When my father was 10 years old he once took the sheep out for feeding. Greece 1953. He was not supposed to get far away from the village but he somehow went too far. So at some point he got tired and thought to take a nap. Tne nap turned out to be a 6 hour sleep. My grandfather found him in a mountain nearby. My grandfather saw the shepherds having made a circle around my father while he was sleeping to protect him. 3 of them. the 4th hadn the sheep gathered in a nearby well of shorts. Great guardians. They will protect you no matter the danger. They will fight bears wolves other dogs you name it. Just to keep you safe. I myself have a labrador.. If she saw godzilla she would go to lick him and be his friend. All dogs are perfect

@Rocadog

4 жыл бұрын

That is a great story! Thanks for sharing

@millivanilli7633

3 жыл бұрын

Go mor fakju

@bang2nd469

2 жыл бұрын

This "Greek Shepherd" is not to be confused with a Sarplaninac formerly also known as Illyrian Shepherd Dog (Macedonian and Serbian: Илирски Овчар) Russia use them as prison guard dogs and Yugoslavia has used the as an aid dog in there army since the 1930's. This dog could probably win against a shiatsu 😅

I rescued Greek shepherd mix from Thessaloniki to Finland four years ago. He's my first own dog and first lgd I've worked with. He's calm and goofy, affectionate and gentle. But he's also independent and smart and will turn furious in a heartbeat if he sees a threat. Will warn even about hawks and vipers. He watches over poultry, that's one of the hardest animals for dog to accept without attacking them. He thinks the flock as his pack and loves them. ❤ He has charmed everyone who has met him with his personality. It will take some time for new people to win him over, but after that, he's a big teddy bear with a great sense of humour! If you are looking for rescue dog, I would highly recommend Greek shepherd type dogs. Just make sure that the dog you are looking for, is fit for your livelihood and that you can change your own if needed. These dogs mature pretty slowly and dog that's ok with city life as 1yo, might not be that way in next two years.

@Rocadog

3 ай бұрын

You are great for rescuing! Thanks for sharing!

Is the Greek Shepherd your favourite dog breed? Greek Harehound detailed video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aHiolpd9l9CWddI.htmlsi=_0CFA5js5r-mi9Kw

@lanzik93

4 жыл бұрын

I never heard about them before, but they look good!

@Rocadog

4 жыл бұрын

@@lanzik93 👍👍

@alexismalekos6833

4 жыл бұрын

Rocadog nice video but i have a greek shepherd male which is 80 kg (180 pounds)

@giorgosparaskevas2648

3 жыл бұрын

Αγαπάμε ελληνικά ποιμενικά

@hellenicfire3775

3 жыл бұрын

@@lanzik93 I have one. It's the strongest dog I ever had. I barely take out for a walk such a beast he is

Ik have a greek sheepherd and i live in Holland. She was born in greece a organsation found her on the street. We adopted her. It is not a easy dog tot train. But if you put effort in the dog, the dog will be listening tot you. We are very happy withh our lovely dog.

@Rocadog

4 жыл бұрын

You are amazing for adopting!

@wtfhellas

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately very hard to train. Not too human contact friendly at all. Its a working dog. Good for you though its rare to find them on the street abandoned im surprised usually pure breed will be adopted if there are puppies on the street

@joannaedssay5988

4 жыл бұрын

Is your Greek shepherd good with children and living in a top floor flat in a residential area? My neighbour has just adopted one, the same way you did and we are all a little cautious. Thanks

@347Spartan

4 ай бұрын

Which is suprising cause i have a greek sheperd dog and he is very smart and he didn't even need much training but he was very protective when we weren't around.

Never heard of this Breed,thanks for the good info on this lovely Dog.😊

@Rocadog

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@basilisdou2813

3 жыл бұрын

Lovely till it starts barking you 😉

one of the few breeds that will attack even bears.

@thouxanbanvoulwn5146

4 жыл бұрын

The only one

@levisingleton9740

3 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry but There’s a bunch. Every American hunting breed will attack a bear. Bear hunting with dogs is an American tradition. Also pit bulls were bred for bull and bear baiting which is attacking bears and bulls. Also most livestock guardian dogs will attack anything they believe is a threat

@bang2nd469

2 жыл бұрын

This "Greek Shepherd" is not to be confused with a Sarplaninac formerly also known as Illyrian Shepherd Dog (Macedonian and Serbian: Илирски Овчар) Russia use them as prison guard dogs and Yugoslavia has used the as an aid dog in there army since the 1930's. This dog could probably win against a shiatsu 😅

@dimitristherianos6418

2 жыл бұрын

this breed will attack on you, hapend to me and on another time on my nice...

@dentheimamaipassword

Ай бұрын

Εσύ φαίνεσαι μαλακας και από την εικόνα που διάλεξες οπότε δεν σε μετραμε​@@dimitristherianos6418

I have a Greek shephard and he is perfect, he is very gentle with my little kids(50 kilos almost 2 years old)and very protective! The words means nothing for that dog!!!❤❤

@Rocadog

3 жыл бұрын

👍👍

They are so adorable ♥

@Rocadog

4 жыл бұрын

👍👍

I'm greek and i have a a purebred greek shepherd named rocky , he's black and white kind of like that one in the video and his tail is thick and fluffy , he's about 50 kilos but he's so kind like the iron giant , he barely barks but when something is wrong and he happens to bark you'll literally shit yourself unless you're used to it.

@Rocadog

Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍

Great video! I am Greek but l had very little knowledge about this amazing breed. Now l want to adopt one!

@Rocadog

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

That's our Fluff from Greece ♡

Never heard of Greek Shepherd but now I have after watching your video 🐶👍

@Rocadog

4 жыл бұрын

They are quite rare outside Greece 👍 I am glad you enjoyed the video :)

@floa6264

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rocadog in Greece they are everywhere 😹😹(not in South Greece)

Me and my family are from the main land of northern Greece and brought back a black variety of Greek Shepard to the UK and is such an amazing fit it too the family. I think if we didn’t bring him back off the streets he wouldn’t last another month. He’s big healthy lovely coat string character lovely temperament and just pure fun. Looks into your soul when interacting. Lovely with all humans but yes has to be trained and loved to adjust its wild side but once done are great laugh. Such a trusting breed if you get right environment. X

@Rocadog

2 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@wtfhellas

Жыл бұрын

perfect for the scumbag criminals of london!!

These dogs can also be vicious around strangers, growl at you, display their teeth, and even attack you, chase your car, etc., so do NOT approach them if they are not on a leash, or without the owner being right there a couple of feet away. They are gentle around family and close friends/relatives only. Most of them do NOT take well to strangers. Do not walk up to them, especially without the owner accompanying you or without his consent that it is safe to approach. I have run into them a few times in the mountains guarding flocks when my dad and I used to hike in Central and Northern Greece, and have also run into them in couple of towns in the mountains. In every encounter with the shepherds and their flocks we were told not to approach the dogs. Some of them also had spiked collars with fairly large spikes around their neck for protection from wolf bites, and those can be dangerous to people as well. I was able to approach one with its owner/shepherd while he was sleepy and relaxed near the flock that was grazing in a field on top of a mountain. The shepherd sort of held him down while I petted him for a few seconds. I was 12 at the time and the shepherd said that this one shepherd dog out of the 4 he had was the one that was good with children and safe to pet, but he still walked over with me to make sure. That one was a very large (mostly black) around 55-60kg with a massive chest and head, and spike collar. What I noticed when we walked up to these their flocks, was that the dogs were almost always spread out in the perimeter of the flock and had the flock surrounded. They do not herd the sheep but just sit or walk around from a distance always looking around and scanning the flock and surrounding areas. They are just there to protect and nothing else. Some of them do have different personalities because it all depends how they were raised from a young age and if they were around people or populated areas. Those that were, tend to be friendlier and not a threat to people (as much). The ones that spend half the year in the mountains with the flocks, are not as friendly because they do not have much human interaction, or were just raised like that. The ones that are friendly were sometimes trained (hard) to be that way. This breed is not easy to train. They are a very autonomous breed like most dogs breeds whose job is to protect the herd.

@rorolovesfolklore

Жыл бұрын

There’s this really sweet one that I’m planning on adopting, the second it saw me it came up to me and starting licking me. He follows everything around and he’s so kind. I’ve only heard him growl/bark when this dog starting attacking him (he doesn’t know how to fight and he can’t defend himself btw) Update: we adopted him

Actually the Greek shepherd were taken by Alexander the Great at his campaigns, so they weren't crossed with Turkish ones

@ketoras

Жыл бұрын

that was not the greek shepperd that alexander took but the moloss of epirus and they crossed all over asia like kangal-buly kuta and so on

The Greek shepherd is beautiful and strong dog.👍👍

@Rocadog

4 жыл бұрын

Agree 👍👍

I have a Greek shepherd mix pitbull she is amazing and strrong !

@Rocadog

2 жыл бұрын

👍👍

Nice Greek shepherd dog

@Rocadog

Жыл бұрын

👍👍

@saveBharatiyamarwadidog5552

Жыл бұрын

The glimpse of this dog meets the Indian Marwari dog

I am greek and you should make a video about the molossus of epirus that are ancestors of cane corso and pressa canario

@Rocadog

4 жыл бұрын

I would love to make a video about the Molossus of Epirus, but was not able to find photos/videos i could use in the video

I have one.. 35 kilos... Beautifull dog.. Very loving and smart...

@Rocadog

2 жыл бұрын

Very nice!

Amazing! Why do I like all the breeds I can’t have? 😂 awesome video man!

@Rocadog

4 жыл бұрын

From your comments, i can say that you are a big fan of all kind of sheepdogs. Good news, next week i will be publishing a video about the Italian Maremm a Sheepdog :)

@OdditiesOffcial

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rocadog Yes, I like sheepdogs! Nice! thanks so much! :)

Great dogs but watch out in the country side in Greece if you're hiking or cycling. They really are very protective of the herd against humans or animals

@Rocadog

4 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@negoras

10 ай бұрын

this is true,but as a kid walking and playing in mountains i can say for sure that they are DEFENSIVE dogs.They hunt me and my brother several times,but never bite us,just run us down to protect their pack.Scary for sure,but if they were pitbulls for exaple,we will be dead!

I am hoping to adopt a stray Greek shepherd tomorrow, he is not young but supposed to be a “gentle giant”. I would appreciate any advice on introducing him to my other dogs and generally the best way to help him to settle. Thank you.

@curtherman2708

3 жыл бұрын

How can I get one?

@wtfhellas

Жыл бұрын

how did it go? its difficult they are working dogs and absolutely dominant, the dogs arent really mean for petting and loving too much.

I have a lab/Greek Shepard mix. At 11 months she's almost as big as my 14 year old 50 kilo doberman. And she is by far not an easy dog to train . And no matter how much we socialize her and train her she's not obedient nor friendly.

Good

@Rocadog

4 жыл бұрын

👍👍

These dogs can give you scary memories

The glimpse of this dog meets the Indian Marwari dog

I rescued one from zante, didn't know they were bread for fighting bears and wolves till I looked into his breed because he wanted to kill anyone or anything that came to our house. He loves his family and gets on with my cats,but if he doesn't know you and you come to our house we've got to lock him in another room.but once he knows you and trusts you he'll cuddle you all day. Very bizarre breed of dog and stubborn..

@Rocadog

5 ай бұрын

You are great for rescuing 👍

... there must be the ONLY breed in the whole world, that there is NOT even ONE single dog that has EVER been trained from a professional dog trainer ! And i'm not talking about the dogs in the mountains - but the ones in the cities. Training should be a must for ALL owners - ESPECIALLY for owners of such dogs as the Greek sherpant that live in the cities. But ...

I love Greek shepherd dogs, i can see Turkish Akbas in some of them ( very similar).

@Rocadog

4 жыл бұрын

👍👍

Πολύ γλυκουλια

Everyone who has lived in the countryside/ in villages knows when these are wild they stick together and are dangerous so do not go near them or their territory.

greek shepherd is ancient dog. all the balkans dogs is made by greek shepherd...

@user-qm8gh3eo1u

Жыл бұрын

in general, all Greek breeds are as ancient as the kokoni.

I have Greek shepherd dog

@Rocadog

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

My 5 month old greek shepard is the most laziest and clumsiness dog ever 🤣 best boy around tbh

There are 3 types of Greek Shepherd Dog. The White Shepherd, the Molosus of Epirus and the classical Greek Shepherd. They developed differently because of the different enviroment they lived. F.E the Molosus lives on the western Greek mountains (Pindos) and in Albania, the Classical one is found more on Macedonia and Thessaly.

Those Greeks are NOT easy to shepherd!

@Rocadog

4 жыл бұрын

😀😀

@Aggelos..

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think my friend and we proved it with our behaviour against coronovairus!!! Don't you think so???😷

@454pakr

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aggelos.. I was joking, of course, but maybe so? I have a very high regard for the Greek people.

@Aggelos..

4 жыл бұрын

@@454pakr well come to Greece this summer .I am sure that you will like my country!!!We have magnificent islands with pure blue seas!!!🇬🇷🏊🌞🏖️💙

@454pakr

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aggelos.. I have visited your country several times when I was in the Navy. On one occasion in Athens a very nice Greek Family invited me and a shipmate to a splendid lunch at their house. I was expecting a light lunch and got a multi-course dinner!