Global InformationBakharwal dog information
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| Bakharwal Dog | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 female Bakharwal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Bakherwal, Bakhrawal Mastiff, Kashmiri Sheepdog, Kashmiri Bakerwal Dog, Kashmiri Mastiff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin | Indian subcontinent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Breed status | Not recognised as a breed by any major kennel club. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dog (domestic dog) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Bakharwal dog is a livestock guardian dog found in northern India. It is an ancient working Indian dog breed found in Ladakh and across the Pir Panjal Range of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
It has been bred by the Gaddis, Jats, Gujjar and Bakerwal castes, as well as other local people of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, for the purpose of guarding their flocks of goats, sheep and cattle, along with their houses, from centuries.[1]
While the Bakharwal Dog is mainly found in Jammu and Kashmir region, India. A recent study says that this breed is on the verge of extinction and has appealed to include this animal in the endangered species category by local communities. Of late, there were many cases when this mountain breed of dog contracted rabies or was shot by separatist militants.[2][3]
- ^ "Bakharwal Training". Precision K9 Work. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
The Bakharwal dog probably originated in Ladakh and was bred in the Pir Panjal Mountains, India, and it has been known as a working breed.
- ^ Bukhari, Shujaat (16 November 2011). "Fear of Bakerwali dog going extinct". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "The last of Bakharwal dogs". Merinews. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
But, since 1990 a steep decline in number of Bakharwal shepherded dogs was found as hundreds of dogs were killed during insurgency in the higher regions of the state.