Transmontano Mastiff aka Cão de Gado Transmontano

[fuzzi]

Interesting article about this breed, and LGDs in general:

Mountains Wrote the First Draft, Shepherds Edited the Rest

We all understand that over time, many breeds change to suit their environment, but if the devil is in the details, what does that really mean?

nationalpurebreddogday.com

 

[Baymule]

Most LGDs have evolved over several thousand years, from the times when flocks, the shepherds and dogs roamed in search of grazing and water. The weak perished or was destroyed, the strong survived and the best was bred.
Discussions about Anatolians, Kangal, Boz and other Turkish breeds get real interesting. Defenders of the different names insist theirs is a breed different from the others. Other people say they are all one and the same, Anatolians. And the debate rages on…

 

[Blue Sky]

And then there’s Leo…


Col. David Hancock- The Transhumance Dogs- The Flock Guardians is another very interesting article. I think it contradicts a couple of ideas above but my intention is just to put another article out there. Lots of cool pictures too.