Sarabi dog
The Sarabi dog, also known as the Iranian shepherd dog, Persian mastiff, or Iranian mastiff, is a breed of livestock guardian dog from the East Azerbaijan Province in northern Iran, taking their name from the Sarab County.[1][2][3] Sarabi dogs have been used for centuries by local shepherds to protect herds of sheep and goats from bears, wolves, jackals and other local predators, the breed is also used to complete in staged dog fights.[1][2] The breed is considered one of the oldest and most powerful indigenous dog breeds in Iran, the larger and heavier an individual dog is, the greater its value.[1][2]
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| Common nicknames | Sarabi mastiff Iranian mastiff Persian dog Iranian shepherd dog | ||||||||||||||||
| Origin | Iran | ||||||||||||||||
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See also
References
- Montazery, M.; Masoudi, A. A.; Vaez Torshizi, R. (2016). "Microsatellite loci analysis for the genetic variability and paternal lineages in Iranian native dogs" (PDF). Journal of Livestock Science and Technologies. 4 (1): 61–70. doi:10.22103/JLST.2016.1383. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- Parsa, Farid (11 September 2018). "Iranian dogs in history". The Iranian. Iranian LLC. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- Taefehshokr, Sina; Key, Yashar; Maleki, Mehrdad (September 2014). "Survey on Iran's breeds of dogs" (PDF). Journal of veterinary medicine (in Persian). Tabriz: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University (21): 15. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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