Villano de Las Encartaciones
The Villano de Las Encartaciones (, Cantabrian: Villanu) is a Spanish working dog from the region of Las Encartaciones in the province of Biscay, in the Basque country, and to some extent in Álava, in eastern Cantabria and in northern Burgos. The traditional use of the dogs is in management of the Monchina breed of cattle of Cantabria and the Paìs Vasco, and particularly to assist with bringing the cattle down from the mountain pastures between October and December. The association between the dog breed and the cattle breed is so close that it has been said  that "one breed could not exist without the other". In 2009 there were fewer than 200 dogs registered in the studbook. The Villano derived from the Spanish Bulldog, of which it represents a lighter, faster and more agile version. The Villano is also used for boar hunting given its qualities as a catch dog. Dogs stand some at the withers, bitches about