Macedonian Sharplaninec

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Here some photo's of Sharplanici from puppies to when they fully grown...
Just look at the sizes of these pups..

VICI, a female as a puppy

VICI full grown



GORA a female as a puppy

GORA full grown



VANDA a female as a puppy

VANDA full grown

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BELA female as a puppy

BELA full grown



MECA female as a puppy

MECA full grown



MECO male as a puppy

MECO full grown



GARI male full grown


AJRON male full grown

[Daniel the Great]

A Shar Planinec taking a break after a long days work of herding sheep in Negotino.

[Epirot]

I have also heard the story about the sharplaninec being around during ancient Macedonian times, but not sure if there is anything written about it.

Well I found an image of an ancient bas-relief from Luvre Museum that shows meeting of Alexander with Diogen. That dog next Alexander's horse resemble much with the modern dogs of Sharr mountains.



What are your thoughts?

A mate of mine told me that even in some distant Asian regions where Macedonian and Illyrian garrisons were settled, are found some dogs that resemble with Sharr ones.

[julie]

beautiful dog, lion head, and a mane for a coat a Macedonian dog, I want one

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Daniel there is afew in Melbourne that sell Sharplaninec's, a friend Of mine just got one from there not sure by who..will find out..

here is a photo of him

5 month old Macedonian Sarplaninac, Sharko

Here are some recent photo's of my mates Sarplaninac, Sharko
Check out his dog collar

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The image of the Šarplaninec is featured on the reverse of the Macedonian 1 Denar coin, issued in 1993

Macedonian One Denar

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A true story about a soldier and the Sarplaninec that saved his life.

http://www.sarplan.com/id42.html

I can never forget what that dog did for me. It was in the

freezing winter of 1988. I was serving in my National Army

Service that year. I was 18 years old and the duty I

pulled that freezing night was to patrol the border between

Macedonia and Albania. The temperature that night was

-30c. My uniform and freeze proof grease didn't seem to

help any at all. I was freezing and badly equipped for my

duty I had no radio, no map, and not even a light. As I

was walking through the woods I became lost, I had totally

lost my sense of direction. I soon noticed someone or

something was following me. I suddenly stopped walking and

loaded my rifle. I was scared and very cold. I kept

looking in the direction the sound was coming from and

pointed my rifle towards whatever it was. All of a sudden

I noticed it was a dog, my first thought was this is a

wolf. So I remained very still just in case it decided to

attack me that way I could shoot it. The animal stood

still just like me. All I could see was its shadow against

the snow and cold moonlit night. I started to make

friendly sounds toward the animal and said to it come on

doggy, come on. It moved slowly towards me and then there

it was. It was a very large Sarplaninac with a full winter

coat. He was wagging his tail happy to see me. I was very

tired and relieved; all I wanted to do was sleep. I gave

the dog a big hug, and felt his nice warm fur against me.

I knew somehow that I needed to find my army base as

quickly as possible, however I was tired, weak and a very

inexperienced soldier. As I walked the dog followed me it

felt good to have a companion by my side. My fear was much

diminished by his presence. As I walked I came up on a

house that had been abandoned. It was in ruins it did not

have any doors or windows on it. I was so tired that I

decided to go in and sleep there. I just couldn't carry

what little equipment I had anymore. I laid on the frozen

floor, and this big dog just laid down beside me, he curled

up very close and I put myself against him. His winter

coat kept me warm. I could feel his bones through his fur

and I knew he had not eaten in a long time, evidently he

had been abandoned by his owners but oh he kept me warm.

His eyes were sad and he never barked when we were together

alone. Soon I fell asleep beside him I don't know for how

long I was sleeping but it must have been hours. All of a

sudden I heard sounds and shouting. It was my patrol!

However I was so weak I couldn't move. I shouted weakly

and the dog began barking. As my patrol came upon me the

dog started growling to protect me from them. I asked if I

could take the dog with me and the answer was No! I asked

if I could give him food, again the answer was No! It was

to be the last I ever saw of that dog, my lonely hungry

friend. I was in the Yugoslav National Service for another

three weeks. I decided then to desert the military and

went to live in the United Kingdom. That dog saved my

life, and I never had the chance to thank him or hug him.

I didn't even get to give him a bone or take him home and

save him as he had saved me. It was my wish that he would

never be alone.

[Pelister]

Well I found an image of an ancient bas-relief from Luvre Museum that shows meeting of Alexander with Diogen. That dog next Alexander's horse resemble much with the modern dogs of Sharr mountains.



What are your thoughts?

A mate of mine told me that even in some distant Asian regions where Macedonian and Illyrian garrisons were settled, are found some dogs that resemble with Sharr ones.

Assuming it is the same dog. If the dog used in Alexander's armies has survived, why couldn't the people have survived? Just a thought and a question.

[Epirot]

Assuming it is the same dog. If the dog used in Alexander's armies has survived, why couldn't the people have survived? Just a thought and a question.

No Pelister !!! In this world only Greeks could survived up to our days. They impress me with their unbroken continuity...just kidding.

Modern imposer Greeks inherited beside others even the motorcycles from 'their' famous ancestors:

[Akzion]

Well I found an image of an ancient bas-relief from Luvre Museum that shows meeting of Alexander with Diogen. That dog next Alexander's horse resemble much with the modern dogs of Sharr mountains.

What are your thoughts?

A mate of mine told me that even in some distant Asian regions where Macedonian and Illyrian garrisons were settled, are found some dogs that resemble with Sharr ones.

I know nothing of dogs, but that is neither ancient, nor local. It's a French artwork from late 1600s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes_and_Alexander#Puget.27s_La_rencontre

[Soldier of Macedon]

Lol, that's funny.

[Risto the Great]

I have it on good authority that this is an authentic piece but the person sitting behind is a man and the clothes and motorcycle were painted (much) later.

[Soldier of Macedon]

It's probably that moron that once slithered around here called 'sportster'.

[Epirot]

Lol, that's funny.

SoM, that's nothing comparing with other advanced technologies of ancient Greeks For example ancient Greeks used a kind of laptop computers of highest quality :



So it's quite injustice when some people wants to deny the heritage of ancient Hellenes into modern ones... lol

Sorry for being ironic but having in mind the arrogance celebrated by most of imposer Greeks, I simply can't hold my laughing with the superiority of them.

Just for a curiosity: Did you know that Aphrodite arranged her meetings with Ares on her cell phone?
Let face with the facts:



What irks me the most is your persistence on denying the Greek superiority in field of technology!!!