KARST SHEPHERD DOG

Moderately sharp

Courageous

Devoted

Medium size

Robust

Iron grey coat

Group	📌
Size	Large📌
Utilization	The shepherd dog from the Karst Massif is a shepherd dog by excellence and a good guard; today he is more often used as a guard and defence dog; in recent times he is mostly a family dog, but remains nevertheless essentially a perfect shepherd dog
Appearance	The Karst Shepherd Dog is of medium size, harmonious, robust, endowed with a well-developed musculature and a strong constitution. The tail and ears are hanging. The coat is iron grey, long and abundant.
🖍️Nicknames	Kraški Ovčar Karst Sheepdog
Country of origin	Slovenia
Lifespan, years	10 - 12
Height	55 cm - 63 cm
Weight	30 kg - 42 kg
Temperament	Of good, moderately sharp temperament, courageous and valiant but not biting, very devoted to his master. Incorruptibly good guard, distrustful of strangers; pleasant companion dog and obedient, whilst maintaining a strong individuality.
History	The Karst Shepherd Dog is a breed which has existed for several centuries and which belongs in the molossian group. It probably followed the Illyrians in their migration through Istria and the Dalmatian islands and settled in the Slovenian region of the Karst Massif. The breed was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1689 in the book of Baron Janez Vajkart Valvasor « The glory of the duchy of Carniole ». The breed and its standard were officially recognized on the 2nd June 1939 under the name of « Illyrian Shepherd » during the general assembly of the F.C.I. in Stockholm. In the general assembly of the F.C.I. in 1948 in Bled-Slovenia, the standard was completed and the breed recognized again.