The Rize Koyan is named after the town of Rize, the breed is found throughout Rize and Ordu provinces in the north-east Black Sea region of Turkey.[2][3] The breed resembles the Kars, with a solid body and strong legs. Their structure allows the dogs to navigate the Canik Mountains, where these dogs are typically found. When the dog alerts by adopting a posture where the tail raises with a curve and the dog stands high with confidence. Dogs stand approximately 70 cm (28 in), bitches a centimetre or two less. The coat can be various colours, although dark grey is most common; bi-coloured examples are known.[2][3] This dog is typically not a pet, but a working animal for the household to aid in vocal or physical warning of possible danger that may occur. These dogs were bred to protect their owners and the properties.
References
^Yilmaz, Orhan; Ertuğrul, Mehmet (2012). "Determination of the Rize Koyun (sheep) dog in Turkey". Canadian Journal of Applied Sciences. 2 (1): 216–221. ISSN 1925-7430. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ abYilmaz, Orhan; Ertuğrul, Mehmet; Wilson, R Trevor (2012). "The domestic livestock resources of Turkey: breed descriptions and status of guard and hunting dogs". 63rd Annual Meeting of the EAAP. European Association of Animal Production. 63 (1): 69. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ abYilmaz, Orhan; Ertuğrul, Mehmet (2012). "Native dogs breeds and types of Turkey". Igdir University Journal of Institute of Science and Technology. 2 (1): 101. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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rize, koyun, rize, koyan, breed, livestock, guardian, from, north, black, shore, turkey, rize, koyanoriginturkeybreed, statusnot, recognised, breed, major, kennel, club, traitsheightdogsapproximately, bitchesapproximately, colourvarious, colours, with, grey, m. The Rize Koyan is a breed of livestock guardian dog from north Black Sea shore in Turkey 1 Rize KoyanOriginTurkeyBreed statusNot recognised as a breed by any major kennel club TraitsHeightDogsApproximately 70 cm 28 in BitchesApproximately 68 cm 27 in ColourVarious colours with grey most common bi coloured dogs knownDog domestic dog The Rize Koyan is named after the town of Rize the breed is found throughout Rize and Ordu provinces in the north east Black Sea region of Turkey 2 3 The breed resembles the Kars with a solid body and strong legs Their structure allows the dogs to navigate the Canik Mountains where these dogs are typically found When the dog alerts by adopting a posture where the tail raises with a curve and the dog stands high with confidence Dogs stand approximately 70 cm 28 in bitches a centimetre or two less The coat can be various colours although dark grey is most common bi coloured examples are known 2 3 This dog is typically not a pet but a working animal for the household to aid in vocal or physical warning of possible danger that may occur These dogs were bred to protect their owners and the properties References Edit Yilmaz Orhan Ertugrul Mehmet 2012 Determination of the Rize Koyun sheep dog in Turkey Canadian Journal of Applied Sciences 2 1 216 221 ISSN 1925 7430 Retrieved 30 October 2020 a b Yilmaz Orhan Ertugrul Mehmet Wilson R Trevor 2012 The domestic livestock resources of Turkey breed descriptions and status of guard and hunting dogs 63rd Annual Meeting of the EAAP European Association of Animal Production 63 1 69 Retrieved 30 October 2020 a b Yilmaz Orhan Ertugrul Mehmet 2012 Native dogs breeds and types of Turkey Igdir University Journal of Institute of Science and Technology 2 1 101 Retrieved 30 October 2020 This dog related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rize Koyun amp oldid 1133096442, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
