Hello and welcome back to the hb Knnel . Today we're gonna talk about an ancient breed
which date back five thousand years ago in the territory of fertile crescent .
Pejdar dog it is a descendant of Sumerian dog . Those dogs are reflecting in the carving of
ancient civilization frequent in Mesopotamia . In appearance the carvings show a large dog
,which possess the phenotype of modern mastiff , but the difference is , they date back
two 2500 BC . They appear in the Ziggurat of Iraq as a huge dog with an extraordinary physique .
Their have reached at the level of the belly of an adult man , which hold them by the rope .
They are monstrous dog . They appear in the carving as a war dog . Dogs which used in the
past to attack and to fight with exotic beasts , or in the fight with each other . As a gladiator
this is an old tradition , heritage from Fertile Crescent .
Those monstrous dog with antiquity of five thousand years , continue
to be found in the territory of Iraq , Anatolia, Iran and Azerbaijan . Kocal people call them as
the Pejdar or Kurdish mastiff , because those territory is known as a Kurdistan . In antiquity
those territory was called Mesopotamia the exten of those territory was close related
between two rivers Tiger and Euphrate that give birth those ancient civilization .
When we comparison carvings thousands of years ago with the Pejdar dog , we see an
extraordinary anatomical resemblance to those dog . Which expressed
in anatomical poster , head size and the shape in the body structure,
in the body size , with a special feature which is the dewlap. Which start from under jaw and
continue by connect the neck with the chest . We found the dewlap in the carving artifact
2500 years bc and in the mastiff of Kurdistan . Those features have preserved the authentic
of those dogs which we heritage in modern time.
The pejdar deserves the title as one of the ancient dog breed in the world .
There were and they still are specially priced for its high stamina , while fighting
external threats ,especially against wild animal and other dog . Those dogs have
an old tradition Sumerian and other ancient civilization of Mesopotamia
breed those dogs to be powerful and tough . Using them in the bloody sport , starting with hunting
and after use them as a gladiator . Those dog has fought with exotic animal
like tiger and lion and after they use in the dogfight . These performers were intend to
entertain the crowd and especially to entertain the aristocracy or elite in that time.
Those dogs were kept in royal courts and were guardian of mansions in antiquity .
Their origin was from primitive shepherd dog , but in contrast to the shepherd dog , they selected to
be aggressive and huge size, made this line to be non-functional for nomadic livestock and switch
them to a line of a war dog . Today in the region of Kurdistan those dogs are used sporadically
as livestock guardian dog, because shepherd prefer lighter and faster dogs.
Physical features of Kurdish Pejdar . Those dogs has a fish-like body , broader at the chest
an narrower at the waist which enable
it to twist and turn at high speed . irrespectively of a huge frame .
The coat of kurdish mastiff can be yellow, white, red, black ,black and tan.
Those dogs has loose skin,
which is characteristic of them wrinkles and large dewlap ears are soft and floppy , eyes are oval .
Their head is very big the lips are hanging .
This breed is characterized by robust jaw . The muzzle are shorter than the head .
The legs are thick and powerful characterized by solid bones .
Kurdish Pejdar size : males can weight between 50 to 90 kg even they cross 100 kg , but it's
very rare . Females can be 45 to 80 kg . The height of the dogs at the shoulder is between
75 to 90 centimetres for the male and for the female is 70 to 80 centimetres.
The kurdish mastiff live at 9 to 13 years old , it is the average .
If those dogs are used in the combat their expand lifespan is reduced six to eight years .
Dogfight in Kurdistan is still an old tradition.
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