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Croatian Sheepdog

The Croatian Sheepdog is a foundation stock service breed from Croatia, standing 16–21 in at the withers, weighing 29–43 lb. Recorded lifespan is 13–14 yrs.

A photograph of the Croatian Sheepdog
Breed group
Foundation Stock Service
Origin
Croatia
Height
16–21 in
Weight
29–43 lb
Lifespan
13–14 yrs

Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Croatian Sheepdog is taller than 31% of the measured breeds, heavier than 30%, one of 64 in the Foundation Stock Service group, one of 5 from Croatia.

Breeds that look like the Croatian Sheepdog

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 Croatian Sheepdog.

Side by side

Height 0–38 in

  1. Croatian Sheepdog
    16–21 in
  2. Mudi
    16–19 in
  3. Kintamani
    19–22 in
  4. Schipperke
    13 in
  5. Black Norwegian Elkhound
    18–19 in
  6. Sardinian Shepherd Dog
    22–24 in
  7. Ryukyu Inu
    18–19.5 in

Weight 0–220 lb

  1. Croatian Sheepdog
    29–43 lb
  2. Mudi
    24–29 lb
  3. Kintamani
    33–40 lb
  4. Schipperke
    7–20 lb
  5. Black Norwegian Elkhound
    35–44 lb
  6. Sardinian Shepherd Dog
    64–88 lb
  7. Ryukyu Inu
    33–55 lb

Lifespan 0–20 yrs

  1. Croatian Sheepdog
    13–14 yrs
  2. Mudi
    12–14 yrs
  3. Kintamani
    ~14 yrs
  4. Schipperke
    13–15 yrs
  5. Black Norwegian Elkhound
    12–15 yrs
  6. Sardinian Shepherd Dogno recorded figure
  7. Ryukyu Inu
    12–13 yrs

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 Croatian Sheepdog on the breed mapRead about the Croatian Sheepdog on Wikipedia
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