Villano de Las Encartaciones

The Villano de Las Encartaciones (Basque: Enkarterriko billano, Cantabrian: Villanu) is a Spanish working dog from the region of Las Encartaciones in the province of Biscay, in the Basque country, eastern Cantabria and northern Burgos.[2][3][4] There are less than 100 of them in existence.[5] The Villano derived from the Spanish Bulldog, of which it represents a lighter, faster and more agile version. The dog is used to catch Monchina cattle,[6] which are raised in a feral state in northern Spain. The Villano is also used for boar hunting given its qualities as a catch dog. Males stand 60 to 65 cm at the shoulder and weigh up to 35 kg.

Villano de las Encartaciones
Other names
  • Villano dog
  • Basque butcher's dog
  • Basque landrace dog
  • Basque dogo
  • Basque catch dog
  • Basque cattle dog.
Common nicknames
  • Cattle dog from Las Encartaciones
  • Las Encartaciones cattle dog
  • Basque cattle dog
  • Basque cattle landrace dog.
OriginSpain
Basque Country
NotesRecognized in Spanish legislation[1]
Dog (domestic dog)

See also

References
  1. https://www.boe.es/buscar/pdf/2001/BOE-A-2001-11347-consolidado.pdf Royal Decree 558/2001 of May 25, p8
  2. "VILLANO DE LAS ENCARTACIONES (Perro villano)" (in Spanish). 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  3. "Como es la raza de perro Villano de las Encartaciones". PETSmanía (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  4. infoperros.net, infoPerros-. "infoPerros - Razas de perros, fotos y videos". www.infoperros.net. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  5. D. Matassino; J. Boyazoglu; A. Cappuccio (1997). International symposium on Mediterranean animal germplasm and future human challenges: a joint EAAP - FAO - CIHEAM International Symposium. Wageningen Pers. p. 291. ISBN 978-90-74134-46-0.
  6. Monchina cattle
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