Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog: Difference between revisions

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| image_caption = A Romanian Raven Shepherd dog

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| kc_name = Romanian Kennel Club ([https://www.ach.ro/site/index.php/ro/rase-romanesti/ciobanesc-romanesc-corb ACRAChR])

The '''Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog''' ({{lang-ro|Ciobănesc Românesc Corb}}) is a [[livestock guardian dog]] originating in the southern and sub-[[Carpathian]] regions of [[Argeș County]], [[Brașov County]], [[Dâmbovița County]], and [[Prahova County]] in [[Romania]]. They have been known for generations as "CrowsCorbi" because of their black robecoat. The dog was officially recognized by the Romanian Kennel Club on November 14, 2008.<ref name=englishstandard/>

The Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog is a natural breed originating in the Meridional Carpathian and Subcarpathian areal (old Muntenia region of [[Wallachia]], within the Dâmbovița, Argeș and Prahova counties, and around Brașov). In these places, theseThese dogs are highly appreciated and used as watch dogs for properties and cattle herds.<ref name=englishstandard/>

They are also known as Corbi. The word "corb" means "raven" and the name bespeaks the dog's fur colour, which is a clear black.