Caucasian Shepherd Dog

The Caucasian Shepherd Dog or Caucasian Ovcharka is a large livestock guardian dog native to the Caucasus region, notably Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Dagestan. It was developed in the Soviet Union from about 1920 from dogs of the Caucasus Mountains and the steppe regions of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains in Georgia has historically been the principal region of distribution of Caucasian Shepherd dogs, both in terms of numbers and the quality of the dogs present in the area.

Caucasian Shepherd Dog
Other names
  • Caucasian Mountain Dog
  • Caucasian Ovcharka
  • Caucasian Owtcharka
  • Caucasian Sheepdog
  • Kavkazskaïa Ovtcharka
OriginCaucasus
Traits
Height Males
preferred 72–75 cm (28–30 in)
minimum 68 cm (27 in)
Females
preferred 67–70 cm (26–28 in)
minimum 64 cm (25 in)
Weight Males
minimum 50 kg (110 lb)
Females
minimum 45 kg (100 lb)
Coat straight, coarse, stand-off coat with well-developed undercoat
Colour any solid colour, piebald or spotted colour, except liver, blue, and solid black
Life span 5.4 years on average
Kennel club standards
Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)
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