Dog breed

Central Asian Shepherd Dog

Origin: Soviet Central Asia

Also known as: CAO, Alabai, Central Asia Ovcharka, Central Asian Shepherd

The Central Asian Shepherd Dog, also known as the Alabay, Alabai and Turkmen Wolf-Hound, is a livestock guardian dog breed. Traditionally, the breed was used for guarding sheep and goat herds, as well as to protect and for guard duty. In 1990, the State Agroindustrial Committee of Turkmenistan approved the standard of the Turkmen Wolf-Hound dog breed.

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Sources & references

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Asian_Shepherd_Dog
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q38570

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