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.

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 ...

Turkmenistan celebrated a new national holiday on Sunday that was dedicated to the Alabai dog breed, which is also referred to as the “wolf-crusher,” due to its strength. The dog breed, which is known ...

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 ...

Vladimir Putin has received a puppy as a birthday present from the President of Turkmenistan. The dog is a Central Asian shepherd breed called an Alabai. Mr Putin, who recently turned 65 and is known ...

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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 ...

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.