Sharri dogs attack leopard cat

A Sharri dog guarding sheep in the village of Brod in Dragash has been chosen as the photo of the day by the British daily "The Telegraph" for Friday.

It can be difficult to know what to believe on the Internet. So often, information about purebred dogs is written either by people who don’t like them, don’t know them, or writers who need “filler” material and aren’t particularly careful about where they get their information. When at all possible, National Purebred Dog Day prefers to get its information from the people who know a breed best – its owners and heritage breeders. Such is the case with regards to the Sarplaninac (pronounced shar-pla-nee-natz) or Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog. When the Sarplaninac was featured on our Facebook page as a Purebred of Interest back in the summer of 2015, we learned a number of things about this breed from their owners, and below were a few take-away things we learned during those fabulous two days: If the breed’s named is “googled,” results can include images of viscous dogs lunging and attacking, however the dogs in those photographs were provoked into such reactions. Sars are very protective, but viciousness is not what the breed is about, and, in fact, is a serious mischaracterization. When carefully bred, and properly raised and guided, Sarplaninacs are true guardians, not guard dogs, and they need protection from cretins who breed and promote fighting dogs. These magnificent canines just want to work their livestock, and be with their families.