‘Rocky’ the sheepdog: an unlikely hero in the mountains
This summer, the bestselling travel author is deep in the Georgia Caucasus, with family in tow. This is part of a series: For other instalments, click here.
Possibly the greatest danger to hiker’s in Georgia are the famed Caucasian sheep dogs. Trained to defend their flocks, the dogs are as vicious as they are enormous, the largest rivalling ponies in size.
Mangy-looking, with ears and tails clipped off (so marauding wolves can’t clamp on), they bark incessantly.
We have found most can be
Possibly the greatest danger to hiker’s in Georgia are the famed Caucasian sheep dogs. Trained to defend their flocks, the dogs are as vicious as they are enormous, the largest rivalling ponies in size.
Mangy-looking, with ears and tails clipped off (so marauding wolves can’t clamp on), they bark incessantly.
We have found most can be
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