a proud owner & breed enthusiast of Caucasian Ovcharka ('CO' in short, not to be mistaken for 'CO' as in 'Corrections Officer' lol). When I say I'm a "breed enthusiast", what I mean is that I'm actually very enthusiastic in DISCOURAGING of any potential INEXPERIENCED dog owners to even attempt to own one of these guys. As simple as that - this breed is NOT FOR EVERYONE. Hence the reason this page exists...
My goal is to help raise funds for a group of volunteers from Moscow, Russia, called "KO-Komanda" (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ko.komanda/). These folks have been rescuing, fostering, rehabilitating and re-homing abandoned, mistreated and sick Caucasian Ovcharka's for the past 10 years. See, in Russia, they don't play around. Stray dogs are considered "biological trash" and as such, they are simply killed by either poisoned food or a firing squad. I kid you not, its well documented. CO's are especially unlucky due to their giant size and "scary" appearance. I am currently supporting about 7 Caucasian Ovcharka's, who are being fostered by KO-Komanda in Moscow and greater Moscow area. However, there's only so much I can do by myself... The 'problem' with KO-Komanda is that all of their social media (FB, IG, etc) is done in Russian, (naturally!) which obviously limits their reach and ability to ask the world for help. Currently KO-Komanda is struggling to come up with the resources for the monthly upkeep of the dogs (foster care, food, medical bills). At the moment, there are 44 CO's being fostered by KO-Komanda (and counting). As of today, April 1, 2016, four more dogs are being rescued from their horrible fate and God knows, how many more will follow. Some of these animals are old and will never be placed with families, but at least they will get to know a better life, once rescued. I simply can't watch this and do nothing and I know many of you feel the same. Yes, I know, there's suffering happening all over the place, by humans and animals alike. So why help Caucasian Ovcharka's? I say - help someone. Pick someone and help them - but I pick these guys and hope some of you will join me in this quest to improve their lives, whether you are a dog person, a cat person or a people's person :-) Let do this! x Team Caucasian Ovcharka
