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The Czechoslovakian Wolfdog is a working dog from the former Czechoslovakia, created in 1955 by crossing German Shepherds with Carpathian wolves, and the FCI still keeps it under a working trial. Dogs stand at least 65 cm (25.6 in) at the withers and weigh at least 26 kg (57 lb); bitches at least 60 cm…
The Cane Corso is an Italian molosser, a utility and guard dog that the FCI files in Group 2 and still tests for work. The standard gives males 64 to 68 cm (about 25 to 27 in) at the withers and 45 to 50 kg (99 to 110 lb); bitches 60 to 64 cm (about…
The Burgos Pointer is a Spanish pointing dog from the province of Burgos, and the FCI keeps it in Group 7 under a working trial. Height at the withers runs 62 to 67 cm (24.4 to 26.4 in) for males and 59 to 64 cm (23.2 to 25.2 in) for bitches, and at that height…
The Maremma Sheepdog is an Italian livestock guardian from the Abruzzo and the Tuscan Maremma, and the FCI’s 2025 revision keeps it in Group 1 as a dog for protecting flocks and guarding property. It stands 67 to 73.5 cm (26.4 to 28.9 in) at the withers and weighs 40 to 52 kg (88 to…
The Briard is a French shepherd from the Brie region, and the FCI files it with the sheepdogs in Group 1, where a working trial is still expected. Males measure 62 to 68 cm (24.4 to 26.8 in) at the withers, bitches 56 to 64 cm (22 to 25.2 in), and weight spans 22 to…
The Anatolian Shepherd is Turkey’s livestock guardian, and the FCI’s current standard for it is filed under a different name: the Kangal Shepherd Dog. Size comes first: males run 48 to 60 kg (106 to 132 lb) at 72 to 78 cm (28.3 to 30.7 in), bitches 40 to 50 kg (88 to 110 lb)…