Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Karelian Bear Dogs - looking for information

Looks like a good hearty breed.

Do any of you know this particular breed?

We are in the market for a new dog.

Thanks in advance

They will have plenty of acreage to stretch their legs. And Coyote Trail Mix as they are able.

Friend of a friend has or had a couple. Spendy.

Alberta Fish and Wildlife have used them to assist in problem bear control. There is probably info on the web about this.

How about a Bernese Mountain dog or a Great Pyrnees?

WDFW uses them, met a few at the state fair years ago. Beautiful dogs.

https://mountainlion.org/featurearticleguestblackandwhite1.php

https://wdfw.wa.gov/about/enforcement/KBD

A couple of years ago they had one at the Grizzly Discovery Center in West Yellowstone as part of an interactive display. Its handler said they tended to be aloof and weren’t very good pets. They live for just one thing.

Whats wrong with a fugging lab or a border collie?

Sheesh.....


No, no....I want some stupid, obscure breed of unknown health and temperament.

My best friend has one, pedigreed. Mostly due to owners lack of control when a pup, his dog is a handful. McInnis used the word "aloof", that's it in spades. I am no dog guru, but almost all the dogs I've been around, at some point in their development, became eager to please their masters. Not this dog yet at age 4. No sign of it either. In my opinion, this is one of these breeds that needs a job, all day, every day. Just one dog, just one man's unqualified opinion.

In this case it's a breed bred for a purpose, and as far as I know hasn't been ruined by backyard "breeders" and dumbasses that shouldn't even have dogs. Plus the 2 you mentioned, one is the dumbest breed of dog known to man, the other is a hyper dog that needs out a lot.

Both of which make good pets.

This op Jabronie have a band of sheep he needs to protect from bears in Virginny?

Reminds me of the Lion Tamer sketch.

Both are great breeds. I am hoping for smaller and more agile. We do have a stray mountain lion every once in awhile in West Virginia. However the main problem is coyotes, overly curious black bears and rednecks jacked up on crystal meth.

I feel the same way about Savannah cats. I want no part of a 20 lb cat that can jump 6 ft straight up and behaves more like a dog than a cat (Savannah cats are created by cross breeding an African serval and a domestic cat).

To be fair he didn't say he was looking for a pet.

Sometimes your posts confuse me in the way you jump to incorrect conclusions so quickly. Are you by chance actually in Oregon?

Client/friend of mine has had them for years. They are right by the main entrance to the Bob. Right not I think they have 4.

Love the dogs. They do their job. And they do it very well.

Her female had a litter last year. Got one of the dogs back and I was sorely tempted to take her. But I am afraid we don't have a big enough place for her. This dog makes a big loop every day. We only have 40 acres here and I am afraid that's way too small and I would feel bad containing her in the yard to keep her off the neighbor's.

They are beautiful dogs. Strong. Strong-willed.

If you are really interested I could put you in contact with my friend. They've had Karelians for the 17-18 years I have known and worked for her.

Maybe you should start with a Yorkie or a Sea Bass.

I hear sea bass can be ill tempered.

What if we called it the Yorkshire Paki Slaughtering Dog?

Hey....thats pretty exciting!

I do have a four year old Australian Shepherd male of 53 lb. He is an outstanding family dog. However, I do not think he would fare as well against coyotes, bears or stoned rednecks.

He will kill a groundhog squirrel or rabbit at the drop of a hat. His overconfidence in this would get him in a world of trouble with bigger predators.

What in hell are taking about?

Uggghhh...dog people are almost as bad as horse people.

He probably is light headed having mistakenly leaned over the opening while filling the sprayer tank. No brain cells permanently harmed?