- White, white with yellowish shading, white with grey, wheaten (biscuit) or pale ivory patches.
- Grey, pale ivory. grey and pale ivory dogs may have a white blaze on the head and muzzle, as well as white markings on the neck.
- With the spotted colour, the patches should be of light shades and should not have distinct borders.
- The final coat colour appears by the age of 18-24 months and due to this puppies and young dogs have somewhat more intense colour
About the South Russian Shepherd Dog
Origin: Russian FederationSouth Russian Shepherd Dog
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Sheepdogs and Cattledogs (except Swiss Cattledogs)
- Origin
- Russian Federation
- Also called
- Perro de Pastor de Rusia Meridional
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Herding and guardian dog. This breed is used for protecting cattle; they successfully performed guard duties and protect premises
- Behaviour and temperament
“Well-balanced, self- confident and independent. The South Russian Shepherd Dog is devoted to its owner but mistrustful and aloof towards the strangers. The South Russian Shepherd Dog is a perfect guard dog both when watching the cattle and when protecting the owner and his property”
Quoted from FCI standard n°326. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Characteristics
- Size
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- Exercise needs
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- 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 South Russian Shepherd Dog
What you get with the South Russian Shepherd Dog
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Herding and guardian dog. This breed is used for protecting cattle; they successfully performed guard duties and protect premises”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Well-balanced, self- confident and independent”
What you are taking on
- High grooming needs — the standard’s own description is “The quality of the coat: long (not less than 10 cm), harsh, thick, coarse and shaggy,…”
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 · South Russian Shepherd Dog
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
Coat
Abundant.
The coat on the head, body, limbs and tail is of almost the same length.
Thick and long coat on the head forms a eyebrows, moustache and beard.
The nasal bridge shall be also well- covered with hair.
It is desirable for males to have a mane.
The quality of the coat: long (not less than 10 cm), harsh, thick, coarse and shaggy, slightly wavy or broken.
The outer coat on the head and limbs is thinner and less coarse.
The undercoat is soft, long, thick and lighter coloured.
The coat with completely combed undercoat or matted either elf- locked is undesirable
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°326 — 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 standard penalises
What a judge marks the South Russian 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.
- The height at the withers less than 64 cm for males and less than 59 cm for females.
- Light, coarse or loose constitution, short legs.
- Feminine males.
- The withers noticeably higher than croup.
- High-set neck.
- Yellow (“bird”) eyes.
- Loose flews and/or eyelids.
- Partially unpigmented eyelids.
- Small teeth. Large diastemas between the teeth. The incisors are not set in one line.
- The absence of two or more PM1 (M3 is not taken into consideration).
- The ears hanging on the cartilages.
- Narrow, shallow chest.
- Roach back.
- Short, horizontal or abruptly sloping croup.
- The tail directed from the root towards the head and resting on the back and/or the tail curled over the back. The tail motionlessly hanging down.
- Straightened angulation in front and/or rear.
- Over-angulation in the rear.
- Sparse hair on the nasal bridge, short and/or sparse furnishing coat on the muzzle, poor moustache and beard. Absence of the undercoat.
- Straight, soft top coat. Silky coat parting on the back.
- Intense spotting, incompletely matured coat colour after the age of 2 years
Disqualifying faults
Puts an animal out of the ring altogether.
- Any surgical or cosmetic changes.
- Lack of desirable breed type.
- Square built.
- Rounded skull.
- Blue, green, bleached whitish eyes or the eyes of different colour. The entropion.
- All the deviations from the normal scissor bite. The absence of any tooth (except for PM1 and M3).
- Short hair. Tight curls or cords on any part of the body. The coat lying close to the head or limbs.
- Black, red, greyish brown, blue, brown or tricolor. Intensely represented mask or saddle.
- Totally unpigmented eyelids, pink or spotted nose, pink lips.
- Naturally short (bobtail) or straight docked tail.
- Side gating, pacing
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the South Russian Shepherd Dog in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a South Russian Shepherd Dog
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the South Russian 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
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Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No South Russian 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.