Turkmenistan dedicates holiday to enormous national dog breed

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/26/turkmenistan-dedicates-holiday-to-enormous-national-dog-breed


Turkmenistan marked a new holiday on Sunday dedicated to its national – and very large – Alabai dog breed, to which its longtime leader has already erected a gilded monument and written an ode.

I am sure Turkmenistan is a horrible country in some way I am ignorant, but I can't hate a country that like its puppies.

[mopinko]

1. pics not showing.

[MissB]

2. They do show for me

The dogs are huge.

[mopinko]

3. yeah, i googled a bit.

110 lb min for a male. that's a big dog.
must be related to pyrenees. i have a 120 lb gp mutt, and saw pics that looked just like him.

[get the red out]

9. Has to be a herd guardian

Like GPs and Anatolian Shepherds. Herd guardings look so noble.

[mopinko]

4. now i see them.

[Bayard]

5. That's a whole heap of dog!

Interesting that such a large breed would be livestock herders originally, instead of guardians. I will look them up.

The Turkmenistan Akhal-Teke breed of horse is quite beautiful as well. They look metalic.

[jmbar2]

6. I've seen pics of this breed and thought it was clickbait

Amazing. Had to look it up. Very cute as puppies

Here's another pic for comparison

[get the red out]

7. WOW

You'd need a saw to trim those nails!

[hlthe2b]

8. I LOVE giant breed dogs. I'd take that guy in a heartbeat, but doubt I could afford the feed bill..

[Effete Snob]

10. Every dog has his day

But it is worth pointing out that Turkmenistan is ruled by a brutal and quite insane dictator who took power after being the previous president's dentist.