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Saint Miguel Cattle Dog

Mastiffs & molossers · Portugal

Saint Miguel Cattle Dog: Caofila
Photo: Summer05, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

About the Saint Miguel Cattle Dog

The Saint Miguel Cattle Dog is a dog breed of mastiff type originating on São Miguel Island in the Azores, an island chain which is one of the autonomous regions of Portugal. The breed was originally used as a herding dog for working with cattle.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Saint Miguel Cattle Dog” (lead section), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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