The Kurdish Mastiff,[1][2][3][4]Assyrian Shepherd,[3] or Pishdar dog[5] (Kurdish: سەگی پشدەری) is a dog landrace native to the mountainous Kurdistan Region in Iraq.[3][5] This dog is often used as a livestock guardian against predators and number around a few thousand heads.[5] They have been compared to the Kangal Dog and the Akbash.[5]
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^ abcMohammed, Sarkawt (18 February 2020). "Saqqez dog breeder raises famed Kurdish Mastiffs". Rudaw.
^Burton, Isabel (2009). The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine, and the Holy Land. Columbia University. p. 500.
^ abcd"Genetic Evaluation And Factors Affecting Body Weight And Dimensions Of Pishdar Dog In Kurdistan, Iraq". Biochemical and Cellular Archives: 2761. 2020. ISSN 0972-5075.
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