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Courtesy translation. In the event of any discrepancy, the Spanish version shall prevail.
The Spanish Wolfdog is an indigenous canine ethnic group, not yet recognised as an official breed, selected over centuries and above all by the country people of rural Spain for the various tasks that country life demands: the care and defence of the home, of people and of livestock alike, the handling of stock, and sundry other duties. It was not bred for the drawing room or the show ring, but for the fields and the mountains, for the night and often for the open air. Its morphology is a consequence of its work, not the other way round.
From this follows the selection criterion this Association upholds: what is selected is working aptitude, temperament, hardiness and freedom from disease, not aesthetic whim. It is a working dog: it is judged by what it does, not by what it looks like, and its orientation is towards work and function.
Spanish Law 7/2023 of 28 March, on the protection of the rights and welfare of animals, expressly excludes from its scope dogs engaged in certain functions. Its Article 1.3(e) provides:
«The following are excluded from the scope of this law: […] e) Animals used in specific activities (sports recognised by the Higher Sports Council, falconry birds, shepherd dogs and livestock guardian dogs), as well as those used in professional activities […]. All of them are regulated and shall remain protected under the applicable European, national and regional legislation that applies to them outside this law.»
By its history and by its aptitude, the Spanish Wolfdog is a guarding and working dog: used as a herding dog, used by the Spanish Navy and Army to guard munitions depots, and used by the Guardia Civil for rescue and various other duties. When it performs that function it falls within the exclusion the law itself provides for, and the corresponding sectoral, regional and European rules apply to it — which in no way leave it unprotected.
This must be said plainly, for the good faith of this notice depends on it: the legal exclusion attaches to the function, not to the breed. If a puppy joins a household as a companion animal — a perfectly valid choice — it is fully subject to Law 7/2023 and to whatever regional and municipal rules apply. No one should read this notice as a dispensation from the duties of the final owner.
Neither this Association nor the breeders who publish their litters on this website pursue profit. The purpose is the conservation and survival of an ethnic group that came close to disappearing, and which survives only if it continues to be bred with judgement, if every birth is documented, and if every bloodline is recorded and verifiable.
That is what the Breeding Book is for: every published litter requires registered and identified parents, undergoes an inbreeding check, and is permanently entered in the Association's register, whatever its later outcome may be. The memory of the lineage is the patrimony kept here.
Breeding well costs money. It would be dishonest to pretend otherwise, and harmful to let anyone believe that a well-raised working puppy can be had for nothing. Before a puppy is ready to leave, its breeder has borne at least the following:
Weighing all of this, the Association considers reasonable and recommends as an indicative reference the sum of 500 €. It is not a tariff, nor an imposed price, nor an obligation upon anyone: it is a reference offered to guide breeders and interested parties alike, and to discourage both speculation and the thoughtless giveaway, which is usually the first step towards abandonment.
The final sum is freely agreed between breeder and acquirer. The Association does not set prices, takes no part in the transaction, receives no commission or payment of any kind for the litters published here, and does not mediate in any dispute that may arise between the parties.
Whoever receives a Spanish Wolfdog receives a working animal, with the needs for exercise, space, occupation and bonding that this entails. They also assume the obligations imposed by law:
The Spanish Wolfdog Association publishes its breeders' litters as an information service and as an instrument for the conservation of the ethnic group. The particulars of each litter — number of puppies, health status, terms of placement and any others — are declared by the responsible breeder, who alone is bound by their truthfulness and by compliance with the rules applicable to them, including, where relevant, entry in the required administrative registers.
The Association verifies the declared genealogy against its Breeding Book, but is not a party to any sale or transfer, does not guarantee the individual qualities of any animal, is not answerable for the agreements reached between breeder and acquirer or for their breach, and assumes no liability whatsoever for loss or damage arising from such relations, which are foreign to it.
This notice is informative in character. It does not constitute legal advice, nor does it replace consultation of the legislation in force or the opinion of a professional. In case of doubt as to the obligations applicable to a particular case, we recommend consulting the relevant regional legislation and, where appropriate, seeking legal advice.
Text approved by the Spanish Wolfdog Association (A.P.L.E.). Legal reference: Law 7/2023 of 28 March, on the protection of the rights and welfare of animals.