Top of the skull has a slight dome, but it must not be distinctly round. The roundish head tapers gracefully toward the muzzle. Length of the skull is slightly longer than its width. Skull:The length of the head is nearly 40 % of the height at the withers. The breeding principles must be based not onlyon the physical characteristics, but alsoon the dog’s commitment to the flock and eagerness to protect it. The dog may look aloof as protecting a flock requires independent thinking. Unprovoked aggression to humans is not accepted. When the owners are present or the dog is out of his territory, the Akbaş Dog is calm. Wary of strangers whilst tolerant and affectionate towards the people and livestock the breed is to protect.
The coat is not as long as the breed’s European cousins. The sound and robust body enables the dog to work in difficult terrain for long periods of time.
The topline rises slightly towards the croup. Depth of the chest is half of the height at the withers or slightly shorter. Length of the body is slightly longer than the height at the withers. The upper longitudinal axes of the skull and muzzle are slightly divergent. The muzzle is slightly shorter than the skull. Length of the skull is slightly longer than its width. The popularity in the breed’s homeland, Turkey began only in the mid 1990s. Although traditional name was Akkuş (whitebird) They promoted these dogs as Akbaş Dogs after taking the first specimens back to the United States in the early 1980s. Nelson in the late 1970s around Eskişehir, Turkey. The breed was described by David Nelson of the US State department, and his wife Judy Townsend, the British military counsel in Turkey from 1903 to 1906, describes these white dogs in Western Turkey as looking somewhat like a Collie, but strong and brave enough to pull down a rider off his horse. The Travel Book of Evliya Celebi may be theoldest historical record that mentions the Akkuş (Akbas) Dog in this geographical location and associated with predominantly white goats.In his book dated 1910, Colonel A.F. In the Turkish historical accounts, Evliya Celebi, the well known Turkish traveller of the17th century, mentions dogs known as “Angora Goat Dogs” whose bravery and commitment to their shepherds are greatly praised. It may even be the beginning point of the tradition for white dogs with white sheep in the east. Group 2 Pinscherand Schnauzers – Molossoid breeds –Įven though the origin of the Akkuş (Akbaş) Dog seems to be lost in history, it suffices to say that the breed forms the Turkish link in the white livestock protection dogs’ tradition common in Southern and Eastern Europe. UTILISATION: Livestock and estate protection dog Revised by Ms Orysia Dawdiyak.ĭATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID STANDARD: Revised by Ms Orysia Dawdiyak/Photo by:Again RasimĪKKUS (AKBASH)(Breed name in the country of origin) THE DOG REPUBLIC / TRANSLATION: Mr Ilker Ünlü. 
Out of his territory, the Akbaş Dog is calm. When the owners are present or the dog is
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