Category

Livestock guardian dogs

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Tibetan Mastiff

Chinese dog breed

Caucasian Shepherd Dog

Bernese Mountain Dog

Swiss dog breed

Central Asian Shepherd Dog

Pyrenean Mountain Dog

The Hovawart is a medium to large size German dog breed.

The Leonberger is a German breed of large dog. The breed name derives from that of the city of Leonberg, in Baden-Württemberg, where it was bred in the mid-nineteenth century.

Abruzzo-Maremma Sheepdog

Italian dog breed

The Kuvasz is a Hungarian breed of flock guardian dog. Mention of the breed can be found in old Hungarian texts. They have historically been royal guard dogs, or guarded livestock, but have been increasingly found in homes as pets over the last seventy years. The American Kennel Club includes the breed in the working dog group.

The Aidi is a dog breed native to the Atlas Mountains of North Africa and is used as a livestock guardian, protecting herds of sheep and goats. It is most commonly found in Morocco, which holds the standard under the Fédération Cynologique Internationale. The Aidi is also found in Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. It possesses hunting capabilities and good scenting ability. In Morocco, it is often paired in hunting with the Sloughi, which chases down prey that the Aidi has located by scent.

Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog

The Šarplaninac or Sharr dog is a breed of dog of livestock guardian type. It is named for the Šar Mountains or Šar Planina range in the Balkans, where it is principally found. It was recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale as the Illyrian Shepherd Dog or Ilirski Ovčar from 1939 until 1957, when the name was changed to Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog – Sharplanina or Jugoslovenski Ovčarski Pas – Šarplaninac.

Spanish Mastiff

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

Swiss dog breed

Pyrenean Mastiff

Kangal Shepherd Dog

Ukrainian Vivcharka

Appenzeller Sennenhund

Estrela Mountain Dog

Carpathian Shepherd Dog

Tatra Shepherd Dog

Entlebucher Mountain Dog

Moscow Watchdog

Majorca Shepherd Dog

Bucovina Shepherd Dog

Rafeiro do Alentejo

Portuguese Cattle Dog

livestock guardian dog

Aksaray Malaklisi dog

dog breed originating fom Turkey

Armenian Gampr dog

Swiss mountain dogs

Himalayan Sheepdog

Cão de gado transmontano

extinct dog type

Can de Palleiro

Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog

Georgian Shepherd

Azerbaijan wolfhound

Gurdbasar or Azerbaijani wolfhound is a livestock guardian dog breed of Azerbaijan. It is mainly used in sheep farming for management of the sheep flock.

Kurdish Mastiff

extinct dog type

Pastore Fonnese

Vikhan Sheepdog

The Vikhan is a breed of livestock guardian dog from Pakistan and India. In Pakistan, it is found specifically the Chitral region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, while in India, it is found in Himachal Pradesh. The breed's name is derived from the Sanskrit word "vikh", meaning broken, noseless or hermit. It is possible the name was given due to the broken, uneven land on which it is found, or because the breed often lives in solitude from other parts of the Indian sub-continent.

Turkish dog breed