Name: Polski Owczarek Podhalanski

Other name: Podhalanczyk, Polish Tatra Sheepdog.

Country/region of origin: Tatra Mountains, Poland.

Date of origin: Middle ages or earlier.

Height: Males 65-70 cm. (25,5-27,5 in), females 60-65 cm. (23,5-25,5 in).

Weight: Not stated in the official standard of the breed.

Colour: Entirely white.

Present situation: Quite rare in the country of origin (about 800 speciments). A few breeders abroad, especially in France, Germany & the Netherlands.

Additional info: Many of the Polish Tatra Sheepdogs are still used as working dogs, defending sheeps against bears, wolves and thieves in the Tatra and Beskidy Mountains in Southern Poland.