Eligible Registries: Any Acceptable Domestic or Foreign Registry

Contact: Slovensky Tchouvatch Dog Club of America, Elisabeth Pisula, 3719 Glenwood Street, Richmond, TX 77469

The Slovensky Cuvac dog is derived from Arctic wolves, whose remains from pre-ice age have been preserved in the mountainous regions of Europe to the edge of the glaciers. These are the north slopes of the Caucasus, the Balkans, specially the Rodope Mountains, the Carpathians, specially the Tatra, the northern slopes of the Abruzzi and Alps and finally the Pyrenees. As a good guard, watch dog and companion as well as guide for the shepherds, the Tatra Chuvach has also proved his worth in the guarding of cattle, driving poultry and other domestic animals to pasture, as well as guarding different objects. Holiday makers visiting the mountain farmers to buy cheese and other products found pleasure in the thickly coated puppies and so transferred the breed to the low-lands.

• The Slovensky Cuvac has been assigned the Herding Group designation.
• The Slovensky Cuvac has been recorded in the Foundation Stock Service since February 2009.