PROMOTION OF THE ANCIENT SHARI DOG BREED AMONG ALBANIAN SHEPHERDS
The Shari Dog originated in the area of Shari Mountain massif between Albanian and Macedonia. The breed that was typically used as a sheep and herding dog is hard to be found nowadays.
The breed was first registered by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) in 1939 as the Illyrian Shepherd dog, after the ancient name of the region. In 1957 the General Assembly of the F.C.I. accepted a motion proposed by the Yugoslavian Federation of Cynology to change the name of the breed to "Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog ?arplanina", after the Shar Mountains where the breed is most common.
Sheep herding and transhumance in the high mountain regions is a common practice in Albania. This project aims at the promotion of this breed among Albanian shepherds as well as among dog breeders.
The breed was first registered by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) in 1939 as the Illyrian Shepherd dog, after the ancient name of the region. In 1957 the General Assembly of the F.C.I. accepted a motion proposed by the Yugoslavian Federation of Cynology to change the name of the breed to "Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog ?arplanina", after the Shar Mountains where the breed is most common.
Sheep herding and transhumance in the high mountain regions is a common practice in Albania. This project aims at the promotion of this breed among Albanian shepherds as well as among dog breeders.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Veterinary doctor in community
Country:
Albania
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 21,220.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 3,200.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 2,000.00
Project Number:
ALB/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/2009/08
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
SGP Country office contact
Mr. Arian Gace
Phone:
+355.4.2259109
Email:
Address
GEF/SGP Rr.Pjeter Bogdani,Pall.38/1,Kati 4,Ap.15
Tirana, Europe and the CIS, 1019
Tirana, Europe and the CIS, 1019
Country Website
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