Moscow Watchdog

I first became aware of the Moscow Watchdog in 2010; a friend had been in Moscow and actually got to hold and pet a Moscow Watch puppy.  Like most people the first thing you notice is the incredible resemblance to a Saint Bernard.  There is a reason for that and it is in the breeding.

Sometime in the 1940's, development of the Moscow Watchdog began.  The Soviet Army began this endeavor in a military base near the Veshniaki village just outside of Moscow.  The project was headed by biologist and professor, N.A. Iljisin; and Major-General G.N. Medvedev, Bortnikov Nikolai Ivanovich.  It took many years before success was attained by General Gregoriy Pantelenovich Medvedey.  The Moscow Watchdog is the result of cross-breeding of a Saint Bernard, Caucasian Shepherd, and the Russian Spotted Hound.  The first litter was born on July 12, 1949.



Moscow Watch Puppy

(provided by Brandykegs Saint Bernards)
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