Macedonian Sharplaninec

[Bill77]

Thanks for the info Brat.

A few months ago, A Bulgarian Minister gave a Shar Planinec to The Russian President Putin as a Birthday present. I could not believe what i heard (but then again it should not surprise me) he told Putin it was a Bulgarian Mountain dog. Can these dogs (and i'm not talking about the K9) ever show originality instead of stealing? I guess not.

Away from politics, iv'e confronted a couple back overseas and at first they take your breath away. And thats from fear
They are the biggest dogs you would ever see. Well the ones that approached me were as tall as a Great Dane, built like a sherman tank.

Over all, they are gentle with kids, very territorial and one of the most loyal dogs. They are kept mainly to protect from wolves and Bears, which would have been plenty of them around mountain areas such as "Sar Planina", hence where they got there name from.

[The LION will ROAR]

The TRUE type of Sarplaninac. Notice how he moves, how his body is structured, and look at just how dedicated he is to the kids. You can see something off in the distance has peaked his interest, and instead of running off to investigate, he looked ahead to the kids, ran in front of them and laid down TO STOP THEM from going closer to the threat and farther from his and his owners protective "circle". Every single time I watch this video, I get the goose bumps at the exact same spot. It is when he closes his mouth, fixes his eyes and ears in the direction of the "threat", and turns into his role, protecter of the family, Amazing dog.

http://www.sharplaninec.com/videos/arx2007.mpg
Love the music

[Soldier of Macedon]

Originally Posted by TLWR

The Albanians call it ILLYRIAN SHEPHERD and like to claim the SHARPLANINEC as theirs , the Serbs call it Yugoslavian Sheppard

Actually, Croats and Serbs are the one's that coined the term Illyrian shepherd dog, if the Albanians use it today they didn't in the past. Both the Sharplaninec dog and the Shar mountains are Macedonian. Good thread TLWR.

*I have moved this thread to the history section.

[The LION will ROAR]

Thanks Bill, They truly are amazing dogs..
Did the Bulgarian Minister forget to mention that the Sarplaninac that he gave to Putin was actually a cross breed dog from their origins of Mongolia...lol


Thanks SOM, your a wealth of knowledge...

[The LION will ROAR]

Sharplaninec Fighting with a German Shepard

[Epirot]

IS that true Great ALexander and his army used this dog?

[George S.]

My dedo tells me the sharplanenac dog is one of the fiercest dogs in the world.He said in the mountains he has seen the dog rip the throat of a bear.THe teeth clench so much that nothing can release it as it bites on to the chunks of flesh.A lot of people have great respect for this dog.I would not be surprised if alexander used such a dog in his army.

[Soldier of Macedon]

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.

[Prolet]

Wow a fantastic thread

The Sharplaninec is one of my favorite Kucina, they are wanted in America and sell for up to $3000 for a puppy. They are a trademark of Macedonia, there is no better loyal dog then a Sharplaninec and its love and respect for its owner is amazing.

They are very smart dogs and are used to defend cattle from the wolves high up in the mountains and other predators. They cant be choked by Pit Bulls because they got too much thick skin on their necks and it stretches out which makes it very difficult to choke them.

They come from the Shar Planina regions and they are Macedonian Sheppard Dogs there is no disputing this, we all know that Albanians are not the settlers in Macedonia and Kosovo which makes their claims meaningless.

As for the Bulgarian President Bojko Borisov giving a dog to Vladimir Vladimirovic Putin in Sofia, thats not a Sharplaninec even though it does look similar here is the footage on the clip.

YouTube - A Dog's Heart: Pet lover Putin needs name for fluffy puppy

[Daniel the Great]

They are very nice dogs and are also very large. I think there's people who bread and sell the Sharplaninec in Australia, it would be good to get one. It is no doubt a Macedonian bread of dog even though our neighbors claim and try steel the Sharplaninec along with our identity, name, history, culture and songs.