Bucovina Sheepdog
AKA: Ciobanesc Romanesc de Bucovina, Ciobanesc de Bucovina, Romanian Bukovina Sheepdog, Bukovina Wolfdog, Bukovinac, Bukovina Sheepdog
Description: The Bucovina Sheepdog is a strong and rustic dog, with a massive head and wide skull. It has a well developed muzzle, with a black nose. It has thick lips and jaws that form a scissors bite. Its eyes are chestnut colored or lighter, almond-shaped, small and slanting. The ears are set high, hanging very close to the cheeks.
The body of the Bucovina Sheepdog is muscular, with a bulky neck and wide chest. The tail is bushy, held low when the dog is relaxed but held high when the dog is alert. The hair is short on the head and front of the legs, but it abundant on the rest of the body.
Dynamics: The Bucovina Sheepdog is a well-balanced and gentle dog. It is calm, devoted, and is excellent with children. It loves to play and will do its best with a lot of space. It makes an excellent watch dog because it does not trust strangers and can be very combative when necessary. This breed also has a very powerful and loud bark.
Breed Group: Flock Guardian
Weight: in accordance with size
Height: males 27-30 inches (68-78 cm), females 25-28 inches (64-72 cm)
Color: The Bucovina Sheepdog usually has a white coat with sand-charcoal, black, or brindled patches. Black or other color drops on the legs is fine. There are also dogs that have solid or uniform colors, mostly pure white or black.
Country of Origin: The Bucovina Sheepdog was bred in the Carpathic region of Bucovina (hence the name), North-East of Romania.
Activities: The Bucovina Sheepdog is calm, yet it has bountiful energy and loves to play a lot. It should be exercised often, taken outdoors because it likes to hav e a lot of space to move around. It was bred to be herd guardians, keeping watch over sheep and cattle against thieves or preying animals. Today, it is being used as a guard go and family companion.
Tags: bucovina, dog, flock guardian, herding, sheepdog
July 30th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
I must say what a wonderful looking breed. Love the large black markings, massive head and neck. I especially love the fact it appears tall and long legged, this is not seen often in the giants and is quite wonderful. In the past I owned a wonderful Leonberger, also quite amazing, would literally stop cars going down the street. The general frame is quite similar in both breeds. I have read quite a bit about flock guardians and found they are generally divided into two “camps” Those who are more likely to attack in defence and those that are more apt to sound and “alarm.” Which most describes the Bucovina. ****also, how much do they cost and do you have a list of breeders, any in the U.S.? Thank you, Jay Herres