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Looks like a dog I see most days on my daily power-walk. Lives down a side street...a smallish yard, but he's got a friend, another dog, with him. Massive; jet-black, huge fat head.Just couldn't resist a Christmas card with an Ovcharka on it.
And afraid of his own shadow. Must have been an abused pound puppy.
He SO wants to meet new people; and if he's got his companion dog with him, he'll timidly come forward and get an ear scratch over the fence. But if he's out alone, he just goes crazy...he so wants to see his new human, but he's SO afraid.
In your drawing there, it would be the giant dog up in the tree, with Santa laying out Milk-Bones below.
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Ovcharkas generally have their ears clipped a day or two after birth. Never saw one that was timid. They are very protective of children and very gentle with them. Wonderful guard dogs. Russians use them as prison dogs.
Here's a nine week old puppy. Almost 40 pounds.
What I've seen of dogs...they'll take abuse from children they would NEVER accept from an adult human, much less another dog. I worked with a guy who was a lesser Dog Whisperer...my mother was having some minor troubles with her greyhound, who was a natural Alpha. The dog jumped on people - and would stand on their feet, a classic dominance act, I learned.
We had a couple of long talks, while working. "Think like a dog," he said. I didn't get it at first; but over the years it came to me.
As to children: I'm convinced they smell the difference. I've seen aggressive toddlers smack a big dog in the face; and that dog, part of the family, just turns away. The classic canine "You're being rude" body language. No anger. No attempt to flee. The dog will look to the Alpha, usually the parent of the child, with expectancy. "Do something."
I've seen cattle-dog breeds circle a couple of kids, to corral them...depending on the dog, try to herd them towards the den/house. They can't help it - it's what they DO. They see these two-legged cattle, and they know what they're to do - keep the perimeter clear and get them back where they belong.
So it's no surprise that a huge, intelligent dog would be good with kids. All the smells tell such a dog that these are young pups, or young cattle, and they have a job.
We had a couple of long talks, while working. "Think like a dog," he said. I didn't get it at first; but over the years it came to me.
As to children: I'm convinced they smell the difference. I've seen aggressive toddlers smack a big dog in the face; and that dog, part of the family, just turns away. The classic canine "You're being rude" body language. No anger. No attempt to flee. The dog will look to the Alpha, usually the parent of the child, with expectancy. "Do something."
I've seen cattle-dog breeds circle a couple of kids, to corral them...depending on the dog, try to herd them towards the den/house. They can't help it - it's what they DO. They see these two-legged cattle, and they know what they're to do - keep the perimeter clear and get them back where they belong.
So it's no surprise that a huge, intelligent dog would be good with kids. All the smells tell such a dog that these are young pups, or young cattle, and they have a job.
Could be a big mutt. I don't know my breeds. The face of yours looks different, and the coloring of my shy friend is pure black.
I'd say he's at about 180 pounds.
Just kind of shocking to see a big dog like that be so afraid. And it's not the first time - I remember when I was at an upscale hotel, and there was a dog show in town...I was there for other reasons, but I came down to the lobby, and several dog owners were taking their show-dogs out.
In the lobby was this huge white dog...great big snowball. I just had to come over....offered my hand to sniff...and the dog quickly pulled back, squirming to get behind its owner's chair.
The owner was apologetic. "Oh, she was abused as a puppy. She never got over it."