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Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog

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Average sizes and life
expectancy of the breed.

Height

27-29 inches (males)

22.5-28 inches (females)

Weight

100-130 lbs

Life Expectancy

12-14 years

Breed Traits & Characteristics

Affectionate With Family
  • Independent Lovey-Dovey
    100% 100%
How affectionate a breed is likely to be with family members, or other people he knows well. Some breeds can be aloof with everyone but their owner, while other breeds treat everyone they know like their best friend.
Good With Young Children
  • Not Recommended Good With Children
    100% 100%
A breed's level of tolerance and patience with childrens' behavior, and overall family-friendly nature. Dogs should always be supervised around young children, or children of any age who have little exposure to dogs.
GOOD WITH OTHER DOGS
  • Not Recommended Good With Other Dogs
    60% 60%
How generally friendly a breed is towards other dogs. Dogs should always be supervised for interactions and introductions with other dogs, but some breeds are innately more likely to get along with other dogs, both at home and in public.

Shedding Level

  • No Shedding Hair Everywhere
    40% 40%
How much fur and hair you can expect the breed to leave behind. Breeds with high shedding will need to be brushed more frequently, are more likely to trigger certain types of allergies, and are more likely to require more consistent vacuuming and lint-rolling.

Coat Grooming Frequency

  • Monthly Daily
    40% 40%
How frequently a breed requires bathing, brushing, trimming, or other kinds of coat maintenance. Consider how much time, patience, and budget you have for this type of care when looking at the grooming effort needed. All breeds require regular nail trimming.

Drooling Level

  • Less Likely to Drool Always Have a Towel
    60% 60%
How drool-prone a breed tends to be. If you're a neat freak, dogs that can leave ropes of slobber on your arm or big wet spots on your clothes may not be the right choice for you.

Coat Type

Corded
Curly
Double
Hairless
Rough
Silky
Smooth
Wavy
Wiry
Canine coats come in many different types, depending on the breed's purpose. Each coat type comes with different grooming needs, allergen potential, and shedding level. You may also just prefer the look or feel of certain coat types over others when choosing a family pet.

Coat Length

Long
Medium
Short
How long the breed's coat is expected to be. Some long-haired breeds can be trimmed short, but this will require additional upkeep to maintain.

Openness To Strangers

  • Reserved Everyone Is My Best Friend
    20% 20%
How welcoming a breed is likely to be towards strangers. Some breeds will be reserved or cautious around all strangers, regardless of the location, while other breeds will be happy to meet a new human whenever one is around!

Playfulness Level

  • Only When You Want To Play Non-Stop
    60% 60%
How enthusiastic about play a breed is likely to be, even past the age of puppyhood. Some breeds will continue wanting to play tug-of-war or fetch well into their adult years, while others will be happy to just relax on the couch with you most of the time.

Watchdog/Protective Nature

  • What's Mine Is Yours Vigilant
    100% 100%
A breed's tendency to alert you that strangers are around. These breeds are more likely to react to any potential threat, whether it's the mailman or a squirrel outside the window. These breeds are likely to warm to strangers who enter the house and are accepted by their family.

Adaptability Level

  • Lives For Routine Highly Adaptable
    60% 60%
How easily a breed handles change. This can include changes in living conditions, noise, weather, daily schedule, and other variations in day-to-day life.

Trainability Level

  • Self-Willed Eager to Please
    60% 60%
How easy it will be to train your dog, and how willing your dog will be to learn new things. Some breeds just want to make their owner proud, while others prefer to do what they want, when they want to, wherever they want!

Energy Level

  • Couch Potato High Energy
    60% 60%
The amount of exercise and mental stimulation a breed needs. High energy breeds are ready to go and eager for their next adventure. They'll spend their time running, jumping, and playing throughout the day. Low energy breeds are like couch potatoes - they're happy to simply lay around and snooze.

Barking Level

  • Only To Alert Very Vocal
    20% 20%
How often this breed vocalizes, whether it's with barks or howls. While some breeds will bark at every passer-by or bird in the window, others will only bark in particular situations. Some barkless breeds can still be vocal, using other sounds to express themselves.

Mental Stimulation Needs

  • Happy to Lounge Needs a Job or Activity
    60% 60%
How much mental stimulation a breed needs to stay happy and healthy. Purpose-bred dogs can have jobs that require decision-making, problem-solving, concentration, or other qualities, and without the brain exercise they need, they'll create their own projects to keep their minds busy -- and they probably won't be the kind of projects you'd like.

Affectionate With Family

  • Independent Lovey-Dovey
    100% 100%

How affectionate a breed is likely to be with family members, or other people he knows well. Some breeds can be aloof with everyone but their owner, while other breeds treat everyone they know like their best friend.

Good With Young Children

  • Not Recommended Good With Children
    100% 100%
A breed's level of tolerance and patience with childrens' behavior, and overall family-friendly nature. Dogs should always be supervised around young children, or children of any age who have little exposure to dogs.

GOOD WITH OTHER DOGS

  • Not Recommended Good With Other Dogs
    60% 60%
How generally friendly a breed is towards other dogs. Dogs should always be supervised for interactions and introductions with other dogs, but some breeds are innately more likely to get along with other dogs, both at home and in public.

Shedding Level

  • No Shedding Hair Everywhere
    40% 40%
How much fur and hair you can expect the breed to leave behind. Breeds with high shedding will need to be brushed more frequently, are more likely to trigger certain types of allergies, and are more likely to require more consistent vacuuming and lint-rolling.

Coat Grooming Frequency

  • Monthly Daily
    40% 40%
How frequently a breed requires bathing, brushing, trimming, or other kinds of coat maintenance. Consider how much time, patience, and budget you have for this type of care when looking at the grooming effort needed. All breeds require regular nail trimming.

Drooling Level

  • Less Likely to Drool Always Have a Towel
    60% 60%
How drool-prone a breed tends to be. If you're a neat freak, dogs that can leave ropes of slobber on your arm or big wet spots on your clothes may not be the right choice for you.

Coat Type

Corded
Curly
Double
Hairless
Rough
Silky
Smooth
Wavy
Wiry
Canine coats come in many different types, depending on the breed's purpose. Each coat type comes with different grooming needs, allergen potential, and shedding level. You may also just prefer the look or feel of certain coat types over others when choosing a family pet.

Coat Length

Long
Medium
Short
How long the breed's coat is expected to be. Some long-haired breeds can be trimmed short, but this will require additional upkeep to maintain.

Openness To Strangers

  • Reserved Everyone Is My Best Friend
    20% 20%
How welcoming a breed is likely to be towards strangers. Some breeds will be reserved or cautious around all strangers, regardless of the location, while other breeds will be happy to meet a new human whenever one is around!

Playfulness Level

  • Only When You Want To Play Non-Stop
    60% 60%
How enthusiastic about play a breed is likely to be, even past the age of puppyhood. Some breeds will continue wanting to play tug-of-war or fetch well into their adult years, while others will be happy to just relax on the couch with you most of the time.

Watchdog/Protective Nature

  • What's Mine Is Yours Vigilant
    100% 100%
A breed's tendency to alert you that strangers are around. These breeds are more likely to react to any potential threat, whether it's the mailman or a squirrel outside the window. These breeds are likely to warm to strangers who enter the house and are accepted by their family.

Adaptability Level

  • Lives For Routine Highly Adaptable
    60% 60%
How easily a breed handles change. This can include changes in living conditions, noise, weather, daily schedule, and other variations in day-to-day life.

Trainability Level

  • Self-Willed Eager to Please
    60% 60%
How easy it will be to train your dog, and how willing your dog will be to learn new things. Some breeds just want to make their owner proud, while others prefer to do what they want, when they want to, wherever they want!

Energy Level

  • Couch Potato High Energy
    60% 60%
The amount of exercise and mental stimulation a breed needs. High energy breeds are ready to go and eager for their next adventure. They'll spend their time running, jumping, and playing throughout the day. Low energy breeds are like couch potatoes - they're happy to simply lay around and snooze.

Barking Level

  • Only To Alert Very Vocal
    20% 20%
How often this breed vocalizes, whether it's with barks or howls. While some breeds will bark at every passer-by or bird in the window, others will only bark in particular situations. Some barkless breeds can still be vocal, using other sounds to express themselves.

Mental Stimulation Needs

  • Happy to Lounge Needs a Job or Activity
    60% 60%
How much mental stimulation a breed needs to stay happy and healthy. Purpose-bred dogs can have jobs that require decision-making, problem-solving, concentration, or other qualities, and without the brain exercise they need, they'll create their own projects to keep their minds busy -- and they probably won't be the kind of projects you'd like.

About the Breed

The Carpathian Mountains are close to where the Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog originated. The breed is quite amazing in terms of size and personality.

 

The Mioritic Sheepdog is a typical livestock guarding dog (LGD), having protected cattle in its native Romania for millennia. He is pleasant, devoted to his family, trustworthy, independent, and fiercely protective, but he has a high level of suspicion for outsiders. Like any dog of this size and temperament, it has a long coat that needs regular care. It also needs daily exercise and some basic obedience training, as do all large dogs. Mioritics are vivacious and independent, but underneath their furry armor, they are extremely sensitive beings. They remain loyal to the pack that has accepted them as puppies. This might be any animal, including a dog, cat, horse, or sheep. The Mioritic requires very deep family relationships, and it believes that a house without doors would be ideal.

 

The weather has a significant impact on this, no doubt. Its favorite person and place are always quite close to one another. It chooses where it will rest on its own. especially though a couch or carpet may be included, shepherds typically prefer to sleep on hard ground, especially as young animals. They don’t require dog baskets, specific beds, or even a designated space. No ‘job making’ program is required, but everyday treks and walks offer fun variety.

 

 

What To Expect When Caring For a Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog

Owning a dog is not just a privilege; it’s a responsibility. They depend on us for, at minimum, food and shelter, and deserve much more. When you take a dog into your life, you need to understand the commitment that dog ownership entails.

Health

Little medical information is available because the Mioritic was just recently rescued from a Romanian rural area. Bloat is always a risk, as it is with any large breed dog, as far as we are aware. Hip dysplasia has also been reported. The lifespan of healthy, normal-living dogs has been reported to reach 14 years.

Grooming

Despite having unkempt fur, our dogs require relatively little upkeep. They don't need to be bathed or brushed every day. The dogs are merely confined for a while until the dirt, mud, or whatever can be easily brushed out if they get wet or completely dirty. A clean Mioritic is one that is dry. The dogs also receive a comprehensive grooming once a week in addition to the daily examination of their eyes, ears, and teeth. Since grooming serves to create hierarchy: The dog permitting the grooming accepts the dominance of the one doing the grooming, the pups are acclimated to the grooming processes early on as part of daily training.

Exercise

Despite having untidy fur, our dogs only need a little amount of maintenance. They don't require daily brushing or bathing. If the dogs get wet or really dirty, they are only kept inside for a short period of time until the dirt, mud, or whatever can be readily brushed out. Dry Mioritic rocks are those that are clean. Along with daily checks of their eyes, ears, and teeth, the dogs also get a thorough grooming once a week. The pups get accustomed to the grooming procedures early on as part of everyday training because it establishes hierarchy: The dog allowing the grooming accepts the dominance of the one doing it.

Training

Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dogs are incorruptible protectors who are highly territorial. But the property gate is not the limit of their domain! Anywhere the pack is or stays is a potential location. Everything that can be seen from a watch station, which is often located in an elevated location, is guarded. They are rigid creatures of habit and respond to anything out of the ordinary right away, first by paying attention, then by barking loudly, and, if required, by attacking or defending. The 'small sheep' are fierce protectors who cherish their grazing grounds, pack, and rituals; they do not like to have any of these things upended.

Nutrition

The Mioritic consumes far less food than one might anticipate, especially less than many food producers recommend on their packaging, just like every other livestock dog. Please choose kibble with a low protein content when feeding it to your LGD because they have trouble metabolizing high-protein diets. There isn't a recipe patent. The adult dog can be offered a variety of foods, including dry kibble, ground raw, vegetables, fruits, eggs, and even low-fat table leftovers (noodles, rice, and oats). This dog should be fed twice daily to prevent bloat and overeating. While they are growing, puppies are fed four times per day. To ensure proper digestion, food that is not taken within 15 minutes should be removed, and the dog should rest for one to two hours after eating. Fresh water must always be accessible.

History

The Mioritic possesses traits common to Livestock Guard Dogs. Strong independence and considerable self-confidence define its personality. The shepherd dog’s primary duty is to effectively dissuade any potential troublemakers. It already understands it, thus it doesn’t need any training. One must train the dog from an early age not to employ his arsenal of aggressive behaviors (self-display, barking, charging). It distinguishes between the unfamiliar and the familiar clearly. All acquaintances are treated with friendliness and dependability, but it rejects and mistrusts newcomers. They are only admitted to its exclusive circle of pals after careful consideration.

 

The Mioritic is extremely devoted to its pack, its family, or its owner. It is also affectionate, dependable, understanding, and prepared to make accommodations. Although it is a patient, kind buddy for kids and is happy to serve as a cuddling blanket, it does not particularly enjoy playing.