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Looking for a fantastic guard dog and family pet? Meet the Caucasian Shepherd...

Started By Guest_lumpnuggin_* , 25 Jan 2015 23:31
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Posted 25 January 2015 - 23:31

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Meet Asha and Nikolai two Caucasian Shepherd Dogs. Also known as Ovcharka or Caucasian Mountain Dogs. They are about to become parents and if you'd like to reserve a pup get in touch.

I have Asha the female and my good friend has Nikolai the Male. Both of Champion Bloodlines.

I will post up some info on the breed but I can tell you now if you're looking for a family pet that will guard your small holding then they do not come better than this breed.

When I was researching breeds I googled "best family pet and guard dog". These come top of the charts regularly.

Suit experienced dog owner with land.


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Posted 26 January 2015 - 07:53

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mahooosive… lovely looking


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Posted 26 January 2015 - 09:08

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Thank you J&H

Yes they are big old units. Mine lives outside permanently. They're built to withstand Russian mountain conditions so an inch of snow and the odd-5 Celsius doesn't register with her.

Of course it's how you handle this breed but Asha is fantastic with kids

You don't need to train these to guard, it's in built. They do it naturally plus you do not need to take them on a 5 mile walk everyday. If you have a large safe area for them to roam they'll be happy. Plus the odd walk weekly of course.

If you want a family pet be sure to socialise them from a pup and you'll haveno problems.

If you want an out and out guard dog only socialise them with your family. Everyone else will be view as an intruder.
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Posted 26 January 2015 - 10:00

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That lighter one on the right looks a bit Leonberger :) (of which we have three)

One of our 'bergers is going to be the guard dog, she's a bit more standoffish than all the other dogs (5) and is 56kg at 18 months (still lean and growing) :)


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Posted 26 January 2015 - 13:11

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they will also pull the cart for you saving on fuel and you can cuddle up to them on a cold night  


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Posted 26 January 2015 - 14:29

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They are lovely dogs.  I have german shepherds these are much bigger aren't they?   A few people on horse & hound forum have one, there was a thread about it.  They live out on her farm just roaming around  come in the Uk  and I think one lives in Canada so no rules about guards dog to always be with handlers under control.


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Posted 26 January 2015 - 15:02

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just looked on wikipedia, they're right in the same height/weight bracket as our 'bergers :)

Some even look remarkably similar but come from different lines


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Posted 28 January 2015 - 09:09

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they will also pull the cart for you saving on fuel and you can cuddle up to them on a cold night


Ha I actually plan to get a cart thing rigged up so it can tow my daughter when we go out for a walk :-)
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Posted 28 January 2015 - 09:10

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They are lovely dogs. I have german shepherds these are much bigger aren't they? A few people on horse & hound forum have one, there was a thread about it. They live out on her farm just roaming around come in the Uk and I think one lives in Canada so no rules about guards dog to always be with handlers under control.


Hi JS

Yes these are much bigger than the German Shepherds. Mine roams around freely. Keeps unwanted [council] guests away :comando:
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Posted 28 January 2015 - 09:13

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just looked on wikipedia, they're right in the same height/weight bracket as our 'bergers :)
Some even look remarkably similar but come from different lines

hi Greenbeast

Yes they look very similar to the Leonbergers. The LB has slightly more elongated legs and a longer snout but very similar sizes weights etc.

Are your Berbers good guard dogs? I don't know that much about that breed or what they were used for.
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Posted 28 January 2015 - 10:28

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Posted 28 January 2015 - 10:53

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hi Greenbeast

Yes they look very similar to the Leonbergers. The LB has slightly more elongated legs and a longer snout but very similar sizes weights etc.

Are your Berbers good guard dogs? I don't know that much about that breed or what they were used for.

There's no natural guarding instinct, two of ours are so friendly it's unreal, the boy is like a double sized labrador in temperament.

The puppy bitch however only came to us from abroad at 16 weeks and so wasn't as heavily socialised with other animals and people, she tends to be a bit nervy and standoffish with strangers, we suspect she'll be a reasonable deterrent with her bark and sheer size.

 

I think they were originally bred for rescue/pulling

 

We also have a newfie/bernese cross who is water rescue trained, only problem is, he only really wants to save the g/f, noone else ha ha


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Posted 30 January 2015 - 03:18

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I'm getting a male pup from this chap.....

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Posted 12 June 2015 - 18:20

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My bitch Asha is now in Season.

She's being put to stud with Nicoli.

If any of you with acreage are looking for a fantastic family pet and great guard dog, feel free to register your interest with me.

previous experience with big dogs necessary and a confident handler required. A superb breed
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Posted 12 June 2015 - 18:25

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I should point out that Asha failed to come in to season last time around so naturally she didn't have pups.

So now she's in season we're trying again to make her a mother for the first time.
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Posted 14 June 2015 - 12:04

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Nicolai is singer Joss Stones brother. Not that it's all the world but it'll give you an idea of what the pups might look like...Attached File  image.jpg   106.41KB   4 downloadsAttached File  image.jpg   106.26KB   3 downloadsAttached File  image.jpg   174.16KB   3 downloads

You can also get an idea of the size of the dog compared to Joss' Rotweiler
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