Dog Training - Caucasian Mountain Dogs

Here’s a great article on how to help your dogs get along. It is based on idea of dog pack behaviour.

Helping dogs get along

This is our first installment of our new series of Puppy Training Articles. In this introduction, you will learn about puppy’s behavior and the types of training which should be done for a puppy, from birth to about 4 months of age.

Early Dog and Puppy Training

A lot of people have a misconception of these dogs being big cute bears. Just because they look cute does not mean they will act cute when a person runs up to them and starts petting them. Here’s what you should do when you see a Caucasian.

To DO:

• Do ask the owner in normal voice if it is safe to walk by
• Do wait for the owner to get the dog on short lead and under his direct control
• Do walk by making no notice to the Caucasian. More likely then not Caucasian is used to seeing people walk by normally on the street
• Do use common sense around Caucasian Mountain Dogs

The do NOT:

• Do not run toward the Ovcharka
• Do not scream around the Ovcharka
• Do not make sudden and sharp movements around a Caucasian or his owner, most will react
• Do not sneak up on Caucasians and their walkers, this is perhaps the best way to get hurt. Make sure the owner knows you are coming and has time to secure the dog
• Do not let your small/big/medium dog closer then 50ft to Caucasian unless you asked owners permission to let dogs meet. Most Caucasians are very animal aggressive
• Kind of redundant, but do not stop while driving to ask the owner questions. It just aggravates the dog and the owner and you wont get any answers from angry owner trying to keep his dog off your car.
• Do not think they will not bite because you are not afraid of them. If you give them a reason, they will bite and you will get hurt, your fear has absolutely nothing to do with how dogs perceive you. So please use common sense and don’t give a Caucasian a reason to protect himself and His owner

Besides in most states sneaking up from behind or running up full speed and trying to grab the dog can be considered an assault on person and his property (Yes dogs are property); Thus giving a Caucasian the full go to protect. Please use caution and common sense.

Caucasian Mountain Dogs are canines of above average to large height. Their bodies are very rugged and sturdy built. The typical Caucasian Mountain Dog has natural aggression and mistrust toward strangers.

Besides that they are also very athletic, have high stamina and don’t require a lot of care. They are suitable to wide variety of climate conditions from Sub-Tropical heat to near polar north cold. These characteristics allow them to be used in all parts of Russia, where this dog has gained its mainstream popularity and was made a national resource. The dogs are used primaraly for guard duty and personal protection because of their extreme defensive reaction.

There are a few different types of Caucasian Ovcharkas, heavy and strong built in Caucasus region, and light built in steppes.

Some Measurements:

Height:
Male - not lower then 65 CM
Female - not lower then 62 CM
Weight (There is no high-weight limit for this breed):
Male - 60+ kg at maturity
Female - 50+ kg at maturity

These dogs require a very experienced dog owner. They are not recommended for first time dog owners as they are extremely strong and require a lot of work.

Here’s some things that he absolutely loves to do.

• Playing on white sand
• Chasing deers and squirls
• Stalking lizards and pouncing on them
• Running next to me holding the leash
• Protecting
• Did I meantion he’s a great protector?

Thats pretty much it. He loves to do a lot of other stuff, but thats not worth mentioning now :p