Tuesday 27 September 2011

Bulgarian Shepherd


Ancestors of the Bulgarian Shepherd Dogs are the dogs of Central Asia – Afghanistan and Iran area where the migration process of the ancient Bulgarians began. It is also named Karakachan Shepherd after the Karakachans, Balkan nomadic shepherds.  It is a mountain livestock guardian dog used to herd, to escort and guard sheep and goat herds.  The dogs are found in the Balkan peninsula but also on many farms in the US.

2 comments:

Whispering Walls said...

Black as the sea and a lovely white bib

DogLover said...

A big chap. Good value in a fight! Have you come across such dogs?