Armenian Gampr
The Armenian Gampr ( hy, wikt:գամփռ, Գամփռ, translit=Gamp’ṙ) is an Armenian list of dog breeds, breed of flock guardian dog native to the Armenian Highlands. It falls within the Ovcharka (other), Ovcharka group of livestock guardian dogs, which can be found throughout the Transcaucasus area. It was recognised in 2011 by the International Kennel Union in Moscow, under the guidance of the Armenian Kennel Club, which had developed the breed standard in the 1990s. History The Gampr is the traditional flock guardian dog of Armenia. From the 1920s, when Armenia came under the control of the Soviet Union, large numbers of the dogs were taken to Russia, where they played a crucial part in the development of the Caucasian Shepherd Dog, or Caucasian Ovcharka. A few were exported to the United States at about the same time. Following the independence of Armenia in 1991, the dog acquired new significance as Cultural heritage, national heritage. The first breed standar ...
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