The Mucuchies dog breed is an extremely rare breed of dog that originated in the mountain of Venezuela at some point prior to the 1800s, after dogs that had travelled with Spanish conquistadors from the 1500s and 1600s began breeding with each other and with other dogs that were found locally. While they were popular locally until early in the 20th century, by the 1960’s they were nearly extinct. Concentrated breeding programs are underway in the mountains of Venezuela that are designed with the intent to re-establish the breed, although the success or failure of those programs are still to be determined.

The Mucuchies are a larger breed of dog, somewhere around two feet tall at the shoulder and occasionally reaching a hundred pounds or more in weight, with a straight back and deep chest, although they are still typically much smaller and more slender than their Mastiff ancestors. Their wedge-shaped heads have slightly domed skulls and broad straight muzzles that end in a large nostriled black nose and they sport large, expressive brown eyes with dark eyelids and medium-sized triangular ears that are set just above the eye line and hang down to the sides of the head. These dogs come in white or white with patches of color such as apricot, brindle, and black and their medium-short, thick coats often exhibit thicker hair with a more pronounced wave in the chest area and while the feathering on their legs is fairly light, the feathering and fur on their long tails are abundant.

In 2023, the Venezuelan Canine Federation (FCV) certified nine specimens from a mucuchí kennel as purebred specimens in a document that confirms that they are the only breed originating in that country.

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