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Meet Blondie
Name: Blondie Sex: Female Height (cm/inches) : 65/25.6 Weight (kilos/lbs): 38.1/84 Meaning of Name: She has lighter coloring than the traditional bankhar coat Approximate age: ~7 years Bred with: Bred with Baavgai 2016 Personality: Blondie is large and in charge – she has a alpha personality She has a lot of energy and loves getting attention Blondie […]
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Meet Spork
Name: Spork Sex: Female Height (cm/inches) : 64/25.2 Weight (kilos/lbs): 30.4/67 Meaning of Name: a very useful hybrid utensil Approximate age: ~7 years Personality: Spork loves to play and be pet, even with strangers If you sit on the ground with her, she liked to cuddle and insists that you scratch her belly She’s very sweet and […]
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Roads and Kingdoms – The Return of the Guardian Dogs of the Steppes
BY ANNE BAILEY AND SHANE THOMAS MCMILLAN with Roads and Kingdoms The question seems pretty straightforward. “Could we film your dogs while they’re guarding the sheep?” But herder Nergui Batdelger looks hesitant. These are working dogs, she reminds us. Their first social interactions as puppies were with sheep. They’ve grown up alongside the herd, taking their meals […]
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Meet Sharaa
We have added another member to our dog crew! Sharaa comes from Bogd Mountain near Byongovi and we think he’s about seven years old. He measures 28 inches at the shoulder and though he was a bit aggressive at first, within hours of being unchained his behavior changed dramatically. He is a perfect example of […]
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Don’t forget about our wooly friends!
We mustn’t forget about our wooly friends! We keep livestock around our breeding dogs, and especially the puppies all year round. Without the presence of sheep and goats from an early age, our puppies would not grow up to be nearly as effective as livestock guardian dogs. The bonding process is that important. Now with […]
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October 2016 Update!
Khutter has mated with Orisilla, and Baagvai with Blondie! We will soon have pages to tell you more about each of these dogs, but for now we are just going to express how excited we are about these two pairings. These four are some of our best dogs and genetic combinations yet and we think […]
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The New Enclosures!
Welcome to the new home of the Mongolian Bankhar Dog Project dog facilities in Mongolia! This is a very delayed update, as it has been some weeks now since our incredible field crew finished putting together the substantial and sizable new enclosures for the MBDP dogs. Here are some photos of the building process, and we’ll […]
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