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•   Cao de Castro Laboreiro Picture and Information Other Names: Portuguese Cattle Dog. Native Country: Portugal. The Cao de Castro Laboreiro is one of the oldest breeds on the Iberian peninsula. The Cao de Castro Laboreiro, a mastiff, protects herds from wolves. He is also used as a guard dog and police dog. •   Cao de Castro Laboreiro Picture and Fact Sheet Cao de Castro Laboreiro (Portuguese Cattle Dog). Just like the other Portuguese livestock guardian dog breeds, the Cao the Castro Laboreiro have his main origin in the large dogs taken to Portugal by the time of the invasions. Some of those dogs were taken to the village of Castro Laboreiro and there they mated with the local dogs.