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Barbado da Terceira

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AKC Foundation Stock Service

Barbado da Terceira.

AKC breed page: a medium-sized herding dog from Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal (AKC FSS Herding Group). CPC utilization: 'Cão de condução de gado por excelência, cão de guarda, cão de companhia' (a cattle-driving dog above all, also guard and companion). Wikipedia: derived from dogs brought by colonists since the fifteenth century, particularly those with an aptitude for cattle herding; used both as a herding dog and as a guard dog. CPC history: used to gather wild cattle (gado bravo).

Breed sets the odds. The parents set the dog. Every number here shows its source, its spread and how sure we are. Nothing on this page is a prediction about one dog.

0INHeightdogs null, bitches null. An ideal from the standard, not a range.
46–66LBWeight, all linesbreed dogs 55 to 66.1 lb; breed bitches 46 to 57.3 lb.

The body

What the breed is built like. Registry standards give an ideal, not a range.

Height at the shoulder

dogs 20.5 to 22.8 in · bitches 18.9 to 21.3 in

Breed clubAKC

Two standards, AKC (FSS page header) and CPC, differ in spread; low/high span both. No ideal printed. cm converted at 2.54.

Weight

dogs 55 to 66.1 lb · bitches 46 to 57.3 lb

Breed clubAKC

Spans AKC and CPC. kg converted at 2.2046.

Coat

CPC: long, abundant, slightly wavy coat, neither smooth nor curly, with abundant undercoat over the whole body; hair forms the beard on the jaw (hence the name); colours yellow, grey, black, fawn and wolf-grey in light, common and dark shades, with white markings allowed on chest, belly and tail tip; brown or mottled disqualifies. Wikipedia: long, thick, wavy coat with a thick under-coat; yellow, grey, black, fawn or wolf-grey

Breed clubClube Português de Canicultura

Shedding

Shedding 1 of 5 (AKC breed page trait score)

Breed clubAKC

AKC breed page trait score, 1 to 5: a breed-club tendency, never a measurement.

The dog at home

What the breed asks of a day. The first thing most homes get wrong.

Energy

AKC breed page: energy level 5 of 5, mental stimulation needs 5 of 5, playfulness 5 of 5, barking level 1 of 5, trainability 5 of 5, watchdog/protective nature 5 of 5, adaptability 5 of 5. AKC intro: medium-sized herder, intelligent, easy to train, docile and willful, joyful and sensitive; athletic and needs an experienced and loving owner. CPC temperament: companion and faithful to its owner, intelligent, easy to teach, cheerful, gentle and willful

Breed clubAKC

AKC bands, not a measured figure.

Grooming load

3 of 5

Breed clubAKC

AKC breed page trait score, 1 to 5: a breed-club tendency, never a measurement.

Grooming

AKC breed page: coat grooming frequency 3 of 5, shedding level 1 of 5, drooling level 1 of 5. CPC: coat long, abundant, slightly wavy, neither smooth nor curly, with abundant undercoat all over; the 'working clip' shortens the coat evenly and is the show presentation. Wikipedia: coat long, thick and wavy with a thick under-coat

Breed clubAKC

The work

What it was built to do in the field, and what a test or trial asks of it.

Role

AKC breed page: a medium-sized herding dog from Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal (AKC FSS Herding Group). CPC utilization: 'Cão de condução de gado por excelência, cão de guarda, cão de companhia' (a cattle-driving dog above all, also guard and companion). Wikipedia: derived from dogs brought by colonists since the fifteenth century, particularly those with an aptitude for cattle herding; used both as a herding dog and as a guard dog. CPC history: used to gather wild cattle (gado bravo)

Breed clubAKC

AKC, CPC and Wikipedia agree on cattle herding; CPC and Wikipedia add guarding.

Primary game

Cattle: CPC calls it a cattle-driving dog 'por excelência' and says it gathered wild cattle (gado bravo); Wikipedia: aptitude for cattle herding

Breed clubClube Português de Canicultura

Field trial standard

AKC: eligible to compete in AKC herding events as a Foundation Stock Service breed, for suffix titles only (eligibility page lists it as 'Barbado de Terceira'). AKC FSS news: added to the Foundation Stock Service in January 2021. No FCI standard and no working trial rules read. CPC: FCI classification given as Group 1 Section 2 herding and cattle dogs, 'Sem prova de trabalho' (without working trial); CPC states the breed is not recognised by the FCI. Wikipedia: recognised by the CPC and the Direcção-Geral de Veterinária in 2004

Breed clubAKC

More

akc bands

AKC breed page trait scores (1-5): Energy Level 5; Mental Stimulation Needs 5; Trainability Level 5; Barking Level 1; Watchdog/Protective Nature 5; Good With Young Children 3; Openness To Strangers 1; Good With Other Dogs 3; Shedding Level 1; Coat Grooming Frequency 3; Drooling Level 1; Affectionate With Family 5; Playfulness Level 5; Adaptability Level 5.

Breed clubAKC

Fourteen AKC bands in one row; the selector reads each by name. Breed-club ratings: a tendency, never a measurement.

How to read this page

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