page_title: Basque breeds and cultivars
section_title: Basque dogs
hierarchical_section_title: Basque breeds and cultivars / Basque dogs
caption_attribution_description: Euskara: Euskal artzain txakur iletsua.
context_page_description: There are a number of Basque breeds and cultivars. These are domesticated animals that have been bred - or plant species cultivated - for particular traits and features by Basque people in the Basque Country.
  Some, such as the Alano Español, are not originally Basque but have only survived in the Basque Country.
context_section_description: There are five Basque dog breeds: 
  the Basque Shepherd Dog (pastor vasco in Spanish, Basque: Euskal Artzain Txakurra) is common throughout the Basque Country.
  the Erbi Txakur
  the Pachón de Vitoria or Pachón Navarro
  the Villano de Las Encartaciones or Enkarterriko Billano
  the Villanuco de Las Encartaciones or Enkarterriko Billanuko
  Of these, all but the Pachón de Vitoria are indigenous to the Basque Autonomous Community, and were recognised as traditional Basque breeds by government decree in 2001.
caption: A Basque Shepherd Dog
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