Breeding ideology

I find the breed Central Asian Ovcharka one of the most fascinating of entire pedigree dog world. It has its own unique mentality and character. Its heterogeneity makes the breed very variable by phenotype and its history is much more longer than many of our known dog breeds. I agree that this breed is one of those worth of protect and preserve, not so much refine forward.

Here are some basic ideas in nutshell.

The big picture contains four basic elements:

vitality

  • reproduction
  • reasonable life
  • long lifespan
  • rationable inbreeding levels
  • genetically rich population

character

  • typical and strong psyche
  • strong and deep tendency to guard

health

  • entire health
  • official health tests and systematic test programs for breed
  • testing dogs officially with high rate by X-ray (HD, ED, LTV)

anatomy

  • athletic big dog
  • unexatterated construction