Catalan Sheepdog

Catalan sheepdogs are prone to hip dysplasia.

Catalan sheepdogs exhibiting basic herding instincts can be trained to compete in herding trials.

Cobi, the official mascot of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, is a Catalan Sheepdog.

The official mascot was Cobi, a Catalan sheepdog in cubist style designed by Javier Mariscal.

The dog is recognisable as one of the old-fashioned types of European sheepdogs, believed to be closely related to the Pyrenean and Catalan Sheepdogs.

He is a Catalan Sheepdog in Cubist style inspired by the interpretations of Picasso of a masterpiece from Velázquez, Las Meninas.

Only after demonstrating their differences from other breeds such as the Pyrenean Shepherd and the Catalan sheepdog, did the Royal Canine Society of Spain recognize the Basque Shepherd Dog as a breed with two varieties: Iletsua and Gorbeikoa, in January 1996.