Euskal Artzain Txacurra.
Nowadays, the breed is in great danger of extinction; a few well conserved populations exist where coomunities of Euskalerrian shepherds persist devoted to their traditional activity.
The Euskal Artzain Txacurra hasn't been recognized yet as an official breed by the FCI.
Origin
This breed originated in the euskalerria region in Spain, where two different kinds of Euskal Artzain Txacurra appeared: Gorbekoa and Iletsua, being the Gorbekoa the most ancient of them.
It is believed that the Euskal Artzain comes from ancient breeds of Central-European sheepdogs.
Utilization
Besides its use as guardian or sheepdog, the Euskal artzain also is a great companion dog
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