Pedigree Puppies of our Portuguese cattle dogs. Brilliant companions, very calm, intelligent and easy to train. KC registered.

The Cao de Castro Laboreiro has its origins in the region that gave it its name: the parish of Castro Laboreiro, in the Municipality of Melgaço.

The origins of the breed are shrouded in history. Theories range far and wide, but almost all agree that it is most certainly a truly ancient dog. It is believed to have been in existence for thousands of years and is likely a Lupomolossoid, a classification of dog that later developed into breeds like the Great Pyrenees and stood as an extremely early descendent of the very first herding and guarding dogs in history. Regardless of its deep and mysterious past, it has been used as a guarding dog in Portugal for hundreds of years.

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