Are the Maremma Sheepdog and Can de Palleiro both shepherd dogs?
Can de Palleiro Can de Palleiro or Pastor Galego also known as Galician Shepherd Dog or Galician Palleiro is a dog breed originating in Galicia (Spain).
Illyrian Shepherd The Illyrian Shepherd was a dog breed registered with the Fédération Cynologique Internationale FCI since 1939 under Standard number 41 "Illirski Ovcar". In 1957 the FCI changed the name of the breed to "Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog Sharplanina" (Šarplaninac). Up to 16 March 1968 the Karst Shepherd (kraški ovčar) carried the same name. Since then the two breeds are independent.