These dogs aren't suppose to be brought up as regular dogs. They are bred for one reason, to protect the heard. As pups they are left with their heard and they grow up with their instinct to protect. Now you can make that heard your yard of dogs or your cattle or whatever. I have a family member who breeds ovtjarkas, it's amazing to see to what extent they will protect their heard. If you have a problem with wolves coyotes or bears for that matter i think you should have your dogs in kennels to begin with. One of these motherfuckers will keep those animals away or he will die trying. I live amongst wolves bears and bobcats, seen it first hand.