Dog breed
The Boca-preta Sertanejo (English: Sertanejo Black-Muzzle Dog) is a regional landrace of dogs native to the Northeast of Brazil, traditionally used for hunting, watch, and cattle work alongside the vaqueiro nordestino (Northeastern Brazilian cowboy).
Its identification and preservation began with a morphometric study conducted by Embrapa in 2011.
It is in the process of becoming a recognized breed, being registered by SOBRACI and ALKC.
Characteristics: The Boca-preta Sertanejo is a versatile dog, used by sertanejos for a wide range of tasks, such as cattle handling and subsistence hunting.
Other names for the Boca-preta Sertanejo include Cowboy’s Dog, Pé-seco, Pé-duro, Farm Dog, Orelhudo, and Canindé.
The breed has short fur, with varied colors such as white, bay, brindle, black, red, and brown brindle.
Characteristics: The Boca-preta Sertanejo is a versatile dog, used by sertanejos for a wide range of tasks, such as cattle handling and subsistence hunting.
Other names for the Boca-preta Sertanejo include Cowboy’s Dog, Pé-seco, Pé-duro, Farm Dog, Orelhudo, and Canindé.
The breed has short fur, with varied colors such as white, bay, brindle, black, red, and brown brindle.
Origin: It is believed that the breed’s origins go back to indigenous dogs, possibly mixed with Portuguese Podengo-type dogs or other European hunting breeds, and were kept by Amerindian peoples of the Brazilian Northeast.
According to the book História da Missão dos Padres Capuchinhos na Ilha do Maranhão e Terras Circunvizinhas (1614), domesticated dogs were already found with indigenous peoples in the Northeast, who called them Januare.
Another important reference appears in 17th-century paintings of Dutch Brazil, especially the painting "Tapuya Woman" by Albert Eckhout. According to Felipe Van der Velden:
