The Polish Tatra Sheepdog is a very rare dog. There are approximately 3000 Tatra Sheepdogs in the world. The greatest concentration is still in Poland with approximately 600 Tatra Sheepdog. It is there that it carries on its noble trade of sheepdog. Polish statistics of April 2001 mention 150 dogs still used with herds. During the last decades, Tatra Sheepdog made its apparition in European countries, such as France, Finland, Germany, Holland... and spread in a quasi-confidential manner there. For example, in 2003,150 births were registered in France. In the United States there are approximately 300 Polish Tatra Sheepdog. As in their country of origin, some are used to guard herds and to protect them from coyotes and cougars. In December 2003, the first breeding of Polish Tatra Sheepdog make it apparition in Canada. That is in Quebec that the breeding Les Neiges de Kamouraska settles with seven dogs imported from Europe.