South Russian Ovcharka

South Russian Ovcharka
South Russian Ovcharka
Other names	Youjnorousskaïa Ovtcharka; South Russian Sheepdog; Ukrainian Ovcharka; Yuzhak; South Ukrainian Ovcharka; South Russian Shepherd Dog;
Origin	Russian Empire; Soviet Union; Ukraine; Russia;
Height
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Height	Males
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Weight	Males
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Fédération Cynologique Internationale
Kennel club standards
Fédération Cynologique Internationale	standard
	Dog (domestic dog)

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The South Russian Ovcharka^[a] 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.^[2]^[3]^: 401 These may have been similar in appearance to the present-day Gos d'Atura Catala.^[2]

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South Russian Ovcharka

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