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Information: From the island of San Miguel in the Azores, the rustic Portuguese cattle dog has an unusual head, which evokes that of the hyena or the Lycaon.
The breed dates back to at least the 1800s. A standard was published in 1984 and the breed was recogn
Azores Cattle Dog Sites:
Molosserworld: Cao de Fila de Sao Miguel Molosserworld: Cao de Fila de Sao Miguel: Photographs and fact sheet. (Azores Cattle Dog) http://www.moloss.com/001/breed/c/c009/
Kennel Auto de Fe Kennel Auto de Fe: Producing dogs for herding cattle and as guardians. Breed profile, photographs, and puppies. Helskinki, Finland. [English and Portugese versions] (Azores Cattle Dog) http://www.autodefe.net/engind.html
Azorean Cattle Dog Club Azorean Cattle Dog Club: Breed profile, photographs, and FCI standard. [English/Portuguese/French] (Azores Cattle Dog) http://www.multi.pt/bit9/sites/ccfsm/
Yahoo Groups: Fila Sao Miguel Yahoo Groups: Fila Sao Miguel: Mailing list for the discussion of this breed, also known as the Cao de Fila de Sao Miguel. (Azores Cattle Dog) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fila_sao_miguel/
Fila san Miguel Fila san Miguel: Photographs and breed characteristics. Located near Paris, France. [Multilingual] (Azores Cattle Dog) http://www.caosaomiguel.com/