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Other names | Akbaş Çoban Köpeği | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Origin | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes | recognised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dog ( domestic dog) |
The Akbash ( Turkish: Akbaş), is a traditional Turkish breed or type of flock guardian dog from western Anatolia. [3] The word akbaş means 'white head', and thus distinguishes this dog from the Karabaş, or 'black head'. [4]: 33 [5] It was recognised by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in 2006; it is under the tutelage of the Köpek Irkları ve Kinoloji Federasyonu, the Turkish dog breed society, but is not recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale. [3] [6]
The Akbash is a traditional breed of livestock guardian dog, used to protect flocks from predators in the rugged terrain of western Anatolia. [2]: 90 It is distributed mainly in the provinces of Afyon, Ankara, Eskişehir and Manisa; some are present in the provinces of Ağrı, Konya, Sivas and Tunceli. [1]: 7 [7]: 5
A standard was published by the Turkish Standards Institution in 2002, and in 2006 the Akbash was recognised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; it was added to the list of recognised native breeds and types, and the breed standard was published in the Resmi Gazete, the official government gazette. [7]: 5 [8] [9]: 8 [10]
The Akbash is a flock guardian dog, providing protection from predators to shepherds and to their sheep; it does not have any herding ability. [1]: 7 It is a large and powerful dog: [11]: 406 mean body weight is approximately 45 kg, and mean height at the withers just over 75 cm. [1]: 6
The coat may be either long or of medium length; it is always double, and is usually white, though there may be some shading towards a biscuit colour. [12]: 70 [11]: 406 As with other white-coated flock guardian dogs, the white coat makes it easy for the shepherd to distinguish between the dog and a predator, even in the dark. [11]: 406 There is considerable feathering behind the legs, and the tail is heavily feathered. [12]: 70
Akbash | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other names | Akbaş Çoban Köpeği | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Origin | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes | recognised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dog ( domestic dog) |
The Akbash ( Turkish: Akbaş), is a traditional Turkish breed or type of flock guardian dog from western Anatolia. [3] The word akbaş means 'white head', and thus distinguishes this dog from the Karabaş, or 'black head'. [4]: 33 [5] It was recognised by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in 2006; it is under the tutelage of the Köpek Irkları ve Kinoloji Federasyonu, the Turkish dog breed society, but is not recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale. [3] [6]
The Akbash is a traditional breed of livestock guardian dog, used to protect flocks from predators in the rugged terrain of western Anatolia. [2]: 90 It is distributed mainly in the provinces of Afyon, Ankara, Eskişehir and Manisa; some are present in the provinces of Ağrı, Konya, Sivas and Tunceli. [1]: 7 [7]: 5
A standard was published by the Turkish Standards Institution in 2002, and in 2006 the Akbash was recognised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; it was added to the list of recognised native breeds and types, and the breed standard was published in the Resmi Gazete, the official government gazette. [7]: 5 [8] [9]: 8 [10]
The Akbash is a flock guardian dog, providing protection from predators to shepherds and to their sheep; it does not have any herding ability. [1]: 7 It is a large and powerful dog: [11]: 406 mean body weight is approximately 45 kg, and mean height at the withers just over 75 cm. [1]: 6
The coat may be either long or of medium length; it is always double, and is usually white, though there may be some shading towards a biscuit colour. [12]: 70 [11]: 406 As with other white-coated flock guardian dogs, the white coat makes it easy for the shepherd to distinguish between the dog and a predator, even in the dark. [11]: 406 There is considerable feathering behind the legs, and the tail is heavily feathered. [12]: 70