The very first post-war show reports date to 1947. Nearly the all main foundation sires of Moscow COs foundation stock were presented at that show: KARABASH (owner Medvedev, later – military unit 74390), KALIF (the kennel of Moscow Society Club of Working Dogs), LORMI (the kennel of the Central Club of Working Dogs), the son of GROZNY (military unit 74390) and NORA (owner Glanovskaya), DZHAN (owner Mitrofanov), FRANT (the kennel of Moscow Society Club of Working Dogs), NORA (owner Glanovskaya), the daughter of KARABASH and GAMAZ (military unit 74390). DINA (ownerBenetskiy), DINGA (owner Shoshin) and DUMKA (owner Skachko) – the daughters of KARABASH and KALIFA (owner Moll) - were at the forefront of the junior group.

The general impression is given in expert Vitov’s report: “… The dogs of Moscow Society Club of Working Dogs, the first group that just arrived from the Caucasus, were the most remarkable among the rest of dogs; the dogs of this group lived and grew at freedom guarding the herds. This group had the general species features such as distrustful spiteful appearance and the typical heads, but they were small and not enough bone, with the exception of 2-3 dogs, besides, they were too long.

The second group consisted of the very typy dogs trained and fed by the amateurs. These dogs, I think, improved their height. They were larger than their parents, their bones were more massive, but they became very dampish, and many of them had a different shape of the forehead, a bit domed, not flat, and a muzzle became longer…”

From the modern point of view the following characteristics of the general type of these dogs may be given: small height, stocky, more often – long format, long-haired, heads with a bit domed forehead and rounded eyes; for comparison – dogs that were brought to Leningrad were compact, high-legged, as a rule, not long-haired, their heads were with a flat forehead and small deep set eyes.

Yes, the very “Moscow” and “Leningrad” types. If we take into consideration the fact that every type has been forming in itself for many years rarely using common dogs (VEPKHIYA, URAN-2, KAZBEK and others) for breeding, it will be easy to see the difference between them today. But let’s discuss it later...

From The “Caucasian Ovcharkas in Russia” magazine N 3/98