Central Asian Shepherd Dog

Central Asian Shepherd
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Central Asian Shepherd
Other namesAlabai
Boribasar
Tobet
Chuponi
Central Asian Ovcharka
Volkodav
OriginCentral Asia[1]
Traits
Height Males

70 cm (28 in) minimum

-No max
Females

65 cm (26 in) minimum

-No max
Weight Males

50 kg (110 lb) minimum

-No max
Females

40 kg (88 lb) minimum

-No max
Coat Both short and long haired
Color White, black, grey, russet, straw, grey/brown, brindle or flecked
Litter size 5-7
Kennel club standards
Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)

The Central Asian Shepherd Dog, also known as the Alabay, Alabai (Turkmen: Alabaý, Kazakh: Төбет) and Turkmen Wolf-Hound (Туркменский волкодав),[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ FCI breed standard
  2. ^ "Туркменский волкодав". www.porodicobak.ru. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  3. ^ "О породе Туркменский Алабай » Алабаи (Alabai)". alabai.ru. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2023-04-15.