Šarplaninac

Working & guardian dogs · North Macedonia

About the Šarplaninac

The Šarplaninac or Sharr dog is a breed of dog of livestock guardian type. It is named for the Šar Mountains or Šar Planina range in the Balkans, where it is principally found. It was recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale as the Illyrian Shepherd Dog or Ilirski Ovčar from 1939 until 1957, when the name was changed to Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog – Sharplanina or Jugoslovenski Ovčarski Pas – Šarplaninac.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Šarplaninac” (lead section), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type	Working & guardian dogs
Origin (Wikidata)	North Macedonia
Map pin	Representative point in North Macedonia (not an exact location)
Height	Males: 62 cm (24 in) Females: 58 cm (23 in)
Weight	Males: 35–45 kg (77–99 lb) Females: 30–40 kg (66–88 lb)
Size class	Large (our grouping, from the weight above)
FCI classification	Group 2 (standard no. 41)
Wikidata	Q39408

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.

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