Turkmenistan has dedicated statues and news coverage to the Alabai breed, a Central Asian Shepherd, which has been elevated to a national symbol. (AFP pic) A dog working for Turkmenistan’s security ...

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 ...

Turkmenistan has marked a new national holiday dedicated to its Alabai dog breed, to which its long-time leader has already erected a gilded monument and written an ode. President Gurbanguly ...

What would you do for your favourite dog? Buy treats, pamper him all day, play with ball, or erect a giant statue of gold? The Turkmenistan President has done the latter because, why not? The ...

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.

Turkmenistan celebrated the first national holiday in honor of its native dog breed on Sunday, with its canine-loving president awarding a best-in-show prize at a ceremony in the capital, Ashgabat.

A dog owner has left people on social media astounded, and slightly intimidated, after showing the size of his puppy at just 13 months old. The owner of Appa, an Alabai puppy, frequently shares videos ...

ASHGABAT -- Residents of the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, say municipal authorities have intensified a cruel campaign to cull stray dogs and cats -- and carelessly kill family pets in the process -- ...

ASHGABAT, Nov 12 (Reuters) - A huge gilded statue of a dog has been unveiled on a busy traffic circle in the capital of Turkmenistan by the country's longtime leader, who has also written an ode to ...

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, a dog lover, received a top breed puppy as a belated birthday gift on Wednesday from Turkmenistan's president who is keen to recover lost ...

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 ...