Caucasian Shepherd

- Size
- giant
- Height at withers
- 68–75 cm, males64–70 cm, females
- Weight
- 50–90 kg, males45–70 kg, females
- Lifespan
- 10–12 years
- Group
- Guarding
An editorial estimate, not a measurement.
Suits. Охрана территории в любую погоду. Самостоятельна, решает сама.
Be aware. Не для квартиры и не для новичка. Без ранней социализации опасна для гостей. Шерсти очень много.
Temperament
Мощная охранная собака с врождённым чувством территории и полной самостоятельностью в решениях. Кавказская овчарка не служебная в привычном смысле: она не ждёт команды, а действует. К своим спокойна и терпелива, к чужим — без предупреждения. Порода не для первого опыта и не для города.
Care
Густая шерсть, вычёсывать два-три раза в неделю, в линьку чаще. Нужен двор с крепким забором; квартира исключена. Щенка не перегружать до полутора лет. Кормление умеренное: перекормленная собака этого веса быстро теряет суставы. Обучение и социализация обязательны с раннего возраста — взрослого кавказца переучить почти невозможно.
Origin
Аборигенная порода Кавказа, тысячелетиями охраняла отары от волка и медведя. Отбор шёл естественный, по способности к работе.
What to watch in this breed
Breed predispositions are not a diagnosis and not a sentence. They are what occurs in this breed more often than in others, and what is worth knowing in advance.
- Watch firstHip dysplasia
- The puppy sits to one side, struggles to get up after sleeping, runs with a “bunny hop” using both hind legs together. What is in your hands: no excess weight and no jumping down from height while it grows. The puppy’s parents are screened by X-ray — ask the breeder.
- Keep in mindGastric torsion (bloat)
- A lethal emergency in deep-chested breeds: a swollen hard belly, retching that brings nothing up, restlessness, drooling. This is the emergency vet right now, with no “let us wait until morning”. Prevention: feed twice a day in smaller portions and no running straight after a meal.
- Keep in mindEntropion
- The eyelid rolls inward and the lashes scratch the cornea. Constant watering, a squinting eye, the animal rubbing its face with a paw. It is fixed by surgery; leaving it means a corneal ulcer.
A predisposition means a probability, not a disease. Most animals of these breeds live their lives without any of it. We do not diagnose: the list is here so you know what to ask your vet at a routine check-up and which signs not to write off as old age.
Weight and lifespan are a guide for the breed, not a standard for your animal. Actual figures depend on the line, care and health.
Where to get one: Caucasian Shepherd breeders
These records are collected by us and marked verified only after a call. Ring ahead: available litters change every week.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.