The Caucasus Mountains area is rough, mountainous country. The herdsmen of the steppes and mountains needed a dog sturdy enough to stand up to both the predators of the region and the harsh winters.

Just like small dogs sometimes tend to have the Napoleon complex, where they're unaware of their size and usually have a big bark and no bite—like some Chihuahas—some big dogs are the opposite, also ...

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Standing at 6 feet tall and weighing a whopping 200 pounds, Yogi is a Caucasian ovcharka who thinks he’s a lap dog who’s been garnering a lot of attention online. When stay-at-home mom Laura Murphy, ...

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