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Patagonian Sheepdog
Other names	Spanish: Ovejero Magallánico Spanish: Barbucho
Origin	Chile
Traits Height Males 55 cm Females 50 cm Weight Males 24 kg Females 20 kg
Kennel club standards Kennel Club de Chile standard
Dog (domestic dog)

The Patagonian Sheepdog or Spanish: Ovejero Magallánico is a Chilean breed of sheepdog. It was bred in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries for sheep-herding work in the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region of the southern part of Chilean Patagonia. It has a long rough coat and is well adapted to the harsh climate of the area. The Kennel Club de Chile publishes a breed standard.

History

The Patagonian Sheepdog was bred in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries for sheep-herding work in the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region of the southern part of Chilean Patagonia. It derives from European working dogs brought to Chile by settlers from Europe; among its ancestors may be the Old Welsh Grey Sheepdog, which could have been brought by Welsh settlers to the Chubut Valley in Argentinian Patagonia.

Characteristics

It is dog of medium stature, with a long thick coat which provides protection from the harsh weather of the Patagonian steppes and mountains.

References

1. ^ Natasha Barrios, Alvaro Fuenzalida, Marcelo Gómez, Consuelo Heuser, Rodrigo Muñoz, Elaine A. Ostrander, Heidi G. Parker, César González-Lagos (2019). The Patagonian Sheepdog: Historical Perspective on a Herding Dog in Chile. Diversity 11 (12): 245.
2. Ovejero Magallánico (in Spanish). Kennel Club de Chile. Accessed April 2020.
3. David Hancock (2014). Dogs of the Shepherds: A Review of the Pastoral Breeds. Ramsbury, Marlborough: The Crowood Press. ISBN 9781847978097

External links

• genetic link to UK sheepdogs

• Dog breeds originating in Chile