Villano de Las Encartaciones
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The Villano de Las Encartaciones is a Spanish breed of large working dog from the region of Las Encartaciones in the province of Biscay, in the Basque country; it is found also in Álava, in eastern Cantabria and in northern Burgos.[2]: 596 The traditional use of the dogs is in management of the Monchina breed of cattle of Cantabria and the País Vasco,[3] and particularly to assist with bringing the cattle down from the mountain pastures between October and December. In 2009 there were fewer than 200 dogs registered in the studbook.[2]: 596
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Other names |
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Origin | Spain | ||||||||||
Distribution | Basque Country | ||||||||||
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Notes | Recognised in Spanish law[1] | ||||||||||
Dog (domestic dog) |
It is one of five Basque breeds of dog, the others being the Basque Shepherd Dog, the Erbi Txakur, the Pachón Navarro and the Villanuco de Las Encartaciones.[4][5]