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.
"Page type: research_status. The 'Gudamakari Shepherd Dog' does not exist as an independently documented breed, landrace, or formally named subtype... A dedicated full_profile is not currently warranted; redirect the lab
Recommended LGD.DOG page type: research_status — document what is known about western Georgian LGDs, name the evidence gap honestly, and avoid publishing a profile that implies a formally characterized Gurian breed exist
See Caucasian Shepherd Dog →"research_status — This label does not yet have sufficient evidence to support a full_profile or full_profile_with_caveats. A research-status holding page is appropriate." The label is an unverified/internet-projected ge
Recommended page type is "research_status (with pathway to full_profile_with_caveats after gap-filling)" with recommended noindex until research gaps are filled; the Kazbegi Shepherd Dog is a named regional subtype (ყაზბ
Page Type Recommendation: "research_status — with possible future upgrade to full_profile_with_caveats if direct documentation is found"; the name is an unverified regional naming cluster / umbrella label within the broa
Report recommends treating "Mingrelian Shepherd Dog / Megrelian LGD" not as a verified distinct breed but as an unverified regional naming cluster — a geographic subpopulation of the Georgian Nagazi landrace, staged "UND
See Caucasian Shepherd Dog →"The Mtiuleti Shepherd Dog does not have sufficient independent evidence to warrant a full-profile page. It requires a clearly labeled research-status page... noindex until research status page is reviewed" — treated as
Report's explicit recommendation: "Page type: research_status (preferred) ... NOT full_profile"; landrace status "umbrella_label_not_a_distinct_breed"; keep noindex. Final recommendation "Non-LGD / Route" — at best a her
Recommended classification: "research-status — not full-profile; the name lacks formal recognition and direct breed-specific evidence"; research status "insufficient", noindex until research gaps addressed; the name is a
Recommended LGD.DOG classification: research-status | plausible-working-landrace-not-formally-characterized | Page should remain noindex pending human review and primary Georgian-language source verification. No credible
See Caucasian Shepherd Dog →"Primary classification: Regional working pastoral dog type within the Georgian Mountain Dog / Kartuli Nagazi complex... Formal breed recognition under the 'Svan Shepherd Dog' or 'Svanetian LGD' name does not exist." All
See Caucasian Shepherd Dog →