South Russian Ovcharka
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| Other names | Youjnorousskaïa Ovtcharka South Russian Sheepdog Ukrainian Ovcharka Yuzhak South Ukrainian Ovcharka South Russian Shepherd Dog | ||||||||
| Origin | Ukraine, Russia | ||||||||
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The South Russian Shepherd Dog, also known as a Ukrainian Shepherd Dog, or South Russian Sheepdog, is a sheepdog from the Ukrainian steppes between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Russian Sheepdog circa 1915
This is an undemanding dog, which can adapt to most weather conditions.
Description[]
Males should stand no less than 25 inches (64 cm) tall,[1] it has a long head, with dangling, small, triangular ears. Its coat consists of long, thick coarse hair, usually white (although sometimes white with yellow, or with shades of grey), that is bushy and slightly wavy.
Ban[]
The dog is banned in Denmark.[2]
See also[]
- Dogs portal
- List of dog breeds
- Caucasian Shepherd Dog
- Central Asian Shepherd Dog
- Komondor
- Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog
References[]
- ^ "Breed standard". UKC. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Danish Legislation on Dogs". www.foedevarestyrelsen.dk. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
External links[]
- Standard on Rusdog.ru (at Internet Archive) (in Russian)
- South Russian Ovcharka
- Information on the breed
- Russian National Club of SROs.
- Data Base of SROs.
- Activities For Ukrainian Shepherd Dogs
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Categories:
- Dog breeds originating in Russia
- FCI breeds
- Dog breeds originating in Ukraine
- Livestock guardian dogs