The
Estrela Mountain Dog is a breed of dog that has
been used to guard
herds and homesteads in
the Estrela
Mountains of Portugal
for centuries.
The Estrela Mountain dog comes in two coat types. Both types should
have coat resembling the texture of goat hair.
Long coat: The thick,
slightly coarse outer coat lies close over the body and may be flat
or slightly waved, but never curly. Undercoat is very dense and
normally lighter in color than the outer coat. The hair on the front
sides of the legs and the head is short and smooth. Hair on the ears
diminishes in length from the base of the ears to the tips. The hair
on the neck, the buttocks, the tail, and the back side of the legs
is longer resulting in a ruff at the neck, breeches on the buttocks
and backs of the legs, and feathering on the tail.
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