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Pinedale Online > News > May 2010 > Using dogs to help protect livestock from predators > Akbash dogs |
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Two Akbash females (yearling female on left, her five-year old mother on right) at play. Akbash have proven to be effective at guarding herds in large carnivore country, but the use of spiked collars on these dogs may improve their ability to survivie aggressive encounters with wolves and are used in their country of origin for this purpose. Photo by Cat Urbigkit. |
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