Barbados da Terceira

Barbados da Terceira is usually a pluralized or misspelled search name for the Barbado da Terceira, the bearded cattle dog from Terceira Island in the Azores. It should not be confused with dogs from Barbados in the Caribbean. The Portuguese breed is a medium, shaggy herding dog with a wavy coat, strong body, and alert manner, developed to help control cattle on island farms. Fawn, yellow, gray, black, and brindle coats are seen, commonly with white markings.

For owners and buyers, the practical questions are the same as for the correctly named Barbado da Terceira. These dogs need daily exercise, training that channels herding instinct, and regular coat care to keep the beard and feathering from matting. They are better suited to active homes than to people wanting a low-maintenance companion. Because the breed is uncommon and names are easily confused online, confirm the breeder, registration wording where available, and whether the parents have been evaluated for temperament, soundness, and working suitability.

Colors: Apricot, Bicolor, Black, Black and Tan, Black and White, Black Mask, Blue, Blue and Tan, Blue Merle, Blue Roan, Blue Tick, Brindle, Brown, Brown and Tan, Brown and White, Chocolate, Common Wolf Gray, Cream, Dapple, Dark Wolf Gray, Domino, Fawn, Fawn and White, Gold, Gray, Harlequin, Irish Marked, Liver, Liver Mask, Mantle, Mask, Merle, Mottled, Pale Wolf Gray, Parti-Color, Piebald, Red, Red and White, Red Merle, Red Roan, Red Tick, Reverse Brindle, Roan, Sable, Saddle, Silver, Speckled, Spotted, Tan, Ticked, Tricolor, Tuxedo, White, Yellow