Breed # Rafeiro do Alentejo The Rafeiro do Alentejo is a foundation stock service breed from Portugal, standing males 26–29 in · females 25–28 in at the withers, weighing males 99–132 lb · females 77–110 lb. Recorded lifespan is 12–14 yrs. ![A photograph of the Rafeiro do Alentejo](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/rafeiro-do-alentejo.webp) Breed group Foundation Stock Service Origin Portugal Height males 26–29 in · females 25–28 in Weight males 99–132 lb · females 77–110 lb Lifespan 12–14 yrs Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Rafeiro do Alentejo is taller than 92% of the measured breeds, heavier than 93%, one of 64 in the Foundation Stock Service group, one of 10 from Portugal. Compare the Rafeiro do Alentejo with another breed ## Living with the Rafeiro do Alentejo 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 Rafeiro do Alentejo’s, with what a 1 and a 5 mean on each row. Around people and other dogs Affection with family 5 of 5 1 independent · 5 devoted Good with young children 3 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Good with other dogs 3 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Openness to strangers 3 of 5 1 reserved · 5 everyone is a friend Watchdog / protective nature 5 of 5 1 unbothered · 5 vigilant What they will ask of you Energy 3 of 5 1 couch potato · 5 busy all day Playfulness 3 of 5 1 only when invited · 5 non-stop Barking 2 of 5 1 only to alert · 5 very vocal Around the house Drooling 3 of 5 1 a dry mouth · 5 keep a towel 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.[Rafeiro do Alentejo on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/rafeiro-do-alentejo/) ## Breeds that look like the Rafeiro do Alentejo 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 Rafeiro do Alentejo. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/grand-anglo-francais-tricolore.webp)Grand Anglo-Francais Tricolore](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/grand-anglo-francais-tricolore/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/schweizerischer-niederlaufhund.webp)Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/schweizerischer-niederlaufhund/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/weimaraner.webp)Weimaraner](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/weimaraner/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/galgo-espanol.webp)Galgo Español](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/galgo-espanol/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/tazy.webp)Tazy](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/tazy/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/chien-francais-blanc-et-orange.webp)Chien Français Blanc et Orange](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/chien-francais-blanc-et-orange/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Rafeiro do Alentejo26–29 in 2. Grand Anglo-Francais Tricolore24–28 in 3. Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund14–17 in 4. Weimaraner23–28 in 5. Galgo Español26 in 6. Tazy24–28 in 7. Chien Français Blanc et Orange24–28 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Rafeiro do Alentejo99–132 lb 2. Grand Anglo-Francais Tricolore65–75 lb 3. Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund15–35 lb 4. Weimaraner66–88 lb 5. Galgo Español60–65 lb 6. Tazy44–51 lb 7. Chien Français Blanc et Orange48.5–79 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Rafeiro do Alentejo12–14 yrs 2. Grand Anglo-Francais Tricolore10–13 yrs 3. Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund10–12 yrs 4. Weimaraner11–14 yrs 5. Galgo Español12–15 yrs 6. Tazy9–12 yrs 7. Chien Français Blanc et Orange12–15 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. See the Rafeiro do Alentejo on the breed map Read about the Rafeiro do Alentejo on Wikipedia