Sarabi Mastiff

Persian Mastiff () is an ancient livestock guardian dog breed native to Sarab County in northern Iran. Is a molosser-type dog with short coat. Its height varies about 71 to 89 cm at the withers, and its weight between 50 and 90 kg approximately. They are friendly and affable with their owners, but very averse to strangers. They are used as guard dogs and also to protect livestock against predators.
Among the common colors of the dog are the acceptable colors such as pale gray, gray, bronze and black, which are other characteristics of the dog.

See also 
 Kangal dog
 Aksaray Malaklisi dog
 Bully Kutta
 Iranian Beardog (Sage Mazandarani)
 Kuchi dog
 Pshdar dog

Notes
 Taefehshokr, Sina & Key, Yashar & Neshat Ghara Maleki, Mehrdad. (2014). Survey on Iran's Breeds of Dogs.

References

Category:Rare dog breeds
Category:Livestock guardians
Category:Dog breeds originating in Asia