Barbado de Terceria Breed Magazine - Showsight

BARBADO DA TERCEIRA BREED HISTORY

BY DANA SIMEL AND WENDY DREESE

T he Barbado da Terceira is a medium-sized cattle and live- stock herding dog. She will nip at heels, alert her owner when strangers approach, lick her owner’s face, and follow her own- er around the home. She will make her owner laugh with her cuteness and goofiness. And she will problem-solve. She does these things because centuries of selective breeding have perfected her propensity to behave and to look as she does. This “perfection” began over 500 years ago on the Portuguese Azore Island of Terceira when settlers brought them to herd cattle and livestock. The breed is thought to have originated from English Sheepdogs mixed with various herding breeds throughout Europe. President Carla Molinari

Problem-Solving Head Tilt Foundation dog, Aninha do Monte de Magos (owners Suzanne & Paul Hardy) contemplates whether Portuguese dog trainer Fernando Silva’s command is reasonable.

She does these things because centuries of selective breeding have perfected her propensity to behave and to look as she does.

Lilo of the Bearded Smile Kennel (owner Carisa Griffin) knows that she did something correctly, but can’t quite figure out what it is.

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