[quote1238039177=PUGNACES-BRITANNIAE-AK] [quote1238037920=bright] there are a few sylvan pics above! (that snarling dog at the end of the leash! 8) ) [/quote1238037920] i know, that´s why i have mentioned it.;) but it is really interesting what kind of different dogs in terms of phenotype all get labeled as Sylvans. of course there are in many breeds different types of the same breed and we often have breeds where we have a mountain type, a steppe type or a valley type. but when it comes to sylvans, i think we should not just call dogs that look so differently by the same name!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and i do not only refer to the lenth of the coat, i also speak about body structure) dogs that are so different in phenotype in most cases also have different character traits and temperament. just compare the dogs above, that have big similarities with certain dogs of the himalaya region, with the Sylvans i post now. i definitely like the short coated Sylvans more, here watch that awesome 7 month old female i have deleted the pis of the female because of personal reasons ;) if you look at the second pic and the dogs build you can see that if it has the right temperament it also will make a good large game hunter. (and the breed profile here tells that Sylvan were used as both guards and large game hunters) [/quote1238039177]