Graham is arming herself because she fears the large, white Akbash dogs that guard sheep herds around Silverton and other high-mountain towns, particularly along the popular Colorado and ...

Brave Dogs, Gentle Dogs: How They Guard Sheep includes pictures of ewes, lambs and Akbash guard dogs interacting on Urbigkit's ranch near Pinedale, Wyo. (Read an excerpt and see photos from the book.) ...

Dog lovers now need to wait at least five months to be able to own a Turkish native dog breed called the Akbash, the president of the Akbash Shepherd Dog Conservation and Research Association said.

The Akbash dogs weigh up to 120 pounds and are especially aggressive toward animals near the sheep they guard. That can include hikers and backcountry visitors — and some people are concerned ...

X Facebook Reddit HIKING -- The large guard dogs such as great Pyrenees and Akbash that pro-wolf groups recommend for guarding livestock from predators such as cougars, bears and wolves don't ...

ALSO: Boise high school student saves dog from drowning in pond It might take some time to notice some of Faulkner's K9 crew, his white Turkish Akbash dogs, that blend right in with the sheep.

A rescue team was called up to Britain's highest mountain to save the dog, Maggie, after she was unable to keep walking. Maggie, a 35kg Turkish Akbash, stopped walking after becoming exhausted ...