Dog breeds native to Croatia
Dogs have been ‘man’s best friend’ for a very long time. The oldest known remains of a modern dog in Croatia were found near Zadar.
The bone remains of the dog (a fragment of the lower jaw and two teeth) from the site near Zadar on Croatia’s Dalmatian coast are approximately 7500-8000 years old.
Below are a list of dog breeds native to Croatia.
Croatian Sheepdog (
Croatian sheepdog (Photo: Michala Mračková/Public Domain)
The Croatian sheepdog likely originates from dogs which the Croats brought with them in the Migration Period. The oldest found record of a Croatian Sheepdog dates from 1374.