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Can de Palleiro

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Can de Palleiro
Other names
  • Can do gando
  • Can das vacas
  • Can da casa
  • Can lobo
  • Lobeiro[1]: 525 
OriginGalicia, Spain
Traits
Height Males 59–65 cm (23–26 in)[2]
Females 57–63 cm (22–25 in)[2]
Weight Males 30–38 kg (66–84 lb)[2]
Females 25–33 kg (55–73 lb)[2]
Colour sand, cinnamon, grizzly, brown and black
Kennel club standards
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Spain standard
NotesRecognised in Spanish legislation[3]: 59 
Dog (domestic dog)
three white puppies with bright eyes and black noses
Puppies

The Can de Palleiro is a traditional Spanish breed of shepherd dog from the autonomous community of Galicia in north-western Spain. It was recognised by royal decree in 2001, and the stud-book was established in the same year.[1]: 525 [3] It is named after the haystack (palleiro) near which it traditionally sleeps.[4]

History

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The Can de Palleiro is a traditional shepherd dog breed from the autonomous community of Galicia. It was officially recognised by the Xunta de Galicia in April 2001, and a stud-book was established;[5] it received national recognition by royal decree in May the same year.[3] A breed association, the Club da Raza Can de Palleiro, was formed in 2002.[6]

The breed had come close to extinction in the years before it was officially recognised. In 2009 its conservation status was reported as "in danger of extinction", but numbers were increasing.[1]: 526  In 2022 it was listed by the Real Sociedad Canina de España among the breeds in the process of recovery.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Miguel Fernández Rodríguez, Mariano Gómez Fernández, Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo, Silvia Adán Belmonte, Miguel Jiménez Cabras (eds.) (2009). Guía de campo de las razas autóctonas españolas (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino. ISBN 9788449109461.
  2. ^ a b c d Can de palleiro (in Galician). Consellería do Medio Rural, Xunta de Galicia. Accessed February 2020.
  3. ^ a b c [Miguel Arias Cañete] (25 May 2001). Real Decreto 558/2001, de 25 de mayo, por el que se regula el reconocimiento oficial de las organizaciones o asociaciones de criadores de perros de raza pura. Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. Boletín Oficial de España (142): 14 June 2001. Reference: BOE-A-2001-11347.
  4. ^ Xunta de Galicia
  5. ^ Juan Miguel Diz Guedes (26 April 2001). Orde do 26 de abril de 2001 pola quese fai público o estándar racial do Can de Palleiro e se crea o libro xenealóxico da raza (in Galician). Diario Oficial de Galicia (91): 6325–6329. Accessed February 2020.
  6. ^ Información General (in Spanish). Club da Raza Can de Palleiro. Accessed February 2020.
  7. ^ Razas Españolas (in Spanish). Madrid: Real Sociedad Canina de España. Archived 5 March 2022.