Dog breeds :
Alabai / Central Asian Ovcharka / Drok / Sage Mazandarani / Sredneasiatskaia Ovtcharka
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General
The CAO is a flock guard of greater than average size , robust
constitution, with a strong distrust of strangers. Very powerful, athletic,
very sturdy . Self- esteemed, imperturbable, alert, with a great memory.
Characteristics
A Central Asian Ovcharka is a dog of the large height, strong, brave,
self-respectful, unpretentious, easily adaptable to various weather
conditions that makes it possible to use this breed for different work. Dogs
have the rough built type, massive bone and strong musculature.
Temperament
Confident, balanced, quite behaviour. The characteristic reaction is the
active-defensive one. Has the inborn sense of property and territory.
Unconfident behaviour and excessive excitability are the major faults that
make dog's breeding value lower. The CAO is good with kids when socialized with them and would die protecting
them
For 4,ooo years this breed has been raised with the Family of the Turkmen NO
fencing leash just family.
This breed is dog dominant not dog aggressive so they can be socialized with
kids.
And if raised with cats, dogs sheep, birds they are fine with them and will
protect them as well.
History
The Central Asian Ovcharka is one of the largest breeds that has been
created in the result of interaction and fight of two mighty forces - man's
necessities of life and natural selection conditioned by severe nature of
the region. The breed formed in the vast territory stretched from the
Caspian Sea to China and from the South Urals to Afghanistan. The breed
has the blood of the ancient dogs of the Tibet, the shepherd dogs of
different nomadic people and of the fighting dogs of Mesopotamia. The
Central Asian Ovcharka is related to the Mongolian Ovcharka, Tibetan
Mastiff, Ovcharkas of Afghanistan and Iran. In West Europe there is also
the relative of the CAO, it is the Spanish Mastiff. In the territory of origin
the CAOs are used as the guard and shepherd dogs, and also when
hunting large animals.
Origin
Russia (Central Asia)
Utilization
Guard dog
Classification
Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossians and Swiss Mountain- and Cattledogs
Size
Large
Height
The low height limit for males is 65 cm, for females - 60 cm. If a dog is proportionally built, it should be more.
Weight
Males: 120-160 lbs. Females: 80-120 lbs.
Grooming
Little
Excercise
Moderate
Activity
Medium
Locality
Town
Health
must be screened for Hip and elbow dyplasia
Life span
10-15 years
Litter size
6-12 pups can be smaller if pups are born in Central Asian as Flock guardians
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