Caucasian Mountain Dog

[critter crazy]

WOW! I have never heard of this breed! Very pretty dog!

[animal_rescue]

My friend has one. I never met her as this is another forum, but from what I see she is an absolute doll. Very beautiful and playful!

[IRescue452]

Yes' I've heard of them. They are considered the most dangerous breed, and its not just a stereotype like pit bulls. They are supposed to show signs of aggression by the age of 8 weeks. Ridiculous way to ruin a beautiful dog.

[BC_MoM]

Has this aggression been bred in to them? How sad.

[lizbud]

Yes' I've heard of them. They are considered the most dangerous breed, and its not just a stereotype like pit bulls. They are supposed to show signs of aggression by the age of 8 weeks. Ridiculous way to ruin a beautiful dog.

Don't believe every thing you hear. Check things out for yourself.They
are very trainable dogs, but require a firm hand and socialiation at an early
age.Not unlike a lot of other breeds.

http://www.flockguard.org/cmd/cmdfaq...er/Temperament

[Marigold2]

The special I saw on NG was very scary. They are beautiful and very rare. On National Geographic they showed a C.M.D dragging it's owner a grown man across a lawn, the dog was chasing a UPS truck. They also showed how as little puppies if you turn one over on their back it will try and attack you with it's teeth, the puppy was about 6 weeks old if that. The one woman who was a breeder was very good and talked about the consent need for socialzing and training. However they do have a very very high rate of growing mean later on, I don't know if this is an inborn or if this is due to not having the proper training. There are only a handful of places in the US that breed these dogs.

[BC_MoM]

I just read some stuff on them, and they don't actually sound as horrible as you made them out to be. Whoever that was being dragged obviously had no control over their dog and failed offer proper training and socialization!

[luvofallhorses]

I have never heard of them either! Gorgeous dogs!

[wolfsoul]

It is true that they are often bred to be aggressive -- breeders will often taunt and tease the puppies, teaching them to attack and fight back.
However, show people have a hold on the breed now, and while in alot of cases breeding for conformation can do bad things to temperament, a serious show competitor will breed for good temperament so the dog can be examined by the judge nicely and handled by strangers in the ring without issues. I can see the aggression and drive being bred down.

[applesmom]

This is a breed that was bred to be a livestock guarding dog of greater than average size and power possessing a robust constitution and exhibiting an inherent distrust of strangers.

The last thing we need entering the "pet" market in this country! In no time it would become the new dog of choice for dope dealers and gang bangers...