Home of the Golden Bears

                                 Dedicated to the promotion of the working aspect of this "livestock" guardian breed

garabash caucasians & Little Bear Caucasians 

are pleased to announce the birth of a long-planned litter of puppies on 10/11/07

The dam of this litter is alabash Daur DON and the sire is Chizar Gold Star of Tavrida

these puppies are all spoken for, but For more information & to see pictures of the puppies,  please click Here

At seven weeks old, this was too good not to share :-)

And the very first Navajo Churro lamb to be born here.  She was a total surprise on the very cold morning of January 18, 2007 but her mom is pretty pleased with herself :-)

And Blaze immediately decided she needed to be closely guarded and watched.

And since then, we've had the pleasure of watching the nightly lamb races.  For some reason, the late afternoon feeding for the ewes causes the lambs to start racing around like Indy 500 champs :-)

Also, please check out our "LINKS" page, on which we have finally managed to get started :-)

We've had requests for puppies with un-cropped ears, and as that is becoming more common in Europe due to bans on cropping, more puppies are becoming available with the un-cropped ears.  Please check our links page for  puppies from Ukraine, Norway and Siberia!

Where did this garbage originate???????????

It has come to our attention that there are suddenly quite a number of people advocating the alleged "testing" of livestock guardian breeds in order to prove that the dogs are actually able to do their jobs.  This "testing" consists of pitting dogs against each other in order to determine whether they are "game" and would drive a strange dog off their territory.  

This is a polite euphemism for dog fighting! Are these people complete & total morons????? 

Caucasians, as well as most other livestock guardians, will naturally defend their territory against strange dogs.  We've watched Yeguza, with a pack of nine 7 week old puppies charge the fence to drive off a neighbor's dog that wanted to invade their territory.  It is the reason these breeds must be well socialized if you don't want them viewing your neighbor's toy breed as a quick snack:  just picture the liability involved here! 

And if you have Caucasians working as livestock guardians, or even just want to have a pack of them living in your home, they MUST be able to get along and not exhibit aggression toward other pack members.  They will determine a pack order and as long as they acknowledge that you are the absolute alpha in the pack, there will be shifts in that pack order as some dogs age and others grow up, but these cannot and must not be fights to the death, for heaven's sake! Please beware of a breeder (or anyone else, for that matter) who insists on the "testing" of his dogs to prove working ability.  

The Caucasian Mountain Dog, known in Russia as Kavkazskaya Ovcharka, is a large protective livestock guardian, who works equally well guarding his human family.  The breed is commonly known as Caucasian Mountain Dog, Caucasian Sheepdog or Caucasian Ovcharka in the USA,  Nagazi in the Georgian Republic and Gampr in Armenia.  

A centuries old guardian in the Caucasus region, these dogs can reach 180 pounds and average 26 to 32 inches at the shoulder.  Their coats can vary in length, depending upon their region of origin.  The mountain types like our Bors, have a long very thick coat, while those from the steppe (similar to our high desert areas) can have a shorter, less dense coat and the coats are somewhat harsh, not soft and fluffy.  They shed their undercoat twice annually and that can generate enough hair to line every bird's nest for hundreds of miles around!

They are all territorial to varying degrees, and not all of them are suited to livestock guarding.  Some would prefer to eat that "meat on the hoof" in the pasture.  There are several that have worked well as therapy and service dogs, but those are exceptional dogs.  And of course there are those trained for show purposes as well as obedience, although they become bored very easily with the repetitiveness of obedience and are likely to make up their own rules as they go along, which does not lead to numerous trial championships but certainly to a great of of laughter for the spectators at a trial.  :-)

They are extremely owner protective and suspicious of strangers, as well as aloof out in public.  Socialization is mandatory to avoid having an out-of-control territory guardian but they are willing to be trained and bond very closely with their family.  If alerting to what they view as a potential problem, they become selectively deaf and might wag their tails in a "leave me a voice mail: I'll get to you when I have time" manner. 

They can be excellent with other dogs, cats and children if raised with them.

It is axiomatic that this breed is not for everyone and it is necessary that you  investigate before you invest.............ALWAYS visit your breeder IN PERSON!

Alexi with a really mixed bag of critters to guard

The above photos are courtesy of Rocky Mountain Farm

Lexi helping with farm chores Simba patrolling his property

“Ask not what your breed can do for you: ask what you can do for your breed”
(With apologies to John F. Kennedy)

We occasionally have Caucasian puppies available for sale to approved homes.  Please feel free to call or email regarding availability.

For more information, email Angie Wheat

or call

509.521.7842