The Sila Sheepdog features a coat with three different colours: black – pure black with a black undercoat and a small white spot on the chest, the toes and the tip of the tail; black and tan – pure black with a black undercoat and tan typical of the black and tan coats, from a very light cream, known as jelino, to an intense fawn; sable – colour from fawn to grey, more or less intense, mottled with black, with possible white spots on its chest, on its toes and the on the tip of its tail.
Its fur is straight, rough, abundant, moderately adherent to the body. The abundant undercoat grows in the winter season.
Thanks to its coat, the dog can respond to contrasting climatic conditions that affect a part of Calabria, including that of the Sila plateau.
Situated on the tip of the boot, between the Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas, Calabria is influenced by two circulating atmospheric pressures that affect its climate: one colder coming from the North; one warmer coming from the South. The result of their encounter is a unique climatic subdivision of the territory: the low altitudes are mostly affected by a Mediterranean-style climate, while above 1,100-1,200 metres of latitude the climate is continental.
At around 1,300 metres above sea level, the Sila plateau records mild summers with average temperatures around 20° C., and cold winters with sub-zero temperatures and peaks below -20° C. The continental climate also affects a hilly part of the region surrounding the plateau, at times encroaching on lower altitudes and, albeit rarely, above all as regards snowfall, even reaching the lowlands. In the towns located in the Sila area, during the hotter months temperatures can reach 35-40° C. and fall to 15° at night, while during the colder months there can also be long periods with temperatures below zero, even falling to -10° C.
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