Cão de Gado Transmontano

Working & guardian dogs · Portugal

About the Cão de Gado Transmontano

The Cão de Gado Transmontano or Transmontano Mastiff is a breed of livestock guardian dog from Portugal. It originates in the historical province of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro in north-eastern Portugal, and is a rare breed confined mostly to this area.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Cão de Gado Transmontano” (lead section), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type	Working & guardian dogs
Origin (Wikidata)	Portugal
Map pin	Representative point in Portugal (not an exact location)
Height	Males: 75–85 cm (30–33 in) Females: 68–78 cm (27–31 in)
Weight	Males: 60–75 kg (132–165 lb) Females: 50–60 kg (110–132 lb)
Size class	Giant (our grouping, from the weight above)
FCI classification	Group 2 (standard no. 368)
Wikidata	Q326532

Height and weight as given in the infobox of the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0), with unit conversions added; we omit figures we cannot read reliably.

Dog breeds from Portugal · Working & guardian dogs