I don`t know how named this dogs in the english, in russian this is SAO (sredneasitskaya ovcharka). This is a big gods from asian part of Rusia, and from nearest coutries of Asia - for example Tadzhikistan. This gogs are very clever, but sometimes very obstinate, and in the russian army or police (for example) this gods used not very often, there are another dogs. In the past time i had two dogs like that, but they are dead yet (they was very old). After that i buy a new. He`s name is Tiraz.Pasha is that your dog in the picture? What kind is he? Looks like a good protector for your animals.
In the Tadzhikistan the people use this gods for defend a goats and sheeps from the wolfs. This dog have a serious weight and are stronger as wolf.
My dog don`t touch my fowl, but he always like to enter to the rooms where live my chikens for to look what are there. If i give to my chikens the bread - that`s all - he enter and eat everything. But he don`t touch the eggs or chickens.
If i buy a new fowl i always must to introduce it to my dog, or i will have a problems. After the introduce my dog begin to know that this is our fowl, and don`t touch it. But when enter any another birds or unknown animals he begin to attack them. One time he eated one head of a bird of prey... I find one wild bird without the head in my garden.
If you have a interest i can find any web-site width pictures of this dogs, this gogs are very popular in the houses of russian farmers and another people who live in the coutries or in a small towns.