Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

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Re: Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

Post by captrakshitsharma » Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:26 pm

One can look at the Caucasian sheep dog ... Only and only if you absolutely positively have had experience with breeds like Rottweilers, Dobermans , GSD'S. etc.. And must have a proper guard dog.
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Re: Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

Post by essdee1972 » Fri Oct 18, 2013 1:22 pm

Great Scott, Captain! That's some dog!!

Didn't understand this part of the wikipedia entry, though:
Softness and vicious temperaments are considered serious faults for the breed.
Softness and vicious temperament? Together?
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Re: Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

Post by captrakshitsharma » Fri Oct 18, 2013 3:49 pm

Didn't see it mentioned on the Wikipedia link I saw... I have seen some fine examples of these dogs up close and personal ... Soft is a word that is not even remotely connected with this breed... Handling has to be strict and careful or else this dog can be a menace and by menace I mean real menace and not the Rottweiler /Doberman gone bad menace...for this my friend is a dog that has been known to hunt bear . Has the stopping power of a .45 .
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Re: Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

Post by Vikram » Fri Oct 18, 2013 3:56 pm

I regularly come across Caucasian Shepherd Dogs in Tbilisi. Absolutely impressive beasts. Huge dogs and for all their reputation for being fearsome guard dogs you can see them being led by fragile old men who weigh half of their canine companions. Let that not deceive you. They are natural guardians who are aware of their strength and not afraid of a confrontation.

People are prone to exaggeration but these dogs are something you have not seen in flesh.

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Re: Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

Post by Vikram » Fri Oct 18, 2013 3:58 pm

captrakshitsharma wrote:Didn't see it mentioned on the Wikipedia link I saw... I have seen some fine examples of these dogs up close and personal ... Soft is a word that is not even remotely connected with this breed... Handling has to be strict and careful or else this dog can be a menace and by menace I mean real menace and not the Rottweiler /Doberman gone bad menace...for this my friend is a dog that has been known to hunt bear . Has the stopping power of a .45 .
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Where did you see these dogs?

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Re: Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

Post by brihacharan » Fri Oct 18, 2013 5:23 pm

Vikram,
> Thanks for sharing the videos....
> For some reason they reminded me of St.Bernard :D
> Would like to know - are these pure bred or are they a mix breed?
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Re: Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

Post by Vikram » Fri Oct 18, 2013 5:49 pm

brihacharan wrote:Vikram,
> Thanks for sharing the videos....
> For some reason they reminded me of St.Bernard :D
> Would like to know - are these pure bred or are they a mix breed?
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As far as I know,they are native to Georgia/Caucasus. A close relative is the Turkish Kangal. I do not believe they were mix-bred by humans.

They come in two versions, the long haired Caucasian Shepherd and the short haired Georgian Mountain Dog.

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Re: Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

Post by Moin. » Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:03 pm

Vikram wrote:I regularly come across Caucasian Shepherd Dogs in Tbilisi. Absolutely impressive beasts. Huge dogs and for all their reputation for being fearsome guard dogs you can see them being led by fragile old men who weigh half of their canine companions. Let that not deceive you. They are natural guardians who are aware of their strength and not afraid of a confrontation.

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Thanks Vikram, first time heard of this breed. These look very similar to NewFoundlands, size wise...

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Re: Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

Post by captrakshitsharma » Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:23 pm

@ Vikram I've seen these in Dubai and were brought in from Uzbekistan by a member of the royal family, he infact now has about 30 +of them. Superb dogs ..Btw breeders have got them here in India now ...
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Re: Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

Post by captrakshitsharma » Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:52 pm


http://www.caucasianovcharka.ru/
http://www.olx.in/q/caucasian/c-312

Some other links.. The last one is for pups for sale in India
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Re: Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

Post by Vikram » Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:56 pm

Rakshit,

Impressive beasts,aren't they?

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Re: Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

Post by captrakshitsharma » Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:04 pm

Very... I just saw the entire documentary in Georgian or Russian.. Nice very nice and may have to request you to get some authentic pure bred ones from Georgia
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Re: Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

Post by Vikram » Fri Oct 18, 2013 8:19 pm

[quote="captrakshitsharma"may have to request you to get some authentic pure bred ones from Georgia[/quote]

No problem! :cheers: Even here, counterfeit pups are sold. ROTFL
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Re: Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

Post by hvj1 » Sat Oct 19, 2013 12:49 pm

Here are a few Caucasian Sheepdogs. The breeder is ex army, breeds em in Pune.
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Re: Will the Family Dog Protect Your Home?

Post by Vikram » Sun Oct 20, 2013 7:16 pm

Nice photos there,HVJ1.

This bad boy guards a property under construction near by my house.He takes his job very seriously.

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