#ovtcharka

[the-disreputable-service-dog]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m bringing home a Caucasian Shepherd!!! This is a dream breed. So as a birthday gift I’m bringing hole this sweet girl.

Right now I’m deciding between Ruby & Jasper for names.

[iamdogtrainer]

To your dog, you are the only one (1) percent that matters. . . . The truth about dogs is that they don't stress about life and what we stress about, don’t matter. . . . Dogs have learned to be simple beings, maybe it's because they live such short ones. If we were to develop the same skill that dogs have, to focus on what impacts our lives and what matters most without any care of what others think then we too have found the magic formula in being happy and successful in life. . . . Word ✌🏽 . #dogs #peace #ovtcharka #life #kids #family #mankind (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpRTcC6Leji/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[songdogphoto]

I feel the need to remind my followers that certain dog breeds do not make good pets. Two in particular, because I am seeing a lot of random folks talking about them lately, but also because they are two of my favorite breeds: The Caucasian Ovtcharka and the Belgian Malinois. Please do your research. If you want a huge dog to cuddle, a newfoundland would be a less aggressive option (regardless, with a huge furry dog, you have to deal with the hair, the drool, the cost of food, and orthopedic problems). As for the Malinois, yeah OK, they're amazing, but are you *really* ready to commit to an insanely high energy, mouthy, pushy dog for life? I'm seeing a lot more of these dogs in rescue lately, and its only going to get worse after that new movie comes out. If you just need a badass status symbol, reconsider getting a dog at all. Maybe a sportscar would be a better option. Less high maintenance, if you were already prepared to put down some big money. In the right hands, dogs like these are amazing. There's a reason I love them so much (and there's a reason they are the way they are). In the wrong hands, they are a lawsuit waiting to happen. They're not ~dangerous breeds~. But not all dogs are created equal. Don't buy a working dog if you don't plan to work your dog.

[bernesemountaingoat]

Tajik livestock guardian in the middle of moulting.

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Central Asian Shepherd Dog by natiawarner

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waiting by Ausri

[crocodilepuncher]

Ivan, bored and out of things to do, once again decided to bug Roberta. He dropped a rather slobbery soccer ball on her lap and gave his best puppy dog stare.

Roberta looked up from some paperwork, wondering where the ball had come from. She gingerly picked it up and placed it in front of the Heavy.

"Not now, Ivan. I'm busy."

[crocodilepuncher]

Ivan dropped a bit of tubing from a Medigun infront of Roberta. It looked like he was trying to return what was left of the one that he'd stolen from her now that they were back on the same team.

Roberta picked up the tubing and examined it. She didn't know why the Heavy was bothering to return the remains of a RED medigun, but supposed there were worse things he could be doing.

"Uh... Thanks, mate. Good boy."