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The Mucuchies (Venezuelan Sheepdog) is a dog breed from Venezuela (specifically from Sierra Nevada de Mérida). They have a short coat with feathering along their limbs. The coat color is either white or white with splashes of colors such as honey or tan, or shades of black and gray. ==Appearance== It is a large dog, sturdily built, like all mountain dog, of pleasant appearance and a certain grandeur, brown eyes of kindly expression, although it is an animal of great energy and despite having developed the instinct of monitoring, which always keeps it on alert, it is deliberate and safe movements, as befits its strong body. * Color: pure white, white with patches in various shades of honey color and white with black spots. Red or reddish spots, gray spots, tan with white spots or black with white spots are considered defects. * Size: are between 55.9 to 71.1 cm (22-28 inches). * Weight: for the adult specimens the weight should be 33-50 kg for the male and 30-37 kg for the female. * Head: Long, of wedge-shape (triangular), 20 to 23 cm from the external occipital protuberance to the tip of the nose; rounded forehead, slightly wrinkled brow furrows. * Ears: medium-sized, triangular in shape but rounded at the tips, placed slightly above the parallel line of the eyes, tight to the head and that only rises in reactions of attention and alert. * Eyes: oblique, brown, very expressive with well pigmented eyelids. * Lips: thin and glued (not pendulous), lined of black like the nose that is always black. * Gill and Ruff: well developed but not exaggerated. * Neck: short, strong and musculous. * Body: shoulders well placed obliquely, wide and straight back, prominent haunches with the rump declined slightly; ribs more planes rather arched and deep chest. Spine arched up or down is considered a defect. * Tail: long to exceed the hocks, with abundant coat, palm or fan shaped, it remains low at rest and it up (never reaching full circle) when in state attention and alert. * Coat: rich and thick (woolly), strong hairs, can be straight or slightly wavy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mucuchies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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