Villanuco de Las Encartaciones

Spain

Basque Ratero, Villanuco de las Encartaciones

Bitches: 30 cm Males average 33 cm

Villanuco de Encartaciones, German: Basque Ratero, is a breed of dog from Northern Spain.

Origin and History

The Villanuco de las Encartaciones is a Spanish breed of dog originating from Encartaciones (Bizkaia, Basque Country ), Cantabria and northern Burgos. This small, delicate Ratero is almost to extinction. Colloquially, it is also called Basque Ratonero ( Ratonero Vasco ) denotes, although this name is not recommended.

Description

Like all Rattler is the Basque Ratero an excellent rat and mouse hunter and an excellent watchdog. It is small, has a delicate head, a short and tight -fitting coat. The coat colors vary in different shades of brown, from light to dark brown. Due to its small size and its gentle and affectionate behavior to its owner over he used to be very popular, but was supplanted in recent years by fashion dogs from abroad more and more, and is therefore also according to a recent census fallen to only 50 animals, making it one to the endangered Basque breeds.

Protection

The Villanuco de las Encartaciones is an endangered breed.