Alabais, or Central Asian Shepherd Dogs, hail from Central Asia, in the Kazakhstan-Turkimenistan area. These countries are ...

Turkmenistan has marked a new national holiday dedicated to its Alabai dog breed, to which its long-time leader has already erected a gilded monument and written an ode. President Gurbanguly ...

A dog working for Turkmenistan"s security services has won the country"s "most courageous dog of the year" contest, the latest in the ultra-closed state"s push to promote the national Alabai breed.

The Alabai is an ancient dog breed that has been a part of human history for thousands of years, and its impact on empires and civilizations is a fascinating story. In this documentary, we explore the ...

First there was the man on his horse. Then came the man’s best friend. Turkmenistan leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has finally followed through on a promise to honor the nationally revered Alabai ...

What would you do for your favourite dog? Buy treats, pamper him all day, play with ball, or erect a giant statue of gold? The Turkmenistan President has done the latter because, why not? The ...

A huge gilded statue of an Alabai dog has been unveiled on a busy roundabout in the capital of Turkmenistan by the country's long-time leader. The Turkmenistan president has praised the breed as ...

ASHGABAT -- Residents of the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, say municipal authorities have intensified a cruel campaign to cull stray dogs and cats -- and carelessly kill family pets in the process -- ...

Turkmenistan has dedicated statues and news coverage to the Alabai breed Police alabai shepherd dogs are seen riding in trucks during a military parade in central Ashgabat on September 27, 2019, on ...