Breed # 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. ![A photograph of the Barbado da Terceira](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/barbado-da-terceira.webp) 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. Compare the Barbado da Terceira with another breed ## 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. Around people and other dogs Good with young children 4 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Good with other dogs 3 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good What they will ask of you Energy 5 of 5 1 couch potato · 5 busy all day Barking 5 of 5 1 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](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/barbado-da-terceira/) ## 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. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/briard.webp)Briard](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/briard/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/catalan-sheepdog.webp)Catalan sheepdog](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/catalan-sheepdog/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/bergamasco-shepherd.webp)Bergamasco Shepherd](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/bergamasco-shepherd/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/portuguese-sheepdog.webp)Portuguese Sheepdog](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/portuguese-sheepdog/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/sapsaree.webp)Sapsaree](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/sapsaree/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/patagonian-sheepdog.webp)Patagonian Sheepdog](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/patagonian-sheepdog/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Barbado da Terceira20–23 in 2. Briard24–27 in 3. Catalan sheepdog22 in 4. Bergamasco Shepherd23–24 in 5. Portuguese Sheepdog16–22 in 6. Sapsaree20–24 in 7. Patagonian Sheepdog22 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Barbado da Terceira55–66 lb 2. Briard59.5–90 lb 3. Catalan sheepdog44–55 lb 4. Bergamasco Shepherd71–84 lb 5. Portuguese Sheepdog26.5–40 lb 6. Sapsaree40–59.5 lb 7. Patagonian Sheepdog53 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Barbado da Terceira12–14 yrs 2. Briard10–12 yrs 3. Catalan sheepdog12–14 yrs 4. Bergamasco Shepherd13–15 yrs 5. Portuguese Sheepdog12–13 yrs 6. Sapsaree11–13 yrs 7. 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. See the Barbado da Terceira on the breed map Read about the Barbado da Terceira on Wikipedia