An alabai shepherd puppy. (Photo by Fotografbee from Pixabay via Courthouse News) An alabai shepherd puppy. (Photo by Fotografbee from Pixabay via Courthouse News) ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AFP) — ...

FILE - A man dressed in a national costume runs with his Alabay shepherd dog during Dog Day celebration in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, April 25, 2021. The Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan is now ...

ASHGABAT (Reuters) – Turkmenistan marked a new holiday on Sunday dedicated to its national Alabai dog breed, to which its longtime leader has already erected a gilded monument and written an ode. The ...

FILE PHOTO: Turkmenistan's Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Berdymukhamedov takes part in celebrations for the national Turkmen Horse Day and the Turkmen Shepherd Dog Day, near Ashgabat MOSCOW (Reuters) ...

Turkmenistan's longtime leader has unveiled a giant gilded statue of a dog on a busy traffic circle in the capital Ashgabat. Depicted standing proudly on a plinth, the gold-coated canine is an Alabai, ...

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — The Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan says if you’re trying to smuggle its prized native dog breed out of the country, you’re barking up the wrong tree. The government ...