The Central Asian Shepherd Dog also known as CASD, served as the all-purpose working dog threw out Central Asia. In order to fulfill these duties the dog needed to possess enough confidence to protect his family, enough reliability to work with people and livestock, enough structural soundness to work in extreme conditions, with stamina to follow a nomadic tribe between there winter & summer pastures covering thousand of miles.

Variation in the range of activity levels exists in the CASD breed as it does in all breeds.
Variation can occur within litters and between individuals. It is important to get a puppy from an experienced breeder who can honestly evaluate activity levels and temperaments.
An experienced breeder will match each puppy in the litter with the best possible home at
the time of placement.

Example: Not all dogs bred from hunting parents from generations of hunting dogs have the ability to function as a hunter. This is no different for a CASD, temperaments on puppies do not start appearing until food is introduced, at about 5 weeks and can change drastically until placements at 10 weeks.
Some CASD’s have higher energy levels than others. These pups may be better suited to
a show or performance home, but may not necessarily be the first choice for an older
couple or a family with small children. Conversely, a very laid back, low energy CASD
would not be the best choice for a competitive home. Keep in mind that varying levels of energy are seen within this breed. In order to obtain a positive CASD-to-owner relationship, the pups must be placed properly by conscientious breeders and subsequently raised & socialized properly by their new owners.

Due to the rarity of the breed many of these lines need to be crossed to insure the survival of the breed. Thus it takes a min of 2 generations of a breeders selection of preferred to be seen uniformity in a litter.

Lower active defense drive, a typical Livestock dog will, Bark, Posture , Growl, Tooth Butt, last resort Attack.

Pro: Excellent for ranch homes whose primarily concern is 4 legged predators and warning off of human threats. Based on a puppies evaluation may be best suited for households with supervised children. Very attached to emotion of owners. Not suited for higher levels of protection.

You will see these dogs passing CGC-TDI- and ATTS Protection TT’s.

They simply warn 1st ~ react 2^nd.. Lower levels of obedience, independent but not aloof..

Dog Dominance: Is a requirement for a livestock dog in order to establish rank within a pack and to protect from outsiders LGD’s must be able to work with other dogs to protect against packs of wolves of larger predators such as Bear or Cougar. Appearance: Ranging range from the mastiff type to desert leggier type.

They needed to be utilized as guardian of warehouses ,estates & government run businesses.

So these dogs were bred to work with man more closely than all others. They also needed to work in CLOSE proximity of other dogs. You will see abbreviations such as OKD & KS 1-2-3 behind these dogs pedigree’s. The females were considered as important if not MORE important in the breeding program than the males. Something you do no often see in nomadic lines . These lines are much easier trained for obedience due to 3 + generations of selection for human interaction…However this still does not make them equal to breeds such a Labrador or Collies, just less independent than the other lines of CASD‘s. Higher active defense drive.towards human strangers, Aloof to strangers. In the USA you will see ATTS- and Protection TT’s behind some of these dogs.

Pro: Higher Activity Level , requires obedience training more so than other lines. Appearance these dogs more often than not are very large dogs with longer coats . Pedigree‘s for these type of dogs were kept by the positions they held. Example “ Meat factory guards were pedigreed by the Meat factory they were bred in and worked for -before the formation of New Russia and the RKF.

In 2005 a US breeder imported many fighting lines into this country. Including a dog that himself has been fought . This line is also the only import in this country with a Aziat Champion Title.

Fighting Dogs:

EXTREME Dog to Dog aggression & can not function as a working pack .

Attacks not to dominate but to destroy. Requires kennels . Without daily human interference these dogs will kill each other. Sometimes even within sexes. These lines are the least concentrated on protecting humans. You will see these dogs fought and shown in a dog show the very same day . Some top show win pictures if enlarged will show Blood on the dog from recent battles .

Testing: We are NOT going to excuse pitting one dog against another for any reason..

No male of any line is going to allow another male to force it to submit.

But a dog that wishes only to kill vs. dominate and drive away is a liability.

So in other term “Testing” is just cover up breeders use to fool you .

Evidence: Will be presented shortly in another format. DVD -and Jpegs

Claiming a dog is a Therapy dog without providing any form of official testing is a method of false advertising. Working dogs needs to work in a pack. Visit your breeder in person and determine if you were to have a multi dog household would you wish to live the same way they do.

In any large breed there are special considerations that must be given to the slower maturation process, not only physically but also mentally. Care must be taken to make sure the pup is well socialized and taught basic manners from a very early age. Most breeders recommend puppy kindergarten classes from 2-6 months and beginning obedience classes from 6-12 months. Praise and food are wonderful motivators for the breed when used correctly. Harsher methods do not work as well and will actually make
for a very poor working relationship between owner and CASD. This breeds maturity towards natural distrust starts as early as 7 weeks. Puppies should be exposed to as much OUTSIDE stimuli & tested off property to insure the dogs nature away from familiar surroundings.

It should be noted that many characteristics in CASD might not become fully evident until they become adults. In many cases, puppy owners can modify the puppy's innate characteristics through proper socialization and training. The normal range of temperaments in the CASD can be from very high suspicion of strangers, to outgoing yet protective well called upon to defend.. Once introduced to strangers the CASD should never show signs of aggressiveness towards people nor should a CASD be so timid CASD should NEVER show owner dominance of any kind. They are emotionally attached to the very being of their owners, appearing often human like vs. a dog.

Properly introduced varies among this breed from a hand shake to a gesture, to a physical or verbal cue from the owner. It is not always instantly but once the stranger is accepted into the family , no reactions of aggression should occur. With the accept ions of aggressive actions of the stranger, example rough housing from the stranger to the owner should be discouraged in front of the dog. You may like when your buddy gives you a playful punch , but reassured your dog is NOT going to like it.. Our Breed Standard severely penalizes aggressiveness and excessive shyness, meaning that these are not "normal" temperaments. If the parents of the puppy are not approachable without the safely of a fence being between you ,do not buy a puppy from that litter.

The amount of hunting instinct demonstrated by a CASD can range from none at all to well developed. Subsequently, some CASD may be good with other small animals and some are NOT. Usually, CASD raised with other small animals in their households learn to accept these housemates, but may not take kindly to "strange" small animals that are not part of their families. Early socialization around different types of animals of all sizes will help the pup be a good citizen around other animals. Most pack oriented CASD when raised around other animals accept those animals as a member of their pack. However NOTE that all because your CASD loves your Cats, Yorkies, Ferrets, does NOT mean it will NOT Kill other animals of these breeds that trespass and threaten the establish members of the pack.

It should be noted that in dealing with puppies, breeders are not infallible on puppy placement issues because puppy temperaments can change for better or worse over time depending on how the pup is raised. Usually, the longer the person has been breeding dogs the more experience they have. This provides an added benefit to the puppy buyer when questions arise or problems crop up with the pup later on.

If prospective owners live in the city, they will probably want a CASD that is friendly to everyone and has a relatively low hunting instinct, so that the dog will have a lower trigger to potential threats.. If new owners live in the country, a higher suspicion of strangers may be what is needed; and if the dog is going to be a working farm dog, dog dominance vs. aggression is an added bonus, particularly if the owner wants to have a range of pets or stock. Pet owners and breeders need to discuss what the expectations of the CASD is
going to be and determine if there is a CASD that will fit into that household.

Puppy buyers need to be patient and willing to wait for the right puppy for them. The average waiting period for a CASD us 3-18 months.