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What Kind of dogs is this ?

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lessworriedaboutthecat · 28/07/2017 10:15

I saw a man walking a dog yesterday (sorry no pics) It was massive as big a great Dane and as wide as a St Bernard. Furry but looked like it was all muscle and its had stripes like a tiger. Basically a cross between a Direwolf and a werebear. What on earth was it ?.

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kreme · 29/07/2017 08:24

Do come back and tell us what the dog is when you find out.

MargotLovedTom1 · 29/07/2017 08:50

Whitney why would you hope not? Just curious.

Bubble2bubble · 29/07/2017 11:39

Ha, I was going to guess Ovcharka as well but didn't want to frighten anyone! currently being bred as status dogs complete fuckwits

Whitney168 · 29/07/2017 11:55

Whitney why would you hope not? Just curious.

Far too much dog for most of the eejits that buy them!

weaselwords · 29/07/2017 12:18

My friend regularly meets up with an Ovcharka in the park. She says it's really friendly towards other dogs, including her rather substantial lab x collie. It's still young, so hope it stays that way.

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 29/07/2017 12:21

Are the Russian, the Ovcharka? Don't think I've ever seen one.

MargotLovedTom1 · 29/07/2017 13:08

I've never heard of them, never mind seen one. I was a dog obsessed child and had scores of reference books I would pore over, making out lists of my top ten favourite breeds Grin.

Nowadays there seems to be so many breeds from all over the world becoming popular in this country that I suspect those books would have to be the size of a house to list them all!

CornflakeHomunculus · 29/07/2017 13:10

Ovcharkas are livestock guardians that aren't very far removed at all from the job they've been traditionally bred for and they can be very serious dogs indeed.

Although some LGD breeds, like the Pyr, have been somewhat tempered by breeding for the show ring and can be kept as pets most aren't remotely suitable to be "just" pets, especially in towns/cities.

Traditionally they were bred to live out with the flock and protect them from predators or anything else that might threaten them. They're very independent (acting on their own evaluation of situations rather than looking to their handler for guidance) and they can be highly suspicious of people outside their family.

The more hardcore LGDs are definitely not breeds we want to see in the hands of anyone wanting a "status dog".

PaddedSoca · 29/07/2017 13:14

Bernese mountain dog.

CornflakeHomunculus · 29/07/2017 13:16

This blog post explains the basics of LGDs and the temperament/behavioural traits they've been bred for. You can see why the breeds that aren't that far removed from their traditional use aren't appropriate to be kept as pets!!

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 29/07/2017 13:20

OP, google Karakachan dog.

I just spent an hour on google looking at dogs I've never heard of before.

Petrichery · 29/07/2017 13:54

I grew up with a english mastiff (brindled, like in the picture above) and second the description of cuddle monster. They are the softest, friendliest dogs, particularly well known for being great with children. I used to try to treat ours like a climbing frame and she just harrumphed at me and plodded away Smile
On the other hand, i believe they are supposed to be the dog that Conan Doyle based the hound of the baskervilles on, so i can see why some people might find them a bit scary looking...

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lessworriedaboutthecat · 29/07/2017 20:49

I was talking to one of my neighbours today. I asked him if he'd seen the giant dog. He started laughing and knew exactly what I was taking about. He though it might be a Dogue de Bordeaux.

www.google.co.uk/search?q=Dogue+de+Bordeaux&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEwMGKoK_VAhVjCsAKHVmYAdgQ_AUICygC&biw=842&bih=508

I don't think it is though, the one I saw was a lot fluffier. If I see it again I will definitely ask the owner what kind of dog it is and get a pic. That's if I ever see it again for all I know the owner may be moving to Dartmoor to become a naturalist.

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lessworriedaboutthecat · 29/07/2017 20:50

I think it is some sort of mastiff though. It could be a cross breed.

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lessworriedaboutthecat · 29/07/2017 20:51

I wasn't scared of it. It was just astonishingly large

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Wolfiefan · 29/07/2017 20:53

Big dogs you say? Grin

What Kind of dogs is this ?
MeltorPeltor · 29/07/2017 20:55

Newfoundland? They're HUGE and fluffy

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lessworriedaboutthecat · 29/07/2017 20:59

Could be a Newfoundland however it had the tiger strip marking of the English Mastiff apricot brindle.

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lessworriedaboutthecat · 29/07/2017 21:00

Could be an Ovcharka too.

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weaselwords · 29/07/2017 21:15

Oh @Wolfiefan, he's gorgeous! ❤️

Wolfiefan · 29/07/2017 21:31

She's a baby wolfhound. I do know of some Newfoundland wolfhound crosses. Maybe you've met one of those?!

Bubble2bubble · 29/07/2017 21:33

here's the standard of Ovcharka 'breeder' you get near where I live. Sad
Read the description and you'll get some idea of the dangerous stupidity involved, and the reason I would not like to meet one in the park.

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 29/07/2017 21:35

Wolfie, he's lovely, but we need a penny or a small child for scale.

OP, it won't be a Newf, they can't be accused of being all muscle.

CornflakeHomunculus · 29/07/2017 21:41

Bloody hell Bubble Shock

"....great first time large dog...." Shock Shock

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 29/07/2017 21:46

Irresponsible bastard. This is why Gumtree is a bad place for pets.

I've had dogs forever and I would think twice before taking on one of those.