Cane Di Oropa
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The Cane Pastore Biellese (Cane Di Oropa) is a mid-size yet powerful dog with plenty of stamina that is used in the western Alps of Italy to drive flocks of sheep and herds of cattle.
since antiquity.
, merle with black and tan markings, black or different shades of brown. The eyes should be brown and blue eyes are considered a fault.
Background
The dogs descend from rural shepherd dogs which have been present in the AlpsAlps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
since antiquity.
Description
It is a working dog, very obedient and possessed of great athletic ability, which is indispensable since the dog has to run up and down steep mountain slopes all day, managing the flock. Many specimens are naturally bobtailed. The coat is short or medium-length and can be smooth or somewhat rough. The coat color is usually merleMerle (coat colour in dogs)
Merle is a pattern in a dogs coat, though is commonly incorrectly referred to as a color.- Description :Merle can affect all coat colors but the colors most commonly seen that are affected are brown and black, when affected by merle they are usually called liver and blue, though some call liver red...
, merle with black and tan markings, black or different shades of brown. The eyes should be brown and blue eyes are considered a fault.