Estrela Mountain Dog

Pinschers & molossoids

Giant

10–14 y

FCI group 2 · Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid and Swiss Mountain Dogs · Derived from the adult weight midpoint (46.3 kg)

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

The Estrela Mountain Dog or Cão da Serra da Estrela is a Portuguese breed of large flock guardian dog indigenous to the Serra da Estrela mountain range in central Portugal.

Loyal

Alert

Calm

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

Adult weight

Reference

Male

45–60 kg

Female

35–45 kg

The breed standard (FCI 173)

Varieties

Reference

Short-haired

Giant build

35–60 kg

62–75 cm

FCI 173 recognises a short-haired and a long-haired variety under one size standard; same size as the parent — coat only

Long-haired

Giant build

35–60 kg

62–75 cm

FCI 173 recognises a short-haired and a long-haired variety under one size standard; same size as the parent — coat only

FCI 173 divides this breed by coat and face. The varieties are the same size — the coat is the only difference.

Weight for age

Stock data

Male

Female

Expected range

Expected range from the breed's own adult weight, kilograms. Growth reference: Hawthorne et al. 2004, WALTHAM (five giant-breed fits, n=35).

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 45–60 kg and females 35–45 kg. Most are close to their full size by around 13 months, though the last little bit of filling out takes longer. Growth reference: Hawthorne et al. 2004, WALTHAM (five giant-breed fits, n=35).

No Estrela Mountain Dog 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.

10–14 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.