Carea Leonés
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Breed at a glance
- Origin
- Spain
- Other names
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The Carea Leonés or Perro Leonés de Pastor is a traditional Spanish breed of herding dog from the historical region of León in north-western Spain. It was added to the Catálogo Oficial de Razas de Ganado de España – the national register of animal breeds – in 2016, and a breed standard was published by the Junta de Castilla y León in 2018.
History
The Carea Leonés is the traditional herding dog of the historical region of León in north-western Spain. It was included in the Catálogo Oficial de Razas de Ganado de España – the national register of animal breeds – in 2016, [ 3 ] : 56905 and a breed standard was published by the Junta de Castilla y León in 2018. [ 4 ] In 2026 it was among the sixteen Spanish breeds considered by the Real Sociedad Canina de España to be vulnerable . [ 5 ]
Characteristics
The Carea Leonés is of medium size: bitches stand from 45 to 52 cm at the withers , dogs from 48 to 55 cm ; body weights are usually in the ranges 15–25 kg and 16–27 kg respectively. [ 6 ] : 532 [ 7 ] : 5 The outer coat is of medium length and is either straight or slightly wavy; the under-coat is thick. [ 4 ] The coat may be either solid black or grey merle (black spots on a grey base, sometimes with white spots also); in either colouration, fawn markings above the eyes, on the face and on the insides of the legs may or may not be present. [ 4 ] The eyes are always dark in black-coated dogs, but paler in those with merle colouration; in these there may also be heterochromia , resulting in bluish-white areas in one or both eyes. [ 4 ]