{"data":{"slug":"saint-miguel-cattle-dog","name":"Saint Miguel Cattle Dog","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/saint-miguel-cattle-dog","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/dog-atlas-api/v1/breeds/saint-miguel-cattle-dog","also_known_as":["Azores Cattle Dog","Cão Fila de São Miguel","Fila de São Miguel"],"kind":"breed","extinct":false,"group":{"key":"molosser","label":"Mastiff \u0026 Mountain","fci_group":2,"fci_group_name":"Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid and Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs"},"size":"Large","origin":"Portugal","countries":["Portugal"],"height_cm":{"min":50.0,"max":60.0},"weight_kg":{"min":20.0,"max":35.0},"life_expectancy_years":{"min":10,"max":14},"temperament":["Intelligent","Gentle","Bonded","Docile","Alert"],"exercise_level":"Medium","wikipedia_views_60d":2688,"summary":"A mastiff-type cattle dog from São Miguel Island in the Azores, with a brindle coat and a strong bond to its keepers. Large but not oversized, it is gentle when well trained.","photo":{"url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/saint-miguel-cattle-dog-536e252aed-1280.webp","small_url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/saint-miguel-cattle-dog-536e252aed-640.webp","width":600,"height":582,"author":"Canarian","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0","source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Azores_Cattle_Dog.jpg"},"updated_at":"2026-10-15T14:51:40Z","ratings":{"energy":3,"exercise":3,"grooming":1,"shedding":3,"trainability":3,"barking":3,"kids":4,"other_dogs":3},"coat":"Short, smooth and harsh","colors":["Brindle brown","Fawn brindle","Grey brindle"],"fun_fact":"Though known as a cattle dog, the FCI classes it as a mastiff, a molossoid breed.","sections":{"overview":"The Saint Miguel Cattle Dog is a muscular, deep-chested mastiff type from the Azores, traditionally used to work cattle. It has a broad head, long legs and a short brindle coat.\n\nIntelligent and bonded to its keepers, it can be gentle and even docile with good training.","history":"The breed comes from São Miguel Island and is linked to the extinct Terceira Mastiff of a neighbouring island. It has been documented since the early 19th century.\n\nA breed standard was first published in 1984, and the FCI published it in 1995. Though called a cattle dog, it is classed as a molossoid breed.","appearance":"A large but not oversized dog up to about 60 cm and 35 kg, with females slightly smaller. It has a deep chest, broad head, straight back and a curved tail carried up. The short, harsh brindle coat is brown, fawn or grey with black. Ears were traditionally cropped, which is now illegal in many places.","personality":"Intelligent and strongly bonded to its keepers, generally gentle when well trained. Temperament varies between individuals, and early training matters for how it works and behaves.","care":"It needs regular exercise and a job such as herding, agility or tracking. The short coat needs only occasional brushing. Do not let it become oversized, and feed in small meals to lower bloat risk.","health":"Dogs from Portugal have no documented health problems. Oversized dogs bred elsewhere may suffer from problems of deep-chested large dogs, such as bloat."},"recognition":{"fci_number":340,"fci_standard_url":"https://www.fci.be/en/nomenclature/340.html","akc_url":null},"sources":{"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Miguel_Cattle_Dog","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37730","wikipedia_revision":1275488860},"profile":{"written_by":"AI model (Claude Sonnet) from the sources above","written_at":"2026-10-15T13:59:38Z"}}}