Polish Tatra Sheepdog

There is a similar mystery around what breeds were mixed to form the Polish Tatra Sheepdog.

Even though being bred more frequently, the Polish Tatra Sheepdog is a very rare breed.

The Polish Tatra Sheepdog is generally a very healthy dog with very few health risks.

As with most large breed dogs, the Polish Tatra Sheepdog can occasionally get hip dysplasia.

The Polish Tatra Sheepdog is very intelligent, allowing it to be very easy to train.

While no one is certain, many dog breeders say that the Polish Tatra Sheepdog came from the Mastiff breed.

The majority are still in Poland, with about 600 being there, but America is sporting around 300 Polish Tatra Sheepdogs.

A lot of today's Polish Tatra Sheepdog's behaviors and qualities can be traced back to its use of herding.

During late spring, the Polish Tatra Sheepdog sheds its undercoat profusely, but for the rest of the year it stays clean, due to its self-cleansing coat.

After thousands of years of running around sheep, the Polish Tatra Sheepdog has a good amount of energy and needs a decently large fenced yard to run around in.

The Polish Tatra Sheepdog is a breed of dog introduced into the Tatra Mountains of Southern Poland by Vlachian (Romanian) shepherds.

When predators were around the sheep, the Polish Tatra Sheepdog would gather up the sheep and stand by them instead of trying to attack the predator, which would leave the sheep open for other attacks.

The Polish Tatra Sheepdog, which sometime goes by the Owczarek Podhalanski and the Polish Mountain Sheepdog, originated in Podhale, in the Tatra Mountain area of Poland, hence the breed's name.

Since they were trained to be cautious and not attack until completely necessary when predators were around sheep, The Polish Tatra Sheepdog will not bite a stranger or other animals unless continuously provoked, leading them to be considered very dog and animal friendly.

To a casual observer, the Kuvasz may appear similar to a Great Pyrenees, Akbash, a Maremma Sheepdog, Samoyed, a white Poodle and Labrador Retriever mix, Slovak Cuvac and the Polish Tatra Sheepdog.