Šarplaninac

Šarplaninac
Other names
  • Ilirski Ovčar
  • Illyrian Shepherd Dog
  • Jugoslovenski Ovčarski Pas – Šarplaninac
  • Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog – Sharplanina
  • Jugoslovenski Ovčarski Pas
  • Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog
  • Sarplaninac
  • Sharplanina
Origin
DistributionŠar Mountains
Traits
Height Males
62 cm (24 in)
Females
58 cm (23 in)
Weight Males
35–45 kg (75–100 lb)
Females
30–40 kg (65–90 lb)
Coat double; guard hair long, flat and coarse, undercoat thick and fine
Colour any solid colour, without white markings; iron grey or dark grey preferred
Kennel club standards
Kinološki Savez Republike Srbije standard
Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)

The Šarplaninac or Sharr dog is a breed of dog of livestock guardian type. It is named for the Šar Mountains or Šar Planina range in the Balkans, where it is principally found. It was recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale as the Illyrian Shepherd Dog or Ilirski Ovčar from 1939 until 1957, when the name was changed to Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog – Sharplanina or Jugoslovenski Ovčarski Pas – Šarplaninac.

In Ottoman times, the dogs moved with the flocks of sheep, spending the summer in the area of the Šar Mountains and the winter in Thessaly, where they were known as Greek Shepherd Dogs.: 124 

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