Lolu hlobo lwakhuliswa ngamabomu kusukela ngo-1898. Ekuqaleni, kucatshangwa ukuthi lolu hlobo lwasakazeka lusuka enhlonhlweni yase-Ukraine yaseCrimea.
Ngaleso sikhathi, amasosha aseSoviet azalanisa izinhlobo ezibukhali, okufanele ziqaphe ukufakwa kwezempi okulahliwe. Ngakho-ke, lolu hlobo luye lwahlakulela ukuzimela kanye nentando yalo eqinile.
I-South Russian Ovcharka isiwuhlobo olwaziwayo ngokusemthethweni kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-1930s.