A woman and a dog are treated for bite injuries in the emergency room and at the vet after meeting two dogs in Deichmansgate in Porsgrunn. The dogs had run away from the owner. – The two dogs are very large and of the type Russian shepherd dog, says operations manager Trond Egil Groth in the Police. Dog on the run The breed must be Caucasian ovtcharka, a large molosser. These can weigh over 70 kilos. The dogs ran from the scene after the confrontation. The police have now found one in a garden and are working to get control of it. The other dog is still on the run. – We encourage all dog owners not to air the dog until we have control, says Groth. Watchdog According to Store norske leksikon, the Caucasian ovtcharka is a Russian guard dog from the Caucasus in southwestern Russia. The breed has guarded the herds against predators and thieves in the mountain areas, and is very hardy.
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