Central Asian Shepherd Dog

Central Asian Shepherd
Central Asian Shepherd
Other names	Alabai Boribasar Tobet Chuponi Central Asian Ovcharka Volkodav
Origin	Central 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]