El Mucuchies
The origins of the
Mucuchies are unclear. It is thought to descend from various
Livestock Guard Dogs brought to Venezuela by the Spanish at the
beginning of the 1900s. It is thought that these Spanish owned
dogs included the Spanish Mastiff, Great Pyrenees , and Pyrenean Mastiff.
Most of these breeds were very variable at this time in their history
and mixed together with each other and possibly some native Venezuelan
breed created the Mucuchies. By 1926-27, Mucuchies could be found
throughout the Venezuela Andes and beyond, particularly in Caracas.
After this wide spread distribution the breed began to fall prey to bad
breeding and over inbreeding. To combat this degeneration, a group
of concerned breeders got together in 1961 forming a club.
Together this club began breeding for improved type and uniformity.
In 1964, the Mucuchies were designated the national dog breed of
Venezuela. Since that time the breed has become standardized and
much improved. Recently however, the club formed in 1961 dissolved.
How this will affect the future of this breed, only time can tell.
There is a famous painting of Simon Bolívar mounted with the Mucuchies
dog given him when he was crossing the Andes near Mérida,
Venezuela. Description
The Mucuchies is not quite as large as its European ancestors. The
color is either all white or white with spots of other colors.
These spots are honey colored, or any shade of gray all the way to black.
Temperament The Mucuchies are said to be
a very active breed. It is also said that they are brave,
trainable, affectionate, intelligent and trustworthy with those know,
but extremely aggressive with intruders. Training and
socialization are a must.ExerciseThey
need to be taken on a daily, long, brisk walk or jog. In addition,
they will benefit from a large safe area where they can run free.
Height, WeightHeight:
22-28 inches (56-71 cm.)
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