After establishing a 50-feet gilded gold statue honouring the Alabai, a Central Asian shepherd dog, Turkmenistan's President has now announced a national holiday in the dog's honour.
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Turkmen ruler establishes holiday to honour local dog breed
FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev pets an Alabai puppy, presented to him by Turkmenistan s President Gurnbanguly Berdymukhamedov in his Gorky residence outside Moscow, Russia. Berdymukhamedov has published a book about the Alabai breed and has presented Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Medvedev with an Alabai puppy, and according to news reports Tuesday Jan. 26, 2021, he has now declared a national holiday to honor the local dog breed. (Yekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP, FILE) January 26, 2021 - 10:24 AM
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - Turkmenistan s autocratic leader has established a national holiday to honour the local dog breed, media reports said Tuesday.