Karakachan Dog
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The Karakachan is a breed of dog that originated in Bulgaria as a mountain livestock guardian dog. Other names are Karakachan Shepherd and Thracian Mollos. The dog is named after the Karakachans Balkan nomadic shepherds. Due to their conservative stock-breeding traditions they have preserved some of the oldest breeds of domestic animals in Europe: the Karakachan sheep Karakachan horse and the Karakachan dog.

, the descendant of the dogs of the Thracians - the oldest inhabitants of the Balkan peninsula, renowned as stock-breeders, whom Herodotus describes as the most numerous people 1
and Karakachan/Great Pyrenees crosses and Great Pyrenees for Livestock Guardians. We won't have puppies out of this new Karakachan stock until summer 2012 or later.2
is one of Europe’s oldest breeds. Its ancestors started forming as early as the third millennium BC.3
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, one of Europe’s oldest dog breeds, takes its name from a Balkan nomadic tribe, which managed to preserve the breed by using extremely conservative breeding norms.5
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, Karavlach Herder, Greek Molossos tis Epirou and Serbian Sylvan with the Sarplaninec, the Karaman has been a moderately popular working dog for many years, valued by its fanciers for its great 7
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altname Каракачанско куче, Каракачанска Овчарка (Karakachansko Kuche, Karakachanska Ovcharka) country fcigroup 2 }} The Karakachan is a breed of dog that originated in Bulgaria as a mountain livestock guardian dog. Other names are Karakachan Shepherd and Thracian Mollos.9
are found in Bulgaria and the United States. The Karakachan was officially approved as a Bulgarian old native breed in 2005.10
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* Sheep * Countries * Ethnic Groups * Breeds * Bulgaria * Karakachans * Horse * Europe * Animals * Herding Dogs * History * Literature JavaScript and Flash are required to fully enjoy Evri Wikipedia | 2 months ago Sarakatsani - Bulgaria In Bulgaria, according to the 2001 census, 4,107 individuals identified as Sarakatsani (, karakachani). In the census, this identification is considered separate from the...12
Bulgarian sheperd dog puppies for sale One of the Europe’s, oldest breed. Extremely rare, used as a livestock guardian dog , property guard dog and family pets.13
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is one of Europe's oldest breeds and there are very few in the United States. I was lucky to find one in Virginia.15
have guarded sheep for millenia. (Photo courtesy of BBPS, see website: www.ecovolunteer.org.uk/bulgaria_rarebreeds) Bulgaria's mountains: Tough terrain where Karakachan dogs have guarded sheep for millenia.16
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Karakachan Dog Dog Breeds The Karakachan dog is a descendant of the ancient Balkan domestic dogs, probably since the time of the Thracians. In ancient Thracian treasures was found figures of big, longhair guarding...19
breeder outside of that area. Here is the national club contact them to find a breeder http://www.karakachandog.com/index.20
Association of America The Puppy Diaries our experiences with our new Karakachan Livestock Guardian Dog pup Llamas Llamapedia -All about Llamas 21
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: One of the oldest breeds in Europe. Pernik, Bulgaria, Project reports Chatzimixali, A. (1957) The Sarakatsan people. Athens, Greece Danchev, Y.24
Origine Bulgarie One of the oldest breeds of the region, the Karakachansko Kuche is a close cousin of other Balkan Molossers and Turkish breeds.25
Association of America website. That would be totally irresponsible. Still, Putin seemed genuinely happy with his new canine friend.26
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, a much more ancient breed which was famous in Thracian times, three thousand years ago.34
* Karst Shepherd * Komondor * Kuvasz * Landseer * Leonberger * Maremma Sheepdog or Italian Abruzzese Sheepdog * Mioritic * Polish Tatra Sheepdog * Puli * Pyrenean Mastiff * Rafeiro do Alentejo * Šarplaninac * Slovak Cuvac * South Russian Ovcharka * Spanish Mastiff * Tibetan Mastiff * Tornjak This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia.35
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