| South Russian Ovcharka |
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| Other names | - Youjnorousskaïa Ovtcharka
- South Russian Sheepdog
- Ukrainian Ovcharka
- Yuzhak
- South Ukrainian Ovcharka
- South Russian Shepherd Dog
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| Height |
Males |
minimum 66 cm |
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Females |
minimum 62 cm |
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| Weight |
Males |
minimum 35 kg |
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Females |
minimum 30 kg |
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| Dog (domestic dog) |
The South Russian Ovcharka or South Russian Shepherd Dog is breed of flock guardian dog. It developed in the areas of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union that are now Ukraine and southern Russia, and is thought to derive from cross-breeding between local dogs of the Russian steppes and long-haired shepherd dogs brought to the area from Spain in the late eighteenth century together with Merino sheep.: 401 These may have been similar in appearance to the present-day Gos d'Atura Catala.