Those wishing to purchase a Caucasian Shepherd puppy or an adult dog of this breed have several options. However, there are general and fairly universal tips that will help you make the right choice in any case.
Benefits of buying a dog through a club
To buy a Caucasian Shepherd puppy, however, like many other breeds, you can contact the kennel club. The specialists working there can not only provide information about upcoming mating or puppies already born, but also give an idea of the breed standard, the characteristics of upbringing and maintenance of these dogs.
If you buy a puppy in a club, you don't have to worry about his documents, that is, you can be sure that the grown dog will meet the standard, having the opportunity to participate in exhibitions, working competitions and breeding. It is also important that the so-called "puppy cards" (passports or certificates, which are then exchanged for pedigrees), are issued only to healthy puppies after an appropriate examination of the litter.
Without documents, for all the spectacular appearance of the mother of the puppies and the persuasiveness of the breeder, it is impossible to guarantee that a real Caucasian shepherd will grow from the dog after a year or two.
Puppy or adult dog?
Experts recommend purchasing Caucasian shepherd dogs as puppies - growing up, a dog of this breed is more difficult to teach to obey another person. Usually, only experienced dog handlers who have previously had a similar practice succeed. Inexperienced people who want to get an adult Caucasian shepherd dog can only be recommended to weigh their desires and capabilities once again, after consulting with cynologists or trainers, or the owners of such dogs.
Sometimes, under the influence of one reason or another, people decide to part with an adult dog. However, the Caucasian Shepherd Dogs belong to the breeds, the representatives of which require long, serious and careful training, and also have a rather harsh disposition, getting used to obey only one person - the “leader of the pack”. Therefore, when purchasing an adult dog, you must try to spend as much time as possible with it and the owner before buying, in order to learn about the character, psyche, feeding and caring for the future four-legged friend.
As you know, "Caucasians" are successfully used as guard and guard dogs. However, in order to officially confirm their working qualities, they need to fulfill the relevant standards - only in this way they will receive a certificate in the club about which course of training they have mastered and to what extent. Before acquiring a Caucasian Shepherd Dog, regardless of its future purpose, it is recommended to also learn about the character and working qualities of the parents - heredity plays an important role in this matter.
Private nurseries and breeders
Those people who, in addition to a reliable watchman and an effective guard, plan to have a show-class dog (that is, attend exhibitions with a pet where the exterior is evaluated), should approach the choice of a breeder even more carefully. You can make inquiries in several clubs or private nurseries, finding out the main trends in the change in the standard in recent times.
You can try to contact the owners of a particular dog directly to find out when they may have puppies. Breeder owners are usually interested in the offspring of their champions continuing the tradition by performing at exhibitions, so they are usually willing to share this kind of information. However, the value of dogs increases in proportion to the number of titles that their ancestors have won.
The number of sites belonging to both private kennels of the Caucasian Shepherd Dogs and individual breeders is growing. Studying such resources on the Internet also provides a good opportunity to choose from a variety of options, evaluating the pedigrees, appearance, character and value of the dogs.
