The Southrussian Ovcharka is one of the three Ovcharka breeds from Russia. Originally the SRO comes from the Crimea, which is in the Ukraine. The Russian word "Ovcharka" means "sheepdog". The Southrussian Ovcharka is officially named Youzhnorusskaya Ovcharka, but is usually called SRO, Southrussian or Youzhak for short.