Sarabi dog
| Sarabi dog | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Sarabi-dog-female.jpg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dog (domestic dog) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Sarabi dog, also known as the Persian Mastiff, the Iranian Mastiff, or the Sarabi Mastiff, is a large breed of livestock guardian dog from Iran, originating from the Sarab County, 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 Persian mastiff is calm, controlled, independent, powerful and protective, the breed is also used to compete in staged dog fights.[1] The breed is considered one of the oldest [2] and most powerful indigenous dog breeds in Iran; the larger and heavier an individual dog is, the greater its value.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Böcek, Darlene (2016). "Facts of the Matter: Persian Mastiff or Sarabi Dog of Alexander". Retrieved 7 May 2021.
Further reading
- 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". Journal of Veterinary Medicine (in Persian) (21). Tabriz: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University: 15. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Persian Mastiff.
 | This dog-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |