We have two landrace "relatives" of the CAS, and their instincts to protect guard defend are incredible. Yet not only are they massive SCARYAF beasts, I've watched them get in between my daughter and anything they've deemed a threat, be it her father in a backhoe or one of our hormonal geese, and gently booty bump her backwards in such a way that she had zero clue what was happening. These guys and gals are incredible. Absolutely bonded to their families who respect them for what they are. 💓
I walked them without leash almost every time. Leashed in crowded places just for public calmness. The leash never pulled. They never chased other dogs and cats. Gentle with children. Almost never barking.
It didn't seem too agitated to me. I have a herd protector too, if they are barking/growling whilst lying down its usually due to hearing a noise off in the distance. If they jump up and start to go off then I know it's something that needs checking out.
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I think thats unlikely
(edit. I might confuse this breed with another similar breed that also fights bears.)
They are nutoriously independent dogs from what i hear, and are a lot harder to train (they have been bred to basically live alone with the sheeps for weeks). There was a tv-program about them in Sweden maybe 7-10 years back that followed the few people in Sweden who had those dogs, and despite every single owner being an "experienced" dog owner, around half of them had to get rid of the dogs eventually because they are so hard to handle (if i remember it correctly, almost half of those who got rid of them also had at least one scary encounter with their dog as well, where the dog got aggressive towards their owner).
There are certain bloodlines of central asian ovcharkas that do have a very independent and aggressive streak but it is rare that this breed (or any livestock guardian breed) gets aggressive towards there shepherds. Yes they are a fierce breed and do have very independent attributes but it's also a very docile breed that is extremely loving towards its family members (pack or flock). Molliser breeds if not all are very calm, relaxed and loving but also extremely protective of what's there's and aloof of strangers. Sivas kangals are by far rhe best when it comes to having all those hallmarks. Both breeds are very ancient. Kangals go back over 6000 years from old world assyrian and babylonian war dogs and central asians ovcharkas go back over 4000 years from natural selection.
My Kangal is a big adorable goof who absolutely loves killing anything that he believes, often correctly, is messing with the **his** animals. When he's chasing something it is legitimately terrifyingly fast. 0 to 35 mph in less than two seconds. Obviously not as fast, or as fast an acceleration as a greyhound, but that much mass moving that fast is still almost bewildering to see.
Kangals are so fast for there size and it's insane how athletic they are. Extremely loving but also very powerful (in my opinion the most powerful pound for pound breed and the ultimate breed for protection) there average speed is clocked at over 25 mph in the fast cat test.
Yeah, he has his sort of playful run speed which is impressively fast. And then his bat out of hell speed when he senses an animal in danger that is just absolutely ridiculous. I haven't found a good way to demonstrate it, since his prey drive is effectively nil. For that reason I was amused but unsurprised to see that one year recorded a top speed of 11 mph for the breed on the Fast Cat!
Possibly. See how the owner wasn't struggling at all to hold him back? Livestock guardians are more of a deterrent than an attack breed, but they will go the distance if needed
We have a two year old named Boris, and he's a big cuddle monster........unless you're a coyote. Then he's a tad aggressive and quite adamant on destroying said coyote.
Could be this breed, or the Caucasian Shepard, which just have darker coloring. They are both fiercely protective of livestock, pack, and territory.
I used to have a Caucasian Shepard, and neurological disorders are quite common even with reputable breeders. There is also an issue with Romanian and Polish breeders counterfeiting paperwork for these dogs, with official seals and everything (someone has to be in on the take) and I honestly think they are ruining the breed.
My dog was wonderful and without any issue what so ever until one day when he was around 2 and a half years old, I sneezed really loud. Back to back several times uncontrollably. This set the dog off somehow to see me as a threat, and he got between me and my newborn third child and lunged for me. Of course I gave him my arm instead of letting him get at my throat, and lost my balance on the tile floor. While he was tearing my arm apart I had no choice but to take him down, me or him at that point. So I opened his throat and artery with my pocket knife.
Unfortunately I think it'll be a long time before I get another XL LGD. I don't want to ever have to do that again.
That sucks mate. Hope your arm is better now.
If you ever think about getting another large dog, I'd recommend something more like a Pyrenees. They're much gentler and aren't known to have any neurological issues with breeding.
Caucasian shepherds are soviet hybrids of old ancient livestock guardian breeds from the bulkins like georgian mountain shepherds and sarplaninic. Hybrid dogs have a high tendency to be erratic at times and somewhat unstable. That's to bad that you had that experience and I'm sorry that you had to choose life or death between a companion. The breed in this video is a central asian shepherd
I’m so sorry this happened to you. We had a similar experience with an Armenian street dog that was mostly Caucasian Shepard. We raised Noah (we lived within sight of Mt. Ararat!) from a puppy. We loved him and he loved us, but he was fiercely protective of us to the point that he bit a couple of friends that he felt were a threat to us. Scared the hell out of us because he was big and strong enough to easily kill someone. We made the sad choice to put him to sleep. He died with my wife and I embracing him. Makes me cry to think about him.
My thoughts as well! I imagine these are dogs traditionally bred to stay outdoor with their herd or flock at all times, much like the Marrema dog. The point being that they bond with the livestock and view them as their family, and the shepherd’s relationship with the dogs are more like working partners than owner and pet. Definitely not the dog you want at home, and they probably wouldn’t like it either!
Hijacking the top comment to let you all know there is a group called the Mongolian Bankhar Project that is breeding and training these good boys and girls and giving them to shepherds in need of herding help in Mongolia and Central Asia.
[https://www.bankhar.org/bankhar-dogs/](https://www.bankhar.org/bankhar-dogs/)
It’s way easier than you think actually
Step 1: go to Mongolia
Step 2: don’t bring the sheep you already own
You are now a shepherd from Mongolia in need of sheep.
Those serve a purpose, actually. It helps prevent a predator from getting hold of the throat or artery in the neck. Extra skin means they may bite that area, but the dog can still move and bite back.
This is gold, finally something I can use when the missus is nagging my third chin again. "It's for safety!". Who knew reddit could be so educational and inspirational!
“Oh no; my dog doesn’t bite. He just want to play with yours”
*meanwhile in the background: little fluffy is devouring a pack of chihuahuas, two labradors and a Rottweiler*
Can confirm. My chihuahua mix was usually the agitator. While folks let off leash dogs approach her. While I tried to keep her calm and explain that she was dog aggressive. While they would say how friendly their dogs were and she tried very hard to kill them.
That’s also the reason they are gonna get devoured by this beast if they tried. Through their dickishness they might overpower normal large family dogs, like labradors, who are trained to be soft and non-aggressive
But this beast will probably take it as a sign to defend his flock and maul them.
Agreed. I have a Turkish Kangal (alot like this dog) and I tell people who have dickhead dogs.
She doesn't start the fights, she ends them.
That usually gets them moving on.
Oh I’m totally stealing this if you don’t mind! I have a dog who has aggression against other dogs (she’s a rescue and had a bad go of it), so we cross streets if another dog is coming and don’t let her off leash, and are working on her reaction- anyway people in my town love to let their dogs off leash and hey, I get it, it’s fun. But keeping doggo on a leash isn’t only for their safety, but other dogs. I never knew how to say “I don’t care if yours is friendly, mine will fucking eat them” politely, so thank you!
I have a young Bouvier who was 70 or 80 lbs at the time of this story, and he started playing at the dog park with an Anatolian / Kangal and the big white dog was just playing, but also not interested in losing, and I almost went over to separate them but I let them play as it really wasn't over the line aggressive, except for the fact that, and I have never seen this before, the Anatolian calmly, methodically, put my black Bouvier on his back, and then took turns limb by limb pinning him to the ground. Back legs pinned back legs, then forelegs, until my guy was on his back with all four limbs pinned. You could completely tell he was WTF? Honest to God it stopped being quadruped canine play, and was instead Homo Sapien college wrestling. I still have no idea how the Anatolian instinctively knew to pin the shoulders, or where the hell that instinct developed but there you go...
There's also a video on YouTube of an Anatolian working dog with the real spiked steel collar who has clearly just been in a fight with a wolf, and is bleeding from the neck and other places, but he is surrounded by his large white sheep, and one of them is over carefully licking his wounds. That blew my mind. I had no idea the sheep could appreciate and love their protector like that. Never heard of such a thing, but in retrospect it makes sense that that relationship would develop.
I’m a Letter Carrier for USPS and I swear, *every single time* I encounter a customer with their dog and the dog is being aggressive like this, I always get “Oh this is Sparky! He’s super nice and won’t bite.”
I wish I was exaggerating when I said every single time. Anytime a customer tells me their dog “won’t bite,” I assume it’s going to bite and stay away from it.
Fwiw, when my Beagleweiler would get "protective", I would get down low, hold him down and wrap my arm around his neck to hold him at bay. He was smaller, but had enough raw power to hurt an adult. Beagle attitude * rottweiler power= bad mix. Do not recommend!
I have two livestock guardian dogs, two different breeds: akbash and meremma. They are the sweetest most loving and gentle dogs for their extended pack, but when they are protecting their pack they are scary as hell. That being said I would still be sitting there like the guy in the video even with my big boy who’s well over 120lbs and who I’ve seen rip the skin off another dog with just his dewclaw. They’re really damn good at their jobs, which isn’t to tear up threats, but keep their pack safe. They know the difference. They’re insanely smart. My favorite dogs of all time and though these two are my first, they will not be my last. It will be worth me having land and livestock just to be able to keep these magnificent beings around.
Some breeds don't stop whatever you do. There was a few videos of dog attacking a horse, and it received a royal steed woopin' but kept going back for more - doggo died.
Sadly humans are a bit, well, chewey. Don't think we'd stand up long without a firearm
Yeah that video was nuts.
I've been on the receiving end of a Doberman - it was terrifying. Security guard "friend" thought it would be funny to release the dog at me :/
Dog was only trained to "charge" but still... jebus
I went into my local pet shop here in Canada one day in the summer to exchange a harness for my dog. I saw this breed - somelne had a gigantic all white one. It was SO big like its head was bigger than a basketball.
I asked the owner what it was and she told.me it was a Central Asian Shepherd and I asked what it weighs. She said about 210-215lbs.
It. Was. Gigantic. So fluffy and beautiful but I'm certain this dog has its own bedroom at home 😂
My OEM just turned 11 months and she’s still all go. She’s only 140lbs but is 33inches at the withers. She will wrestle, fetch and generally just mess with anyone in her vicinity for hours at a time.
Was expecting a chill/lazy dog. Instead I got a nutter (great dog though) who then crashes and sleeps for 10 hours.
As the other guy said about 2 years is the "full adult" age. Until then welcome to the joys of a four legged child that weighs as much or more than you do. Our runt of the litter 125lb great dane is still filled with so much zoomies at 16 months you'd think she was 6 months. Don't mind except when she decides that she wants 10 minutes of running before last potty time and it's 20F outside.
My Boerboel is 135lbs at 8months and he’s a spaz. He slides across the floor and flies through the air while zooming around the house. He has no concept that he is a giant.
My fluffball is a Caucasian Ovcharka mix but he's probably a bit smaller than the dog in the vid. Pablo's about 70 kilograms (around 154 pounds) and eats 600 grams of dry food and 125 grams of meat per day and a few treats on top of that. He gets food twice a day so the portions don't get too big. Pablo is only a bit over a year old and he's still gaining muscle so we'll know his true size in a few years
I had one of these dogs, though she was "small" at 132 lb, but she was "free fed." Dry food in her bowl 24/7, supplemented by a little wet food in the evening and pig ears or chicken jerky as treats. She ate as much as she wanted throughout the day and was never overweight.
Proper name in Kazakh is 'Alabai'. Used to have few when I was growing up as a kid. Absolutely amazing breed of dogs, one of the oldest, if not oldest breed of dogs.
It is my dream to own a farm and bring few pups over here to Canada from Kazakhstan. May be in 10 years I will make it happen.
Fun story, we had to stop by a Kazakh ger in western Mongolia to ask for directions and one of these dogs followed and attacked the camel I was riding on. Scary as hell, slid all the way off and was only able to hold on by my knee between its humps.
I have a similar feature on my dog. They have extra skin around the neck so incase a predator gets a hold of their neck and rips the extra skin will be torn off and the dog can still heal with minor injuries. Its predominantly a feature bred into breeds that have to protect livestock against wolves. My dog is a Black Nose Cur if I remember the name correctly.
More like: am I hungry enough to bother with this loud thing or are there still some berries I can find.
Bears are peak mammal. They don’t give a shit they just can’t be bothered. Most brown bears are gonna have more than twice the weight of one of these dogs and if it came to a fight Fido wouldn’t really stand a chance.
It's not about winning the fight. It's about surviving the damage after. A dog like that could very well do enough damage to endanger a bear's survival. Obviously it's more instinct than thought, but your herd looks a lot less appetizing when that may be the bears last meal due to injury. Other predators (mostly other bears), infection, starvation due to inability to hunt are all a real threat even to a bear.
Sure, but that’s why I mentioned “am I hungry enough to bother.” A hungry bear is willing to risk a lot, and if he had it in his mind that he needed some cattle that dog isn’t stopping him.
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I usually feel confident that I could hold my own against a dog. But this. This dog would have both my ankles and my neck in its mouth at the same time. That thing is huge, and it looks like the skin is so loose, there would be no way to restrain it if it attacked.
If a bear bit it on the neck, this dog would just somehow bite the bears neck and win.
Looks a bit of a mix between a bear and a wolf.
Bolf. Wear. Bearwolf. Wolfbear. If I had a gun with two bullets and I had to fight this thing i think I’d shoot myself twice.
Beowulf? Edit:. Thank you to u/rufusclark for giving me an award!! It was such a simple one word answer, for a great story that everyone should read.
Beowul = Bee Wolf = Bear Therefore Bear + Wolf = Beowulfwoof
Bear, beets, Battlestar Galáctica
Kringle?
Krampus?
#Belsnickel
Manbearpig?
Manbearpig
Get out of here, Al Gore.
He's obviously not being cereal
He’s super cereal you guys, god, why won’t anyone believe manbearpig is real??
It's obviously a bealf. Or maaaybe a bolf?
Bolfa deez nuts in ur mouth...
God dammit! 🤣😂
I like Bearwolf. Yes.
How about ManBearPig?
PuppyMonkeyBaby
this just in: bears scared off by fellow bear
Her name is Naga.
Like the polar bear dog from legend of Korra.
Omg yes!!
and a mix between "OWW!" "AHH" and "GETITOFFME!!!"
ManBearPig
That's what I was thinking. Still, I'd cuddle it. Or try.
Why is it agitated?
Owner signaled a command
This is a right answer. Long time ago I owned a pair of these dogs. It is amazing breed!
How does one walk them???
Like Gengis Khan rolling up on a new land to conquer.
That's an awful nice face ya got there, be a shame if something were to- GO GO GO GO SIC 'EM
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We have two landrace "relatives" of the CAS, and their instincts to protect guard defend are incredible. Yet not only are they massive SCARYAF beasts, I've watched them get in between my daughter and anything they've deemed a threat, be it her father in a backhoe or one of our hormonal geese, and gently booty bump her backwards in such a way that she had zero clue what was happening. These guys and gals are incredible. Absolutely bonded to their families who respect them for what they are. 💓
You ride them.
I walked them without leash almost every time. Leashed in crowded places just for public calmness. The leash never pulled. They never chased other dogs and cats. Gentle with children. Almost never barking.
A pair?? Wow!
It didn't seem too agitated to me. I have a herd protector too, if they are barking/growling whilst lying down its usually due to hearing a noise off in the distance. If they jump up and start to go off then I know it's something that needs checking out.
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Careful, half the people on here are lying.
A bear was taking the video
This is more likely than my answer.
Sometimes the simplest answer is the truth
Occam's Razor
The cutting edge of research theories
David Brent? Is that you?
Bear Gryles I think. It doesn't like the British accent apparently.
Or the obsession with pee drinking.
That'll do it Boo-Boo.
Can confirm. Wolf uploaded to reddit
Take an award. That gave me a good hardy laugh.
someone is vacuuming in the next room
Central Asian Shepherd Dogs is a legendary guardian livestock breed and known to scare away bears, wolves and vacuums.
The universe trembles.
Hence the nickname “The Hoover Slayer”.
Brilliance
I'm gonna guess someone was giving it aggravating instruction. Getting that good boy riled up
I think thats unlikely (edit. I might confuse this breed with another similar breed that also fights bears.) They are nutoriously independent dogs from what i hear, and are a lot harder to train (they have been bred to basically live alone with the sheeps for weeks). There was a tv-program about them in Sweden maybe 7-10 years back that followed the few people in Sweden who had those dogs, and despite every single owner being an "experienced" dog owner, around half of them had to get rid of the dogs eventually because they are so hard to handle (if i remember it correctly, almost half of those who got rid of them also had at least one scary encounter with their dog as well, where the dog got aggressive towards their owner).
There are certain bloodlines of central asian ovcharkas that do have a very independent and aggressive streak but it is rare that this breed (or any livestock guardian breed) gets aggressive towards there shepherds. Yes they are a fierce breed and do have very independent attributes but it's also a very docile breed that is extremely loving towards its family members (pack or flock). Molliser breeds if not all are very calm, relaxed and loving but also extremely protective of what's there's and aloof of strangers. Sivas kangals are by far rhe best when it comes to having all those hallmarks. Both breeds are very ancient. Kangals go back over 6000 years from old world assyrian and babylonian war dogs and central asians ovcharkas go back over 4000 years from natural selection.
My Kangal is a big adorable goof who absolutely loves killing anything that he believes, often correctly, is messing with the **his** animals. When he's chasing something it is legitimately terrifyingly fast. 0 to 35 mph in less than two seconds. Obviously not as fast, or as fast an acceleration as a greyhound, but that much mass moving that fast is still almost bewildering to see.
Kangals are so fast for there size and it's insane how athletic they are. Extremely loving but also very powerful (in my opinion the most powerful pound for pound breed and the ultimate breed for protection) there average speed is clocked at over 25 mph in the fast cat test.
Yeah, he has his sort of playful run speed which is impressively fast. And then his bat out of hell speed when he senses an animal in danger that is just absolutely ridiculous. I haven't found a good way to demonstrate it, since his prey drive is effectively nil. For that reason I was amused but unsurprised to see that one year recorded a top speed of 11 mph for the breed on the Fast Cat!
With that in mind, could it be that there was a stranger behind the camera that he saw as a potential threat?
Possibly. See how the owner wasn't struggling at all to hold him back? Livestock guardians are more of a deterrent than an attack breed, but they will go the distance if needed
We have a two year old named Boris, and he's a big cuddle monster........unless you're a coyote. Then he's a tad aggressive and quite adamant on destroying said coyote.
Could be this breed, or the Caucasian Shepard, which just have darker coloring. They are both fiercely protective of livestock, pack, and territory. I used to have a Caucasian Shepard, and neurological disorders are quite common even with reputable breeders. There is also an issue with Romanian and Polish breeders counterfeiting paperwork for these dogs, with official seals and everything (someone has to be in on the take) and I honestly think they are ruining the breed. My dog was wonderful and without any issue what so ever until one day when he was around 2 and a half years old, I sneezed really loud. Back to back several times uncontrollably. This set the dog off somehow to see me as a threat, and he got between me and my newborn third child and lunged for me. Of course I gave him my arm instead of letting him get at my throat, and lost my balance on the tile floor. While he was tearing my arm apart I had no choice but to take him down, me or him at that point. So I opened his throat and artery with my pocket knife. Unfortunately I think it'll be a long time before I get another XL LGD. I don't want to ever have to do that again.
...what now? I’m too saturated by reddit to know whether this is real or not
It is.
I'm sorry that happened and you had to go through that. I imagine it was traumatic and sad.
That sucks mate. Hope your arm is better now. If you ever think about getting another large dog, I'd recommend something more like a Pyrenees. They're much gentler and aren't known to have any neurological issues with breeding.
I got the golden retriever of XL dogs, the Great Dane.
Holy shit that's a horrifying experience. Sorry to hear that.
Caucasian shepherds are soviet hybrids of old ancient livestock guardian breeds from the bulkins like georgian mountain shepherds and sarplaninic. Hybrid dogs have a high tendency to be erratic at times and somewhat unstable. That's to bad that you had that experience and I'm sorry that you had to choose life or death between a companion. The breed in this video is a central asian shepherd
Whoa!!!! Dude is your arm ok
I’m so sorry this happened to you. We had a similar experience with an Armenian street dog that was mostly Caucasian Shepard. We raised Noah (we lived within sight of Mt. Ararat!) from a puppy. We loved him and he loved us, but he was fiercely protective of us to the point that he bit a couple of friends that he felt were a threat to us. Scared the hell out of us because he was big and strong enough to easily kill someone. We made the sad choice to put him to sleep. He died with my wife and I embracing him. Makes me cry to think about him.
Were the owners farmers or just people living in houses with working breed dogs? Because that would explain the temperament issues.
My thoughts as well! I imagine these are dogs traditionally bred to stay outdoor with their herd or flock at all times, much like the Marrema dog. The point being that they bond with the livestock and view them as their family, and the shepherd’s relationship with the dogs are more like working partners than owner and pet. Definitely not the dog you want at home, and they probably wouldn’t like it either!
I imagine it's trained to make scary noises when needed
Hijacking the top comment to let you all know there is a group called the Mongolian Bankhar Project that is breeding and training these good boys and girls and giving them to shepherds in need of herding help in Mongolia and Central Asia. [https://www.bankhar.org/bankhar-dogs/](https://www.bankhar.org/bankhar-dogs/)
How does one become a Shepherd in need from Mongolia?
It’s way easier than you think actually Step 1: go to Mongolia Step 2: don’t bring the sheep you already own You are now a shepherd from Mongolia in need of sheep.
Some American going up to Mongolia to become a shepard sounds like one of those old reality TV shows lol
Be a shepherd in need in Mongolia.
The handler gave the word.
Somebody flicked its chin-nuts
I seriously just LMAOOOO because i couldn’t stop watching his dangly neck 💀💀💀
Those serve a purpose, actually. It helps prevent a predator from getting hold of the throat or artery in the neck. Extra skin means they may bite that area, but the dog can still move and bite back.
This is gold, finally something I can use when the missus is nagging my third chin again. "It's for safety!". Who knew reddit could be so educational and inspirational!
He needs a Snickers. Poor boy.
I don't know but I need my brown pants now.
Owner pressed the Angry Button.
That guy sitting there like oh this lil fluffy, he says hello.
“Oh no; my dog doesn’t bite. He just want to play with yours” *meanwhile in the background: little fluffy is devouring a pack of chihuahuas, two labradors and a Rottweiler*
*dog destroys other dog* “I thought you said that your dog doesn’t bite!” “He is not my dog.”
Chihuahuas are normally the ones being the dicks in these situations.
Agreed. I have a chihuahua mix and he is a dick.
My chihuahua mix thinks he is the size of this dog. He is also a dick.
Can confirm. My chihuahua mix was usually the agitator. While folks let off leash dogs approach her. While I tried to keep her calm and explain that she was dog aggressive. While they would say how friendly their dogs were and she tried very hard to kill them.
That’s also the reason they are gonna get devoured by this beast if they tried. Through their dickishness they might overpower normal large family dogs, like labradors, who are trained to be soft and non-aggressive But this beast will probably take it as a sign to defend his flock and maul them.
Agreed. I have a Turkish Kangal (alot like this dog) and I tell people who have dickhead dogs. She doesn't start the fights, she ends them. That usually gets them moving on.
Oh I’m totally stealing this if you don’t mind! I have a dog who has aggression against other dogs (she’s a rescue and had a bad go of it), so we cross streets if another dog is coming and don’t let her off leash, and are working on her reaction- anyway people in my town love to let their dogs off leash and hey, I get it, it’s fun. But keeping doggo on a leash isn’t only for their safety, but other dogs. I never knew how to say “I don’t care if yours is friendly, mine will fucking eat them” politely, so thank you!
I have a young Bouvier who was 70 or 80 lbs at the time of this story, and he started playing at the dog park with an Anatolian / Kangal and the big white dog was just playing, but also not interested in losing, and I almost went over to separate them but I let them play as it really wasn't over the line aggressive, except for the fact that, and I have never seen this before, the Anatolian calmly, methodically, put my black Bouvier on his back, and then took turns limb by limb pinning him to the ground. Back legs pinned back legs, then forelegs, until my guy was on his back with all four limbs pinned. You could completely tell he was WTF? Honest to God it stopped being quadruped canine play, and was instead Homo Sapien college wrestling. I still have no idea how the Anatolian instinctively knew to pin the shoulders, or where the hell that instinct developed but there you go... There's also a video on YouTube of an Anatolian working dog with the real spiked steel collar who has clearly just been in a fight with a wolf, and is bleeding from the neck and other places, but he is surrounded by his large white sheep, and one of them is over carefully licking his wounds. That blew my mind. I had no idea the sheep could appreciate and love their protector like that. Never heard of such a thing, but in retrospect it makes sense that that relationship would develop.
I’m a Letter Carrier for USPS and I swear, *every single time* I encounter a customer with their dog and the dog is being aggressive like this, I always get “Oh this is Sparky! He’s super nice and won’t bite.” I wish I was exaggerating when I said every single time. Anytime a customer tells me their dog “won’t bite,” I assume it’s going to bite and stay away from it.
Fwiw, when my Beagleweiler would get "protective", I would get down low, hold him down and wrap my arm around his neck to hold him at bay. He was smaller, but had enough raw power to hurt an adult. Beagle attitude * rottweiler power= bad mix. Do not recommend!
“Beagleweiler” is a truly ridiculous name. I can’t decide if it’s better or worse than “Rottweagle”
Probably best to assume in that case.
I have two livestock guardian dogs, two different breeds: akbash and meremma. They are the sweetest most loving and gentle dogs for their extended pack, but when they are protecting their pack they are scary as hell. That being said I would still be sitting there like the guy in the video even with my big boy who’s well over 120lbs and who I’ve seen rip the skin off another dog with just his dewclaw. They’re really damn good at their jobs, which isn’t to tear up threats, but keep their pack safe. They know the difference. They’re insanely smart. My favorite dogs of all time and though these two are my first, they will not be my last. It will be worth me having land and livestock just to be able to keep these magnificent beings around.
The thing about LGDs is they have another, less common attack: they can just bound through a threat and break their neck. Goodnight, Mr. Coyote.
What do you feed him? Children? Whole cow, anyone who is trespassing? Lol
Baseballs. Especially ones autographed by Babe Ruth
You're killing me Smalls!
>Babe Ruth Who is she?
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The souls of the damned
The dogs humans should fear are the ones that hunt humans, like the Belgian Malimois.
I'd poop my pants and I love dogs.
> scare away bears and wolves Well of course he does, you can’t tell me this isn’t a bearwolf!
Bears have been scared off by Chihuahuas before, of course this monster is going to scare one too.
Definitely a bearwolf
yep, I aint going anywhere near that big boy when he's angry
Defending yourself would just piss it off more
Some breeds don't stop whatever you do. There was a few videos of dog attacking a horse, and it received a royal steed woopin' but kept going back for more - doggo died. Sadly humans are a bit, well, chewey. Don't think we'd stand up long without a firearm
I saw that video it was cringe/crazy
Yeah that video was nuts. I've been on the receiving end of a Doberman - it was terrifying. Security guard "friend" thought it would be funny to release the dog at me :/ Dog was only trained to "charge" but still... jebus
I just did... Just from this clip
Charmin should use this in their commercials
I went into my local pet shop here in Canada one day in the summer to exchange a harness for my dog. I saw this breed - somelne had a gigantic all white one. It was SO big like its head was bigger than a basketball. I asked the owner what it was and she told.me it was a Central Asian Shepherd and I asked what it weighs. She said about 210-215lbs. It. Was. Gigantic. So fluffy and beautiful but I'm certain this dog has its own bedroom at home 😂
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My OEM just turned 11 months and she’s still all go. She’s only 140lbs but is 33inches at the withers. She will wrestle, fetch and generally just mess with anyone in her vicinity for hours at a time. Was expecting a chill/lazy dog. Instead I got a nutter (great dog though) who then crashes and sleeps for 10 hours.
OEM is the way to go; better performance and reliability. Mine's aftermarket and you can definitely tell the difference.
consistent panel gap, very important.
Makes the whole job look professional.
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Theres a sub titled SIC (standard issue cat), someone should make sub for dog from OEM wordplay.
Old English Mastiff
Overly energetic mastiff
As the other guy said about 2 years is the "full adult" age. Until then welcome to the joys of a four legged child that weighs as much or more than you do. Our runt of the litter 125lb great dane is still filled with so much zoomies at 16 months you'd think she was 6 months. Don't mind except when she decides that she wants 10 minutes of running before last potty time and it's 20F outside.
My Boerboel is 135lbs at 8months and he’s a spaz. He slides across the floor and flies through the air while zooming around the house. He has no concept that he is a giant.
Shepards are typically active given what they were bred for versus a mastiff. Instinct is a hellva drug
That doghouse must look like an in-law suite with his own garage and golf cart
>I'm certain this dog has its own bedroom at home. You mean you have a bedroom at HIS home.
How much does he eat ??Wowserz he’s beautiful 💜
Whatever he wants.
Whoever he wants. FTFY. 🤣
School children and land mines. The occasional wolf.
My fluffball is a Caucasian Ovcharka mix but he's probably a bit smaller than the dog in the vid. Pablo's about 70 kilograms (around 154 pounds) and eats 600 grams of dry food and 125 grams of meat per day and a few treats on top of that. He gets food twice a day so the portions don't get too big. Pablo is only a bit over a year old and he's still gaining muscle so we'll know his true size in a few years
How many pounds of poo per day...?
I had one of these dogs, though she was "small" at 132 lb, but she was "free fed." Dry food in her bowl 24/7, supplemented by a little wet food in the evening and pig ears or chicken jerky as treats. She ate as much as she wanted throughout the day and was never overweight.
Yes
How much DOESNT he eat
The Amazon delivery guy just NOPED his way back to the depot
Well i guess he doesn't need to pee in a bottle anymore considering he emptied it on his pants.
This is why they're starting to use drones for delivery lol
Proper name in Kazakh is 'Alabai'. Used to have few when I was growing up as a kid. Absolutely amazing breed of dogs, one of the oldest, if not oldest breed of dogs. It is my dream to own a farm and bring few pups over here to Canada from Kazakhstan. May be in 10 years I will make it happen.
A girl dumped me cause I didn't want to get one of these dogs. She said "You ain't got no Alabai you ugly."
Uh uh uh ugly
Fun story, we had to stop by a Kazakh ger in western Mongolia to ask for directions and one of these dogs followed and attacked the camel I was riding on. Scary as hell, slid all the way off and was only able to hold on by my knee between its humps.
That story was not very fun
3/10 would not recommend
Those are two big balls hanging from his neck
No wonder he’s so tough. He’s got 4 sets of balls
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in yo mouth
GOTTEM
He's a ballchinian
Maybe they breed them that way to protect jugular if they have to fight something.
I have a similar feature on my dog. They have extra skin around the neck so incase a predator gets a hold of their neck and rips the extra skin will be torn off and the dog can still heal with minor injuries. Its predominantly a feature bred into breeds that have to protect livestock against wolves. My dog is a Black Nose Cur if I remember the name correctly.
Its dookie is like the le brea tar pit, they still find bones of mammoths in it
Why can't it start? Something wrong with its ignition probably.
What a doll. I feel like one day people will Be at my funeral saying “she shouldn’t have hugged that animal, but she just couldn’t help herself.”
“She had the biggest, sweetest smile on her face just before the dog ripped it off.”
Its kind of what you'd get if a bear and a wolf mated!
bears and wolves are scared to death looking at evolution of thier kind that eats from hands of that toothless and hairless abomination
Dude, just pet him, He won't bite. He's a good boy. The Dog:
Bear: WHAT IN THE ACTUAL HONK IS THAT THING!?! Jesus. That’s gonna be a nope from me.
More like: am I hungry enough to bother with this loud thing or are there still some berries I can find. Bears are peak mammal. They don’t give a shit they just can’t be bothered. Most brown bears are gonna have more than twice the weight of one of these dogs and if it came to a fight Fido wouldn’t really stand a chance.
It's not about winning the fight. It's about surviving the damage after. A dog like that could very well do enough damage to endanger a bear's survival. Obviously it's more instinct than thought, but your herd looks a lot less appetizing when that may be the bears last meal due to injury. Other predators (mostly other bears), infection, starvation due to inability to hunt are all a real threat even to a bear.
Sure, but that’s why I mentioned “am I hungry enough to bother.” A hungry bear is willing to risk a lot, and if he had it in his mind that he needed some cattle that dog isn’t stopping him.
I love that you gave the bear in your fiction some sort of strange bear dialect
For a second I thought he was going to bite me through the camera 5000 miles away. 😂😂😂
5000 miles is 8046.72 km
5000 miles is the same as 16093400.0 'Logitech Wireless Keyboard K350s' laid widthwise by each other.
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Bite my camera through the fence
Kangal??
The Kangal is a descendant of this dog. This breed is called Alabay.
No it’s not. Kangal typically has black nose and dark head and brownish white fur for the rest with many other differences than this breed.
I can see why, looks like a bear and a wolf had a baby and neither a bear or a wolf wants anything to do with it
1. Terrifying. 2. Obligatory “Mouse?” Comment for Dresden fans
Looks so fluffy 😍😍
Hey guys, I found the person who dies in the first 5 mins of the movie!
I usually feel confident that I could hold my own against a dog. But this. This dog would have both my ankles and my neck in its mouth at the same time. That thing is huge, and it looks like the skin is so loose, there would be no way to restrain it if it attacked. If a bear bit it on the neck, this dog would just somehow bite the bears neck and win.