Kurdish Mastiff

Dog breed

The Kurdish Mastiff, Assyrian Shepherd, or Pishdar dog is a dog landrace native to the mountainous Kurdistan Region in Iraq, especially the Pshdar region in Sulaymaniyah Governorate. This dog is often used as a livestock guardian against predators and number around a few thousand heads. They have been compared to the Kangal Dog and the Akbash.

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