The Šarplaninac or Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog (formerly known as Illyrian Shepherd dog) a dog breed of the livestock guardian type named after the Šar Mountains. It is a molosser-type mountain dog.The breed is known in Serbian as Šarplaninac (Serbian Cyrillic: Шарпланинац), in Macedonian as Šarplaninec (Macedonian: Шарпланинец), meaning "Šar Mountaineer" or "[Dog of] the Šar Mountains (Šar planina)", and in Albanian as "Qeni i Sharrit", it is alternatively named the "Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog" by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (1980).[2][4][5] The breed was formally known as Illyrian Shepherd before it was renamed in 1957.The Šarplaninac is a robust, well proportioned dog with plenty of bone, of a size that is well above the average and with a thick, long, rather coarse coat that emphasizes the short coupled appearance. According to the FCI breed standard males should weigh between 35 and 45 kilograms (77 and 99 lb) with females slightly smaller at around 30–40 kilograms (66–88 lb).The average height is quoted as 62 centimetres (24 in) for males with females at 58 centimetres (23 in)