The Šarplaninac - (pronounced shar-pla-nee-natz)
As per wikipedia
"The Šarplaninac or Šarplaninec (in Macedonian: Шарпланинец; Serbian: Шарпланинац), also known as Sharplaninac/Sharplaninec, Yugoslav Shepherd or Illyrian Shepherd Dog, is an ancient livestock guarding breed originally from Serbia and Macedonia. The Šarplaninac was first registered by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) in 1939 as the Illyrian Shepherd dog in part because of a Slovenian, Croatian, and Serb movement that sought to distance itself from Austria and Germany.
In the eighteen years from 1939 to 1957 the breed was recognized as the Illyrian Shepherd Dog by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, however at the request of the Yugoslavian Federation of Cynology in 1957 the breed name was changed to Yugoslav Shepherd Dog-Šarplanina after the Šar Mountains where the breed is most common. This name has remained as the official FCI designation in the fifty three years since.[3][4"
"The Šarplaninac or Šarplaninec (in Macedonian: Шарпланинец; Serbian: Шарпланинац), also known as Sharplaninac/Sharplaninec, Yugoslav Shepherd or Illyrian Shepherd Dog, is an ancient livestock guarding breed originally from Serbia and Macedonia. The Šarplaninac was first registered by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) in 1939 as the Illyrian Shepherd dog in part because of a Slovenian, Croatian, and Serb movement that sought to distance itself from Austria and Germany.
In the eighteen years from 1939 to 1957 the breed was recognized as the Illyrian Shepherd Dog by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, however at the request of the Yugoslavian Federation of Cynology in 1957 the breed name was changed to Yugoslav Shepherd Dog-Šarplanina after the Šar Mountains where the breed is most common. This name has remained as the official FCI designation in the fifty three years since.[3][4"
Elly doing well. She's bold and friendly, curious and loves to cuddle up with Beau. I think she will do well with her charges. Since this is the first lambing season for both Beau and Elly, and because they wanted to be more involved than my ewes were comfortable with, we have moved them to the ram flock - they will stay there until the lambs are 2 - 3 months old, while we supervise visits to ensure correct behaviour.
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