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Kuvasz
Kuvasz (Kuvaszok): large white Hungarian livestock guardian dog of the Working Group; royal hunting dog under Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), nearly lost after WWII and 1956, revived as a flock guardian.
Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog
Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog (Cane da Pastore Abruzzese Maremmano), also called Maremma Sheepdog: large white Italian livestock guardian dog from Abruzzo and the Tuscan Maremma; unified breed standard 1958, FCI No. 201, guards sheep flocks from wolves and dingoes.
Pyrenean Mastiff
Pyrenean Mastiff (Mastín del Pirineo, Mastín d'Aragon), a giant Spanish livestock guardian dog from the Aragonese Pyrenees; FCI-recognized 1954, white coat with mask and patches, minimum 77 cm at the shoulder, distinct from the Great Pyrenees and Spanish Mastiff.
Pyrenean Mountain Dog
Pyrenean Mountain Dog (Chien de Montagne des Pyrénées), also called Great Pyrenees: a giant white French livestock guardian dog from the Pyrenees, with double hind dewclaws, 70–80 cm males, 10–12 year lifespan, AKC recognition 1933.
Šarplaninac
Šarplaninac (Jugoslovenski ovčarski pas-Šarplaninac), FCI Standard No. 41, a large Serbian/Macedonian livestock guardian dog from the Šar Mountains; registered 1939 as Illyrian Shepherd Dog, renamed 1957; iron-grey solid coat, males 62 cm, 35–45 kg.