Rafeiro Do Alentejo — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Rafeiro Do Alentejo — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.fci.be.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

• ORIGIN: Portugal.
• FCI-St. N° 96 / 04.05.2009
• FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 2 Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid breeds, Swiss Mountain and
• WEIGHT: Height at the withers: Males: 66-74 cm.
• COAT Hair: Short or of medium length, this being preferred; thick, straight and dense, evenly spread down to between toes.
• Colour: Black, wolf grey, fawn or yellow, with or without brindling, always with white markings; or white with patches of these colours.
• TEMPERAMENT: An excellent farm and estate watch dog, it is also a very useful livestock protector, more vigilant at night, being very serious when guarding territory or any

Standard outline (section headings)

• FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)
• RAFEIRO DO ALENTEJO
• DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID
• CRANIAL REGION:
• FACIAL REGION:
• LIMBS
• FOREQUARTERS:
• HINDQUARTERS:
• COAT
• HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:
• Height at the withers:
• Weight:
• SEVERE FAULTS:
• DISQUALIFYING FAULTS: