History
The Akbash Dog is thought to be a Turkish version of white livestock guardian breed similar to those found in and around the northern Mediterranean Basin. The Akbash Dog has its unique combination of molosser and sighthound qualities.
This breed was developed at least 3,000 years ago. Their white color distinguishes them from predators.
Archeological evidence suggests that the earliest civilizations arose in the parts of the world currently occupied by Turkey 10,000 years ago and began to domesticate animals and cultivate (or domesticate) plants. In short order there would have been a need for livestock protection dogs to care for the livestock.
The other white breeds of livestock protection dogs from around the world include, but may not be limited to:
- Aidi or Chien De L'Atlas, originally from North Africa (preferred color white, but other colors appear)
- Great Pyrenees, of the Pyrenees Mountain area in France and Spain (may have light/med. spots)
- Greek Sheepdog, from Greece
- Komondor from Hungary
- Kuvasz from Hungary (white or ivory)
- Maremma-Abruzzese Sheepdog, from the Maremma plains and from the Abruzzi mountainous region of Italy (may have light yellow/orange on ears)
- Polish Tatra Sheepdog or Owczarek Podhalanski, from Poland
- Romanian Sheepdog or Carpathian Sheepdog, from Romania (usually white with pied brown)
- Slovak Cuvac or Slovensky Tchouvatch, from Slovakia
- South Russian Ovtcharka or South Russian Sheepdog
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