Bulgarian Shepherd Dog Standard

Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog | Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog

Descended from the ancient Sage Kooche and working dogs of Central Asia and Persia, the Yoruk Kopegi is believed to be the oldest Molosser in Turkey

Once a common herder in Yugoslavia, the Herzegovina Sheepdog is becoming very difficult to find in its original form

One of the oldest Molossers in the Adriatic region, this breed is closely related to the Sarplaninac, as well as other Balkan dogs

Developed from Molosser breeds of the region, like the Aromun Sheepdogs, Bukovinacs, Sylvans, Sarplaninacs, the Romanian Shepherd Dog is a good livestock herder and protector, as well as property guardian.

The legendary White Moloss of Greece is believed by many to be just a colour variant of the Hellenikos Poimenikos

The powerful Durmitor Shepherd Dog is a very old Balkan breed named after the Durmitor mountains of Montenegro

The mighty Sarkangik is seen as a sub-type of the Central Asian Ovcharka in the West, although this powerful working dog from Uzbekistan is much older than the modern Russian breed

Turkish canine authorities see the Anatolian Shepherd Dog as an unpure breed

This old herding breed is believed by some to be a cross between the Romanian and Bulgarian shepherds, while others claim it is the same thing as the Tornjak of Bosnia or the Homolian Sheepdog from Serbia, only bred in Romania

The King Shepherd was developed in the 1990's by crossing Shiloh Shepherds with the American and European bloodlines of German Shepherd Dogs and other breeds

It is believed that the ancient Central Asian dogs are the ancestors of all breeds. This is debatable, but it is almost certain that the Tibetan Mastiff is a descendant of the Central Asian Shepherd Dog and not its ancestor, as often thought. There i…

The Azerbaijani Shepherd Dog is very closely related to the ancient Armenian Gamprs and generally seen as a variant of the Caucasian Shepherd Dog, even though it comes in two distinct types, like the Gampr. The lighter-built and shorthaired steppe Ka…

This ancient pariah-type Molosser is the dog of the Sahara Bedouins, commonly seen accompanying the caravans and protecting settlements.

The ancient Hottosho is seen by some as simply a type of the Central Asian Shepherd Dog, while others trace its ancestry back to the Altai dogs of the early Mongol and Tungus tribes. There is also a possibility of it being a descendant of the legenda…

Not to be confused with the Bhotia breed, the mighty Bjop Chi is related to various Indian, Nepalese and Himalayan sheepdogs. There is also a smaller retriever-like dog named Bhutia Bully from Ladakh, which is e very different breed, although it is r…

Descended from the ancient stock of Caucasian dogs, the Circassian Shepherd Dog is closely tied to the Cherkess, Arkhar, Kabardin and Adygey tribes of the great Circassian nation, an ethnic group from Northern Caucasus. Following the Russian-Circassi…

One of the oldest white Molossers, the great Hutsul Dog is alarmingly rare today. This breed is closely related to the other white sheepdogs of the region, such as the Polish Tatra, Slovakian Watchdog, Hungarian Kuvasz and Merdzan Sarplaninac, as wel…