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Thunder Hawk Caucasians www.thunderhawk.us www.guardianelite@aol.com

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The Owtcharka is a big powerful dog that may be to much for an inexperienced dog owner. A would be owner should be dominant in character, and physically strong. They are very good with children, but will not view them as their masters. They have very strong protection instincts, and will protect anything it views as it's family or flock with it's life. This breed is very loyal to it's handler, but can also have a mind of it's own. Owtcharkas are used to hide among sheep and keep a look out for preditors such as wolves. When wolves attack the sheep, the Owtcharka will attack the wolves, and will fight two or three at a time to defend his flock. With all of the thick hair on the Owtcharka, it is hard for the wolf to get his teeth into his flesh. These dogs are very untrusting of people it does not know which makes it a great guard dog. They will also try to dominate another dog.

Behavior

Caucasian Sheepdog should be large, big boned, and muscular. They have three different coats, a long haired coat with a collar, a short haired, and a medium length coat without the collar. Unaltered ears naturally hang forward although most are cropped close to the head. The coat of the long hair will need grooming every so often, while the short hair will need little attention to grooming.

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