Mucuchies
| Mucuchies | ||
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| Not from the FCI recognized | ||
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| Alternative names: |
Perro Gocho, Perro de los Páramos |
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| Withers height: |
56-71 cm |
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| Weight: |
Males: 33–50 kg. |
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| List of domestic dogs | ||
The Mucuchies is not from the FCI recognized dog breed from Venezuela , which is considered there as a national symbol.
Origin and history
The exact origin of the mucuchies is not clear, but the breed has been proven since the early 19th century at the latest. It probably descends from the dogs of the Spanish conquerors , notably the Mastín Español , the Great Pyrenees and the Mastín del Pirineo . These dog breeds exhibited much wider phenotypic variation at the time of the conquest of South America than they do today, and the mucuchies arose from crosses between them and possibly with native dog breeds. In the 1920s, the Mucuchies were widespread in the Venezuelan Andes and could also be found frequently in Caracas . Since then, however, the number of dogs has continuously decreased. In 1961 a breed club was founded that set a breed standard . In 1964 the dog breed was recognized as the national symbol of Venezuela by a presidential decree .
In 2008 the Venezuelan government founded the Fundación Nevado to preserve the breed . This in turn is named after Nevado , the Mucuchies Simón Bolívar .
literature
- Marta Mikulan Martin (1998): El Perro en Venezuela 1st edition, Verlag Purina de Venezuela
Web links
- Crónica del perro Mucuchíes (Spanish)
- Breed standard (spanish)
- Fundación Nevado (Spanish)