Estrela Mountain Dog
The Estrela Mountain Dog is a breed of dog that has been used to guard herds and homesteads in the Estrela Mountains for centuries.
Appearance and Size
The Estrela Mountain Dog comes in two coat types. Both types should have coat resembling the texture of goat hair. Long coat: The thick, slightly coarse outer coat lies close over the body and may be flat or slightly waved, but never curly. Undercoat is very dense and normally lighter in color than the outer coat. The hair on the front sides of the legs and the head is short and smooth. Hair on the ears diminishes in length from the base of the ears to the tips. The hair on the neck, the buttocks, the tail, and the back side of the legs is longer resulting in a ruff at the neck, breeches on the buttocks and backs of the legs, and feathering on the tail. Short coat: The outer coat is short, thick, and slightly coarse, with a shorter dense undercoat. Any feathering should be in proportion. Size Desirable height for mature males is 25½ - 28½ inches and for mature females is 24½ - 27 inches. Mature males in good working condition weigh between 88 and 110 pounds. Mature females in good working condition weigh between 66 and 88 pounds.
Personality
They are very protective of their property and family, friendly with children, but suspicious of any strangers, and can be stubborn.
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Videos of Estrela Mountain Dogs
ESTRELA MOUNTAIN DOGS UK 1976-2005
A photo slideshow with background music showing the Estrela Mountain Dogs depicted in the EMD Complete UK Breed Database book published in 2006. I still have a limited quantity of these books left and will let them go to clear at £4.99 each inc postage. You can purchase these on my website at www.tibetanmastiffdogs.com
Sonia fusses some Estrela Mountain Dogs at "Discover Dogs", Crufts 2010
My lovely wife Sonia fussing some Estrela Mountain Dogs at "Discover Dogs", Crufts 2010, National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham
Estrela Mountain Dog
Estrela Mountain Dog Sorry i put a pic or two twice! I don't own anything those are just some pics from internet.
The History of Molosser Dogs
Molosser is a category of large, solidly-built dog that includes several breeds, probably all descended from the same root stock. The name derives from Molossia, a subregion of ancient Epirus, ancient Greece, where the large shepherd dog was known as the Molossus. The proper noun "Mastiff", however, is used to refer to the English Mastiff, a breed that originated from Celtic dogs in England over two thousand years ago. Other terms include "Mastín" (Spanish), "Dogge" (Germanic), and "dogue" or "dogo" (Roman
Big dog vs. little dog
Louie the Estrela Mountain Dog (@ 20 months of age) and Wilson the Border Terrier (@ 16 weeks of age) have a wonderful play in the park. Who says giant dogs can't play nicely with itty bitty dogs!
Grooming the Bernese Mountain Dog
Luis Calderon, professional handler, demonstrates his technique on grooming Multi Champion Gear Van't Stokerybos.
Estrelas cooling down
Milagre Estrela Mountain Dogs Rio and Dandy, plus Louie the border collie and Rogue the Jack Russell cooling off on a summer evening.
Cute Estrela puppies- 19 days old!
Wentcourt Kennels 2009 litter at 19 days of age. Beautiful litter of 5 boys and 1 girl. Growing big and strong! Wentcourt kennels: www.freewebs.com Pups at 2 days of age! www.youtube.com And at 26 days of age: www.youtube.com
Abruzzese Shepherd dog
This is my Abruzzese shepherd dog,a female of one years old! A great dog very intelligent! www.youtube.com Comment and Like! The Maremma Sheepdog, in Italian Cane da pastore Maremmano-Abruzzese, usually referred to as just Maremmano, is a breed of livestock guardian dog indigenous to central Italy, particularly to Abruzzo and the Maremma region of Tuscany and Lazio. It has been used for centuries by Italian shepherds to guard sheep from wolves. The English name of the breed derives from that of the Maremma
estrela dogs.wmv
Some of my favourite dogs. Estrela mountrain dogs, Loki the Norwegian Elkhound, Ben, Mia and supporting cast
Cute estrela pups- 6 weeks of age
Wentcourt Kennel's 2009 litter at 6 weeks of age. Lots of focus on Louie in this video!
Cute Estrela Puppies! 26 days
Wentcourt Kennel's 2009 litter at 26 days old. At 2 days of age: www.youtube.com At 19 days of age: www.youtube.com
BSL's Hit List
THIS VIDEO WAS HIT WITH COPYRIGHT. THIS SONG WAS THE BEST I COULD GET. PLEASE, IT WAS MADE FOR AWARENESS SO GIVE ME A BREAK OK? THANK YOU. ~ A number of dogs have fallen under BSL and/or the "Dangerous dog act". The dogs in the video are as follows: American Pit bull terrier,American staffordshire terrier,Australian shepard,Belgian malinois,Blue heeler,Boston terrier,Pug,Presa canario,Cane corso,Dogo argentino,French bulldog,Great dane,English spinger spaniel,Labrador retriver,Samoyed,Kangal,Akbash,Rottweil
Dog in water, Slow Motion
Max, our Portuguese Estrela Mountain Dog, fetches (or not) sticks from the water while attached to a 20 meter life-line (just in case). This was the day Max started swimming. www.simonfranco.com
