Barbado da Terceira
The Barbado da Terceira is a foundation stock service breed from Azores, Portugal, standing males 20–23 in · females 19–21 in at the withers, weighing males 55–66 lb · females 46–57 lb. Recorded lifespan is 12–14 yrs.
- Breed group
- Foundation Stock Service
- Origin
- Azores, Portugal
- Height
- males 20–23 in · females 19–21 in
- Weight
- males 55–66 lb · females 46–57 lb
- Lifespan
- 12–14 yrs
Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Barbado da Terceira is taller than 51% of the measured breeds, heavier than 64%, one of 64 in the Foundation Stock Service group.
Living with the Barbado da Terceira
Two breed references score every breed they cover from 1 to 5 on the things an owner lives with day to day. These are the Barbado da Terceira’s, with what a 1 and a 5 mean on each row.
- Good with young children
- 4 of 51 not suited · 5 very good
- Good with other dogs
- 3 of 51 not suited · 5 very good
- Energy
- 5 of 51 couch potato · 5 busy all day
- Barking
- 5 of 51 only to alert · 5 very vocal
Rated 1 to 5 by the American Kennel Club, and read from their breed pages in 2022. Nobody at Woof & Beyond has met this breed — these are the publishers’ judgments, not ours.Barbado da Terceira on AKC
Breeds that look like the Barbado da Terceira
A neural network trained to tell breeds apart by sight read all 510 photographs in this reference, and these are the 6 it placed closest to the Barbado da Terceira.
Height 0–38 in
- Barbado da Terceira20–23 in
- Briard24–27 in
- Catalan sheepdog22 in
- Bergamasco Shepherd23–24 in
- Portuguese Sheepdog16–22 in
- Sapsaree20–24 in
- Patagonian Sheepdog22 in
Weight 0–220 lb
- Barbado da Terceira55–66 lb
- Briard59.5–90 lb
- Catalan sheepdog44–55 lb
- Bergamasco Shepherd71–84 lb
- Portuguese Sheepdog26.5–40 lb
- Sapsaree40–59.5 lb
- Patagonian Sheepdog53 lb
Lifespan 0–20 yrs
- Barbado da Terceira12–14 yrs
- Briard10–12 yrs
- Catalan sheepdog12–14 yrs
- Bergamasco Shepherd13–15 yrs
- Portuguese Sheepdog12–13 yrs
- Sapsaree11–13 yrs
- Patagonian Sheepdogno recorded figure
Nothing here was grouped by hand. The ranking is an opinion about appearance, not about ancestry, which is why it sometimes puts together breeds no kennel club would — and why it is worth looking at the photographs rather than taking the order on trust.