The names below are regional and provincial labels that appear in our research on this group. Based on the evidence collected so far, none is yet established as a distinct breed — each is best understood as a local type, naming variant, or unverified landrace within the wider complex. They are held here, openly and without a standalone breed page, until stronger direct evidence (genetic, morphometric, or registry) is found. This is a living reference and these determinations may change.
Most are documented in relation to the parent breed Caucasian Shepherd Dog.
Recommended page type is research_status (not full_profile); research status insufficient with direct evidence absent, landrace unverified, noindex/hold until evidence base improves — the breed is not a formally recogniz
See Caucasian Shepherd Dog →Page Type Recommendation: research_status — with a note explaining that "Chechen Shepherd Dog" is a regional naming label, not a formally recognized breed, and that the Checheno-Ingush regional type is documented as part
See Caucasian Shepherd Dog →Recommended LGD.DOG Classification: Page type research_status; research status insufficient; a plausible North Caucasus working landrace not formally characterized, absorbed/partially represented within the broader Cauca
See Caucasian Shepherd Dog →"research_status — This subject does not currently have sufficient evidence for a full profile or a naming guide... cannot support a standalone breed page"; landrace status "umbrella_label_not_a_distinct_breed" — best un
See Caucasian Shepherd Dog →"Recommended LGD.DOG classification: research_status page with full_profile_with_caveats potential once stronger direct evidence is verified"; the reports treat it as a North Caucasus regional landrace / naming cluster w
See Caucasian Shepherd Dog →"LGD.DOG classification recommendation: research_status — Publish with caution, proxy language required. The entity 'Ossetian Shepherd Dog' should be treated as a naming guide / regional subtype entry, not a full breed p
See Caucasian Shepherd Dog →Recommended page type: research_status with pathway to full_profile_with_caveats pending additional verification; research status insufficient for a full profile, sufficient only for a research-status stub; recommended n
See Central Asian Shepherd Dog →