Breed # Romanian Mioritic Shepherd The Romanian Mioritic Shepherd is a foundation stock service breed from Romania, standing males 27–29 in · females 22.5–28 in at the withers, weighing 100–130 lb. Recorded lifespan is 12–14 yrs. ![A photograph of the Romanian Mioritic Shepherd](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/romanian-mioritic-shepherd.webp) Breed group Foundation Stock Service Origin Romania Height males 27–29 in · females 22.5–28 in Weight 100–130 lb Lifespan 12–14 yrs Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Romanian Mioritic Shepherd is taller than 94% of the measured breeds, heavier than 92%, one of 64 in the Foundation Stock Service group, one of 3 from Romania. Compare the Romanian Mioritic Shepherd with another breed ## Living with the Romanian Mioritic Shepherd 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 Romanian Mioritic Shepherd’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 5 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Good with other dogs 3 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Openness to strangers 1 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 1 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.[Romanian Mioritic Shepherd on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/romanian-mioritic-shepherd-dog/) ## Breeds that look like the Romanian Mioritic Shepherd 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 Romanian Mioritic Shepherd. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/coton-de-tulear.webp)Coton de Tulear](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/coton-de-tulear/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/old-english-sheepdog.webp)Old English Sheepdog](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/old-english-sheepdog/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/south-russian-ovcharka.webp)South Russian Ovcharka](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/south-russian-ovcharka/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/bolognese.webp)Bolognese](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/bolognese/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/maltese.webp)Maltese](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/maltese/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/bearded-collie.webp)Bearded Collie](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/bearded-collie/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Romanian Mioritic Shepherd27–29 in 2. Coton de Tulear10–12 in 3. Old English Sheepdog22–24 in 4. South Russian Ovcharka25–27 in 5. Bolognese11–12 in 6. Maltese8–10 in 7. Bearded Collie21–22 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Romanian Mioritic Shepherd100–130 lb 2. Coton de Tulear9–13 lb 3. Old English Sheepdog65 lb 4. South Russian Ovcharka100–110 lb 5. Bolognese6–9 lb 6. Maltese3–8 lb 7. Bearded Collie40–60 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Romanian Mioritic Shepherd12–14 yrs 2. Coton de Tulear15–19 yrs 3. Old English Sheepdog10–12 yrs 4. South Russian Ovcharka9–11 yrs 5. Bolognese12–15 yrs 6. Maltese12–15 yrs 7. Bearded Collie12–14 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 Romanian Mioritic Shepherd on the breed map Read about the Romanian Mioritic Shepherd on Wikipedia