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Working dog demonstration. An attack dog (guard dog, patrol dog, or security dog) is a dog trained to attack a person on command, sight, or by inferred provocation. They are used to defend people, territory, or property. [1] [2] Attack dogs have been utilized throughout history and are used today primarily in police and military roles. They ...
According to oral tradition, the Aksaray Malaklisi was used as a war dog by the Assyrians 2500 years ago. [4] Genetic analysis has shown it to be a distinct breed from other Turkish livestock guardian dog breeds, including the Kangal, Akbash and Kars. [3] [6] The "malakli" part of the breed name is said to be due to their pendulous jowls. [2] [3]
A Bankhar dog showing the favored "Four Eye Dog" markings. While undoubtedly an ancient breed, genetic analysis indicates that the Bankhar dog is a basal breed and may be the progenitor of all livestock guardian dogs. [6] [7] [5] Buryat legend states that the breed appeared as a huge ferocious dog that accompanied a giant descending from the ...
In role of a guard dog, if an Azawakh senses danger it will bark to alert the other members of the pack, and they will gather together as a pack under the lead of the alpha dog, then chase off or attack the predator. Unlike other sighthounds, the primary function of the Azawakh in its native land is that of a guard dog. [3]
Dogs bite around 4 million people each year in spite of their relationships with humans with some breeds responsible for most of these attacks. Many dog breeds were developed for aggressive tasks ...
This list of dog breeds includes both extant and extinct dog breeds, varieties and types. A research article on dog genomics published in Science/AAAS defines modern dog breeds as "a recent invention defined by conformation to a physical ideal and purity of lineage". [1] According to BigThink, over 40% of the world's dog breeds come from the ...
The Caucasian Shepherd Dog or Caucasian Ovcharka is a large livestock guardian dog native to the Caucasus region, notably Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Dagestan. [1] It was bred in the Soviet Union from about 1920 from dogs of the Caucasus Mountains and the steppe regions of Southern Russia. [2]
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.