Pyrenean Mastiff

  • Pyrenean Mastiff
  • Mastín del Pirineo
Other names
OriginSpain
Traits
Height Males
minimum 77 cm[2]
Females
minimum 72 cm[2]
Weight
60–90 kg[1]: 553 
Kennel club standards
Real Sociedad Canina de España standard
Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)
A Spanish (but not Aragonese) carlanca or wolf collar

The Pyrenean Mastiff or Mastín del Pirineo is a Spanish breed of large livestock guardian dog from the autonomous community of Aragón in north-eastern Spain.[1]: 552  It was traditionally used to protect flocks during the annual transhumance to high summer pasture in the Pyrenees.[1]: 552  It is a distinct and separate breed from the Spanish Mastiff or Mastin Español and from both the Pyrenean Mountain Dog and the Pyrenean Shepherd.

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