Caucasian ovcharka

[WantedWolf]

Kazzoontite right!

Wolves and wild dogs got me thinking about protection animals.

For a few years Ive been researching and dreaming of getting a few of these
dogs. they have a few names it seems, Ovcharka, caucasion mountain dog, Kavkazskaya Ovcharka. etc.

Has anyone had any experiences with them.

 

[thatguy]

Those are some BIG doggies.. OR those are 'little ppl' in the second picture.. The first pic looks more like a lion due to the mane..

Post pics if and when you get one..

Brian

 

[SnowRidge]

I hope you can get their dog food wholesale. You'll need a lot.

 

[WantedWolf]

if i remember they were like 160+ lbs

yeah the food id love to have 3 or 6 but for the responsibility factor ill aim for 2

The lion look is rare compared to the bear look and soom have bright blue eyes like a husky.

 

[coobie]

Kazzoontite right!

Wolves and wild dogs got me thinking about protection animals.

For a few years Ive been researching and dreaming of getting a few of these
dogs. they have a few names it seems, Ovcharka, caucasion mountain dog, Kavkazskaya Ovcharka. etc.

Has anyone had any experiences with them.

I hope you don,t have any small children around.coobie

 

[Ken_CT]

This site has some good info on the dogs. It appears that they are not all the same dogs with different names. They seem like the type of dog that need an owner with experience with dog training.

The Ovcharkas - what are they?

 

[milkman]

I hope you can get their dog food wholesale. You'll need a lot.

And a tractor with a FEL to carry off the poo, a cousin had a Great Dane and it crapped piles like a cow.

 

[dqdave1]

They just came to the USA; they will KILL an intruder or anyone not supposed to be there. They are very dominent and the owner HAS to be in control. Check with your insurance provider to see if you are insured having a dog like this. I would not want anything to do with one.

 

[WantedWolf]

Yes I agree the owner needs to be in complete control
there is a national geographic vid on you tube about them
YouTube - Caucasian Ovcharka Documentary on NGC

the guy there should have his dog taken away for everyones sake it drags him down the road 15ft to bite a sedan.

ive been following a breeder in the states since 03 but i think theyve been here longer then that (esquire caucasions)

I have had many dogs over the years but the largest was my german rottwieler brutus. it not something im rushing into, i guess someone could lie on the application but from esquire its an intense process to aquire a puppy which filters out alot of the poor owners there so many people that should not be allowed animals. (like i now fight with my neighbor for pounding his pitbull in the head and leaving it out all winter.)

I will require a dog for flock protection , and it must have a good winter coat.
So this is kind of my dream dog. oh and we dont have any small children.

 

[Erik_in_Hoyt]

Great Pyr or Anatolian Shepherd would do pretty well, and Great Pyrs can be trained to be friendly to people, but will hunt down coyote/wolf/feral dogs in the area pretty efficiently - and they havbe plenty of fur coat to keep save in the winter.