Archive for the ‘Moscow Watchdog’ Category
This large, strong dog come from the Soviet Union and to nowadays is used to be excellent guard dog. Moscow Watchdog (Russian: московская сторожевая) is descends from crosses between the St. Bernard, Caucasian Shepherd, and Russian Spotted Hound breeds. The strong and huge contruction of the body, makes these dogs very havy – between 100 and 150lbs. Unlike its modern St Bernard counterparts, the breed needs lots of vigorous exercise
Like many of the other molossers, from which famly belong, the Moscow Watchdog do not drool. Until recently, Moscow Watchdogs were very hard to find outside of the Soviet Union, however are now becoming more popular in Europe and have recently reached the United States.
The breed standard was first published in 1985 when it received “official status” in the Soviet Union. In 1992, the Federation of the Dog Breeders of Russia approved the standard and then in 1997 the Department of Animal Breeding and Pedigree of The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia. The standard was also approved by the Russian Kennel Club in 1997.


