Central Asian shepherd
dog – Alabay
In fact it’s not the
same. There are several kinds of Central Asian shepherds, that are different by
their constitution. Alabay – is a kind of Central Asian shepherds which was
developed in Turkmenia and together with the famous Akhal-Teckin horses are
qualified as a national value. Another name of these dogs is Turkmenian
wolfhound. All these dogs were and are used primarily to defense herds. Since
the 30-ieth in the former Soviet Union cynologists made attempts to use these
shepherds for patrol and protection work.
Alexander Mazover, an outstanding
Russian cynologist, made a great contribution into the development of this
breed. In his book “Breeding in the service cynology” wrote that use of Central
Asian shepherds in the army gave promising results. In 1939 at a National
competition a Central Asian shepherd Archy (male) was a winner in inestigating,
and his son Packet – protecting work.
By the FCI this breed was registered in
1993. In recent years this breed gained popularity in Europe. Teaching these
dogs it’s better to choose various methods as they are very independent.
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