The names below are regional and provincial labels that appear in our research on this group. Based on the evidence collected so far, none is yet established as a distinct breed — each is best understood as a local type, naming variant, or unverified landrace within the wider complex. They are held here, openly and without a standalone breed page, until stronger direct evidence (genetic, morphometric, or registry) is found. This is a living reference and these determinations may change.
Most are documented in relation to the parent breed Cão de Castro Laboreiro.
Recommended LGD.DOG Classification Page Type: "research_status with a strong routing note, transitioning to full_profile_with_caveats once more research is conducted"; Final Recommendation: "Route | Non-LGD Working Dog"
"Page type: research_status ... Not a full_profile. research_status: insufficient for standalone LGD publication; umbrella_label_not_a_distinct_breed for the modern reconstruction." Final recommendation: Non-LGD / Route
"Page type: research_status (with strong lean toward naming_guide + held boundary treatment): this is a real, formally recognized Portuguese working breed, but not an LGD... Recommended to remain noindex until an LGD-bou
Recommended classification: "Page type: research_status ... Not a full_profile in the LGD sense." Final recommendation: "Route + Non-LGD ... Do not promote to LGD full-profile status." research_status is sufficient for b
The report recommends a synthesis page, not a breed record ("Header: 'Portuguese mainland livestock guardian dogs' — a synthesis page, not a breed record"), routing to the four confirmed Portuguese LGD breeds; any distin
See Cão de Castro Laboreiro →"Page type: research_status (Non-LGD related working dog)... Non-LGD. Route to a synthesis page on Iberian cattle catch / Alano-type dogs... Do not publish as a standalone LGD profile." The Villano is a documented cattle