Bakharwal Dog
Alternative names
Kashmir Sheepdog Bakarwal Mastiff Kashmiri Bakharwal Dog Gujjar Watchdog Bakarwal Gujjar Dog Kashmiri Mastiff
Country of origin
India
Common nicknames
Classification and breed standards
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Not recognized by any major kennel club
This breed of dog is extinct
Notes

The Bakharwal Dog is an ancient working breed of dog found in the Pir Panjal mountain range of the Kashmir Himalayas, where it has been bred for many centuries by the Gujjar nomadic tribes as a livestock guardian dog and settlement protector. Image File history File links Null. ... Image File history File links Null. ... The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI; in English, World Canine Organisation, although it is still referred to as FCI) is an international organisation based in Belgium. ... The American Kennel Club (or AKC) is the largest registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. ... The Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC) is the peak body in Australia responsible for promoting excellence in breeding, showing, trialling, obedience, and other canine-related activities and the ownership of temperamentally and physically sound purebred dogs by responsible individuals across Australia. ... The Canadian Kennel Club (or C.K.C.) is the primary registry body for purebred dog pedigrees in Canada. ... The Kennel Club in the United Kingdom is a club aiming to improve the relationships between dogs and their owners. ... The New Zealand Kennel Club is an organisation responsible for dog pedigree registration services in New Zealand. ... The United Kennel Club (or UKC) is the second oldest all-breed registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States and the second largest in the world. ... In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of taxa. ... This working dog is a border collie mix. ... This Chihuahua mix and Great Dane show the wide range of dog breed sizes. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris (Linnaeus, 1758) The dog is a mammal in the canine family of the Order Carnivora. ... The Pir Panjal Range is a range of mountains that form a part of the Middle Himalayas or the Himachal in India. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... Gujar (also Gujjar, Gurjar, or Gurjara, the Sanskrit form found in some literature) is a member of a South Asian ethnic group mainly located in eastern Pakistan, Kashmir, Gujarat and northwestern India. ... Communities of nomadic people move from place to place, rather than settling down in one location. ... Categories: Stub | Dog types | Working dogs ...

Appearance

Deep-chested, muscular and agile, the Kashmiri Sheepdog has a straight back, broad shoulders and long legs. The body is strongly boned, with a powerful neck and large head. The medium-length flat coat is very thick and densely undercoated, providing suitable protection from the harsh climate of the area, as well as from predators. The most common and valued colouring is black and tan, but some tricoloured and piebald examples can be found, too. A variety of sizes can be encountered, from specimens that are 24 inches tall to those exceeding 30 inches at the withers. This snapping turtle is trying to make a meal of a Canada goose, but the goose is too wary. ... A dogs coat is its fur. ... A piebald horse A piebald horse is a horse with large white and black patches. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial unit of length. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial unit of length. ... The withers is the highest point on an animals back, on the ridge between its shoulder blades. ...

Temperament

The Bakarwal dogs are famous for their ferocious demeanor and loyality. Rugged, courageous and serious, the Bakharwal Dog is a resilient and serious working breed, commonly seen following the large herds of goats and sheep during the Gujjar migrations. These dogs are very protective of their masters, but aren't overly vicious or uncontrollable. For the animal, see goat. ... Species See text. ... Gujar (also Gujjar, Gurjar, or Gurjara, the Sanskrit form found in some literature) is a member of a South Asian ethnic group mainly located in eastern Pakistan, Kashmir, Gujarat and northwestern India. ...

History

Belonging to a leaner variety of Asian Molossers, the Kashmiri Sheepdog is related to some types of the Tibetan Mastiff and dogs of Central Asia, but is claimed by the Gujjar herdsmen to be much older than any other breed of the region. While this is debatable, the black-and-tan colouring and physical build of the Bakarwal Mastiff have led some authorities to link a number of old Molosser to this dog, namely the Hyrcanian Mastiff, the Molossos tis Epirou, the Sylvan, the Tuvan Sheepdog, and the Siah Sag variety of the Iranian Sage Mazandarani, as well as the European descendants of these breeds. A group of large dogs of a solid build. ... Country of origin Tibet Classification Breed standards (external links) FCI, AKC, ANKC, CKC, KC(UK), NZKC The Tibetan Mastiff is a rare, very large breed of dog. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

• Molosser Dogs - Bakharwal
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