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The '''Dogo Sardo''' is a breed of dog which is fairly common in Sardinia and is used as a livestock guardian dog. It is a landrace and the phenotype of the dogs is somewhat variable as it never had a breed standard and is currently not recognized by ENCI, the Italian kennel club. It is known as “Cani Pertiatzu” in Sardinia and it is highly regarded as a guard dog. It has the characteristics of a very athletic molosser, endowed with agility, stamina, strength and disease resistance. It is a working dog with an intimidating appearance. The coat is short, smooth or rough, and usually reddish, black, gray, fawn, brown or brindle. Males stand 56 to 68 cm at the shoulder and can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lbs).
The '''Dogo Sardo''' is a breed of dog which is fairly common in [[Sardinia]] and is used as a [[livestock]] [[guard dog|guardian dog]]. The [[phenotype]] of the dogs is somewhat variable as it never had a breed standard and is currently not recognized by [[Italian Kennel Club|ENCI]], the Italian kennel club. It is known as ''Cani Pertiatzu'' in Sardinia and it is highly regarded as a guard dog{{cn}}. It has the characteristics of a very athletic [[molosser]], endowed with agility, stamina, strength and disease resistance. It is a working dog with an intimidating appearance. The coat is short, smooth or rough, and usually reddish, black, gray, fawn, brown or brindle. Males stand 56 to 68 cm at the shoulder and can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lbs).

==References==
* http://molosserdogs.com/m/articles/view/2243-dogo-sardo
* http://www.agraria.org/cani/dogo-sardo.htm


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHugLkl5CbU showing a rough haired Dogo Sardo guard dog]
* [http://www.dogosardo.it The ''Dogo Sardo'' club]

* [http://www.dogosardo.it the dogo sardo club]
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* [http://www.agraria.org/cani/dogo-sardo.htm breed description]


[[Category:Dog breeds originating in Italy]]
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[[Category:Molossers]]
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Revision as of 23:45, 11 January 2014

The Dogo Sardo is a breed of dog which is fairly common in Sardinia and is used as a livestock guardian dog. The phenotype of the dogs is somewhat variable as it never had a breed standard and is currently not recognized by ENCI, the Italian kennel club. It is known as Cani Pertiatzu in Sardinia and it is highly regarded as a guard dog[citation needed]. It has the characteristics of a very athletic molosser, endowed with agility, stamina, strength and disease resistance. It is a working dog with an intimidating appearance. The coat is short, smooth or rough, and usually reddish, black, gray, fawn, brown or brindle. Males stand 56 to 68 cm at the shoulder and can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lbs).

References