History
editThe first datas regarding the origin of the European shepherd dogs was recorded by Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829-1885) in Brehms Tierleben (Animal`s Life). The first written data regarding the Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog was recorded in the Veterinary Science Magazine, year XV, No. 2.
In March 1998, a group of fans of the Carpathian Shepherd Dog founded the Carpathian Shepherd Dogs Club. The club was later renamed the National Club of Carpathian Shepherd Dog Breeders (CNCCRCRC), which is based in Bistriţa, Romania. The club observed that there many Carpathians in Rucăr, Argeş County that are considered ancestors of today's Carpathians.
In March 2003, at Bistriţa, an important conference of the factors involved in the Romanian breeds took place. On July 6, 2005 in Buenos Aires, the General Committee of FCI officially approved the provisional homologation of the Carpathian Shepherd Dog.