Breed

# Pastor Garafiano

The Pastor Garafiano is a breed from Canary Islands (Spain), standing males 24–28 in · females 22–26 in at the withers, weighing males 77–101 lb · females 55–77 lb.

![A photograph of the Pastor Garafiano](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/pastor-garafiano.webp)

Origin

Canary Islands (Spain)

Height

males 24–28 in · females 22–26 in

Weight

males 77–101 lb · females 55–77 lb

Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Pastor Garafiano is taller than 81% of the measured breeds, heavier than 87%, one of 4 from Canary Islands (Spain).

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## Breeds that look like the Pastor Garafiano

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 Pastor Garafiano.

- [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/german-shepherd.webp)German Shepherd](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/german-shepherd/)
- [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/icelandic-sheepdog.webp)Icelandic Sheepdog](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/icelandic-sheepdog/)
- [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/east-european-shepherd.webp)East European Shepherd](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/east-european-shepherd/)
- [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/eurasier.webp)Eurasier](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/eurasier/)
- [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/chow-chow.webp)Chow Chow](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/chow-chow/)
- [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/finnish-spitz.webp)Finnish Spitz](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/finnish-spitz/)

Side by side

Height 0–38 in

1. Pastor Garafiano24–28 in
2. German Shepherd24–26 in
3. Icelandic Sheepdog12–16 in
4. East European Shepherd26–28 in
5. Eurasier20–24 in
6. Chow Chow17–22 in
7. Finnish Spitz17–20 in

Weight 0–220 lb

1. Pastor Garafiano77–101 lb
2. German Shepherd66–88 lb
3. Icelandic Sheepdog25–30 lb
4. East European Shepherd75–105 lb
5. Eurasier51–71 lb
6. Chow Chow40–90 lb
7. Finnish Spitz26–29 lb

Lifespan 0–20 yrs

1. Pastor Garafianono recorded figure
2. German Shepherd9–13 yrs
3. Icelandic Sheepdog~12 yrs
4. East European Shepherd10–12 yrs
5. Eurasier12–14 yrs
6. Chow Chow11–13 yrs
7. Finnish Spitz13–15 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.

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