- Any, except genetic blue and genetic brown in any combination and black mantel on tan
About the Central Asia Shepherd Dog
Origin: Russian FederationCentral Asia Shepherd Dog
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossoid and Swiss Mountain and Cattledogs
- Origin
- Russian Federation
- Also called
- Perro Pastor de Asia Central
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Guard and watch dog
- Behaviour and temperament
“Self assured, balanced quiet, proud and independent. The dogs are very courageous and have high working capacity, endurance and a natural instinct of territory. Fearlessness towards large predators is a characteristic feature”
Quoted from FCI standard n°335. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Characteristics
- Size
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- Exercise needsRead from what the breed was bred to do, in the registry’s own words: “Guard and watch dog” That is a working purpose, not a measured exercise requirement — an individual dog’s needs depend on its age, health and household.
- 2 of 5
- Easy to train
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- Amount of shedding
- 3 of 5
- Grooming needs
- 4 of 5
- Good with children
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- Cost to keep
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- Tolerates being alone
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- Intelligence
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- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Central Asia Shepherd Dog
What you get with the Central Asia Shepherd Dog
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Guard and watch dog”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Self assured, balanced quiet, proud and independent”
What you are taking on
- High grooming needs — the standard’s own description is “Depending on the length of the outer coat there can be either shorter hair (3-5 cm),…”
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
Characteristics
FCI standard · Central Asia Shepherd Dog
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
Coat
Abundant, straight coarse and with well developed undercoat.
Hair on the head and on the front part of limbs is short and dense.
Coat on withers is often longer.
The guard coat can be short or slightly longer.
Depending on the length of the outer coat there can be either shorter hair (3-5 cm), covering the whole body or with longer hair (7-10 cm) which forms a mane on the neck, feathers behind the ears and on the back parts of the limbs and on the tail
Colour
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Shortened from FCI standard n°335 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
What the breed standard says
- Size
- “Height at the withers: Males: Minimum 70 cms. Females: Minimum 65 cms. Large size desirable, but proportional constitution must remain. Weight”
- FCI gives a bound on one side only, so there is no range to state.
Quoted from FCI standard n°335. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
What the standard penalises
What a judge marks the Central Asia Shepherd Dog down for, and what puts one out of the ring, in the registry’s own words. This describes the breed standard — it is not a checklist for the animal in front of you, and a pet with a disqualifying fault is an unshowable dog rather than an unhealthy one.
Severe faults
Marked heavily against a specimen in the ring.
- Highly strung.
- Significant deviation from required type and constitution.
- Leggy appearance; light in bone, soft muscles.
- Eyes too light or bulging eyes.
- Top line falling away.
- Croup much higher than the withers.
- Narrow, short and steep croup.
- Natural stubbed tail, kinked tail.
- Pasterns too high, down in pastern.
- Hindquarters set too far under body.
- Height at withers 2 cm less than stated minimum
Disqualifying faults
Puts an animal out of the ring altogether.
- Timid, overexcited.
- Male of female type.
- Overshot or distinctly undershot bite.
- Eyes of different colour, blue or green eyes; squint.
- Loose joints.
- Coat of any combination of genetic brown or genetic blue colour.
- Colour that is tan with distinctive black mantle.
- Coat that is curly or soft.
- Unbalanced movement
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Central Asia Shepherd Dog in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Central Asia Shepherd Dog
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Central Asia Shepherd Dog on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.
Gallery
No photographs yet
This is where Central Asia Shepherd Dog owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
A photograph in a pet profile stays private to its owner. We will not put one here unless they ask us to.
Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Central Asia Shepherd Dog breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.