Croatian Sheepdog

Sheepdogs & cattledogs

Medium

13–14 y

FCI group 1 · Sheepdogs and Cattledogs (except Swiss Cattledogs) · The breed standard (FCI 277)

Uncited — a general reference figure, not a published one · no measured cohort for this breed

The Croatian Shepherd Dog or Hrvatski Ovčar is a Croatian breed of sheepdog of South-European Spitz type. It is one of seven recognised breeds of dog in Croatia, and one of two sheepdogs – the other is the Tornjak. It is closely similar to the Mudi of Hungary – with which its range overlaps – but is slightly larger.

Alert

Lively

Intelligent

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · reference ranges from the Kintail breed dataset

Adult weight

Reference

Male

13–20 kg

Female

11–18 kg

Breed club figure (the American Kennel Club)

Weight for age

Stock data

Male

Female

Expected range

Expected range from the breed's own adult weight, kilograms. Growth reference: Salt et al. 2017, WALTHAM (15–30 kg band).

Heat cycles · females

Stock data

First heat

8–12 mo

typical

Interval

180 d

typical

Bleeding

~9 d

typical

Proestrus 9d

Estrus 9d

Diestrus 52d

Anestrus 110d

General figures for dogs, not for this breed — individual cycles vary widely.

Questions people ask

Adult males usually weigh 13–20 kg and females 11–18 kg. Most are close to their full size by around 15 months, though the last little bit of filling out takes longer. Growth reference: Salt et al. 2017, WALTHAM (15–30 kg band).

No Croatian Sheepdog cycle figures are published here yet, so this is general guidance rather than a breed number: most females have a first season somewhere between six and fifteen months, and cycles then settle to roughly every 180 days. Smaller breeds tend to start earlier and larger ones later.

13–14 y — the usual range. Uncited — a general reference figure, not a published one · no measured cohort for this breed. How the later years go comes down to weight, teeth, exercise and regular check-ups far more than to the breed.