Lupoid vs molosoid

Lupoid type dogs (wolf-like), as the German shepherd,the Romanian Carpathian Shepherd etc., differ clearly from structure and character point of view from Molossoid dogs, from Terra Nova, Saint Bernard, Caucasian shepherd, Bucovina Romanian Shepherd breeds.

In the following we want to draw the attention on the clear differences, which exist between the two types.

Lupoid type head

• 1. Prolounged muzzle, slightly tronconic, with oval section
  The length of the muzzle is slightly less than or, at the most, equal to that of the skull.
  The length of the muzzle is approximately equal with half of the head length.
• 2.Moderate stop-never too marked
• 3.Forehead slightly domed.
• 4.Upper lip-normal, not too big, never fallen
• 5.Lips well closed at the corner of the mouth..
• 6.Eyes, oblique, the eyelids tightly fitting the eyeball, vivid look
• 7. Ears, relatively small, slender, light, triangular in shape, with the top slightly rounded.

Molossoid type head

• 1.Short, thick muzzle, square, truncated cone shape (missing the top, the sharp side) , At molossoids the length of muzzle is less the length of skull.
  The length of the muzzle equals a third of the head length.

• 2.Marked stop-forming a right angle
• 3 - Forehead strongly domed
• 4 - Heavy upper lip, very pulpy, hanging
• 5 - Fallen closure of lips, showing the gum,the presence of saliva as slobber
• 6 - Eyes oblique having the lower eyelids fallen, showing the eye ball, lymphatic look.
• 7 - Broad, big, heavy ears, having a round shape.

1 Rasele care au craniul alungit si ingustat ca: Ogarul Afgan, Ogarul Rusesc-Barzoi, etc. sunt clasificati ca fiind DOLICHOCEPHALI.

2 Cainii care au cranii scurte si late, precum exemplarele din rasele: Boxer, Buldog Englez, Buldog Francez, etc. sunt clasificati ca fiind BRACHYCEPHALI.

3 Cainii care au craniul obisnuit, măarimea lui variind intre cele două extreme sunt clasificati ca fiind MESOCEPHALI.

Din această categorie fac parte Ciobanescul German, Ciobanescul Belgian si desigur Ciobanescul Romanesc Carpatin.

The forehead: is wide and slightly domed; wider between the ears and narrowing progressively towards the stop.

The frontal furrow is relatively long and sufficiently well defined.

Wide and slightly domed forehead typical for the lupoid type.

The skull is wider between ears and narrows progressively to the stop.

Curved forehead typical for molossoid samples

Stop: Moderate, never too pronounced neither too discreet.
The stop is hollow between the muzzle and the forehead or the nasal-frontal angle.

Stop slightly marked
Correct

Defect: Marked stop, forming a right angle, specific for molossoid type samples

Marked stop
SERIOUS DEFECT

Defect: flat stop, hardly noticeable

Flat stop
Defect