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About the Caucasian Shepherd Dog

Origin: Russian Federation
Typical life span
10-12 years
Size
Large — from its typical weight
Weight
Male
50-77 kg
Female
45-68 kg
Height
Male
68-76 cm
Female
64-71 cm
FCI status
Reconhecida pela FCI
FCI group
Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossoid and Swiss Mountain and Cattledogs
Origin
Russian Federation
Also called
Perro Pastor del Caucaso
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What is a Caucasian Shepherd Dog?

Giant, powerfully built livestock guardian breed with dense, weather-resistant double coat and imposing presence. Bred to be a formidable guardian in harsh mountain conditions with a courageous, confident demeanor.

Caucasian Shepherd Dog history and origins

Ancient breed originating in the Caucasus Mountain region, used for centuries to protect livestock from large predators like wolves and bears. Standardized by Soviet cynologists and used as military and prison guard dogs.

Caucasian Shepherd Dog appearance and size

Males typically weigh 50-77 kg and stand 68-76 cm at the shoulder; females 45-68 kg and 64-71 cm.

O que diz o padrão da raça

Criado para
Guard- and watchdog
Comportamento e temperamento
Behaviour is steady, active, self-confident, fearless and independent. The Caucasian Shepherd Dog shows a devoted attachment to its master; it is an excellent guard dog

Quoted from FCI standard n°328. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Referência da raça de The Dog API.

Características

Tamanho
Large
Necessidade de exercício
2 of 5
Facilidade de treino
Queda de pelo
3 of 5
Cuidados com o pelo
4 of 5
Convivência com crianças
Custo de manutenção
Tolera ficar sozinho
Inteligência
Saúde da raça
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Prós e contras da raça Caucasian Shepherd Dog

O que ganha com a raça Caucasian Shepherd Dog

  • Função declarada no padrão: «Guard- and watchdog»
  • O padrão descreve a raça assim: «Behaviour is steady, active, self-confident, fearless and independent»

O que tem de assumir

  • Exige muitos cuidados com o pelo — a descrição do próprio padrão é «The longer outer coat forms “brushes” on the ears, a “mane” around the neck and…»
  • Vive menos tempo do que um cão de raça indeterminada — mediana de 5.4 anos em 53 animais, contra 12

Retirado de fontes e não escrito como opinião — investigação de saúde citada, o padrão do próprio registo, e estudos de longevidade revistos por pares. Padrão da raça, FCI; McMillan et al. 2024, median age at death. Os animais de um criador podem diferir de tudo isto, e uma coluna vazia significa que não temos nada desse lado, não que não haja nada a dizer.

Characteristics

Padrão da FCI · Caucasian Shepherd Dog

Pelo e cor

Tal como o padrão da FCI o estabelece. Cada linha abaixo está nas palavras do próprio padrão.

Coat

Straight, coarse, stand-off coat with well developed undercoat.

The length of guard coat as well as the undercoat should not be less than 5 cm.

The coat on the head and forelegs is shorter and thicker.

The tail is completely covered with dense coat and looks thick and furry.

The longer outer coat forms “brushes” on the ears, a “mane” around the neck and “trousers” on the back sides of the thighs

Cor

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» e «disqualifying» — preferida, admissível, indesejável e desqualificante — são as palavras da própria FCI sobre a raça, e ficam em inglês porque é assim que constam do padrão. Descrevem o que o padrão exige — não são uma avaliação de nenhum cão em concreto, nem nossa.

Cor de base

Any solid colour, piebald or spotted colour

  • Except for solid black
  • diluted black or black in any combination or genetic blue or liver brown colour

Resumido de FCI standard n°328 — cada etiqueta está nas palavras do próprio padrão, com o veredito passado para a etiqueta ao lado. Leia a cláusula completa na fonte.

O que diz o padrão da raça

Tamanho
Height at the withers: Males: Desirable height 72-75 cms; Minimum 68 cms; Females: Desirable height 67-70 cms; Minimum 64 cms. Larger stature is accepted, as long as conformation is harmonic. Weight: Males: Minimum: 50 kgs; Females: Minimum: 45 kgs
A FCI dá um limite só de um lado, por isso não há intervalo a indicar.

Quoted from FCI standard n°328. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

O que o padrão penaliza

Aquilo que faz um juiz descontar pontos à raça Caucasian Shepherd Dog, e o que a põe fora do ring, nas palavras do próprio registo. Isto descreve o padrão da raça — não é uma lista de verificação para o animal que tem à frente, e um animal de companhia com um defeito desqualificante é um cão que não pode ir a exposição, não um cão doente.

Defeitos graves

Contam fortemente contra um exemplar no ring.

  • Too light or too coarse in built.
  • Lack of self-confidence.
  • Deviations in the sexual dimorphism.
  • Head small in proportions to the body; light; narrow; long; coarse; blocky or apple head.
  • Abrupt stop.
  • Muzzle: downfaced; dishfaced or snipy.
  • Teeth too small; widely spaced; incisors not set in one line; any deviation from the dental formula (except for absence of the PM1s). Insufficiently marked cheekbones.
  • Eyes large; bulging; very light; showing haw; slack eye lids.
  • Ears large; thin or set too low.
  • Top line roach or sway back; long, sagging or arched loin; rump higher than the withers.
  • Body square; too cobby; too long; narrow in both front and rear; too leggy; chest very short, flat or shallow; croup short or steep.
  • Stumped tail.
  • Weak bone; muscles and ligaments in joints.
  • Lacking correct angulations.
  • Bowed forearms.
  • Unbalanced movement.
  • Lack of driving power in the hindquarters.
  • Coat that is very soft; curly; has very short guard coat or no undercoat

Defeitos desqualificantes

Põem o animal fora do ring por completo.

  • Any deviation from the required bite.
  • Incompleted dental formula (absence of any tooth except the third molars (M3) or the first premolars (PM1s).
  • Entropion.
  • Wall eyes; deep blue; green shaded or eyes of different colour.
  • Docked tail.
  • Constant pacing or impossibility to assess the gate.
  • Black colour in any variation; solid; diluted; piebald, spotted or as saddle (except for mask).
  • Genetic blue colour in any variation or nuance.
  • Bluish-grey pigmented nose, lips and eye rims.
  • Genetic brown colour in any variation or nuance.
  • Genetic brown nose, lips and eye rims.
  • Tan-marking in black, blue or brown dogs.
  • Height below minimum.
  • Severe deviations in the sexual dimorphism in males

FCI standard n°328

Informação ao nível da raça, de The Dog API. Descreve a raça Caucasian Shepherd Dog em geral; qualquer animal em concreto pode ser diferente.

Health guide

What to ask for in a Caucasian Shepherd Dog

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Caucasian 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.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Caucasian 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.

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