Taigan dog

Taigan is an amazing and oldest breed of dog that came from territory of Kyrgyzstan, serving as a symbol and certain the personification of the state, the whole people. As they say at home taigana: “the dog runs – blood from the ears whips”, thus expressing admiration for this breed. The breed itself is considered small and almost dying, but it’s just behind it that the cynologists see the future when properly set parent selection process and her breeding.

Content

• 1. History of origin
• 2. Description of the Taigan dog breed
  • 2.1. Quality of coat and possible colors
• 3. Character and disposition
• 4. Training and education
• 5. Dog care
• 6. Diseases of the breed
• 7. Feeding
• 8. Conditions of detention
• 9. Photo Taigan
• 10. Video otaygane
• 11. Puppy cost

Origin history

There are many legends about the breed in its homeland – about it mentioned in ancient Chinese and Tibetan legends, Kyrgyz epics, as about the fearless friend of the nomads sent by the gods. So according to one legend – all Taigans have their origin in the dog, which lived with a hero named Manas. His name was Kumaik or “born of neck “. He was so strong and courageous that the king of beasts himself – the lion was lost before his strength.

They used greyhounds in their homeland for hunting, but since modern time it has lost its meaning, then the Taigans has undergone a significant reduction. Today the breed totals only a few hundred individuals. Her official recognition occurred in 1980, at the same time the standard was described and approved breed.

Description of the Taigan dog breed

Taigan belongs to the group of Central Asian greyhounds and is formed in mountain conditions of Kyrgyzstan. It is playful and strong, vigilant and vicious to the beast is a dog with a wonderful instinct. They hunt with her fox and wolf, badger and corsac, wild cats.

Males reach a height at the withers of 65-70 cm, females – 60-65 cm, have a slender and toned body and well Viewing muscle corset. In accordance with the approved By standard, a thoroughbred representative has the following parameters:

1. The head is long and dry, wedge-shaped with wide jaw, neck area not pronounced. Transition from forehead the nose is smooth and without sudden changes, with the top line muzzle necessarily straight or with a small hump.
2. The nose is flat, the color of the lobe itself is black or for more light individuals allowed its brown tint.
3. Oval-shaped eyes, iris color varies from brown to dark chocolate; the look is rather vicious.
4. The ears are dangling and have no folds, with thin cartilage rounded at the ends themselves fit quite tightly to the head. Located at eye level or slightly higher reach a length of about 18 cm.
5. The neck is long, like most greyhounds, muscular, compressed from the sides, its set is high, while it is markedly outlined the withers, and behind it should be small and characteristic deflection.
6. The body is elongated, characteristic of all hounds, lean and sloping, may be slightly beveled.
7. The sternum protrudes forward, broad, in the form of a narrowed oval. Ribs – not too protruding laterally, back strong and wide, with a pronounced muscular corset, lower back – convex or even. The distance between the pelvic bones is 9 cm, the stomach is pulled high, without a pronounced transition.
8. Forelegs – long and thin, standing straight, dry, the angle of their connection with the shoulder and shoulder blade is straight, rear – also set straight and parallel to each other, allotted back, while the angle of their articulation is wider than that of the front ones, hock joint – pronounced. Paws gathered in a lump, fingers pressed tightly to each other.
9. Tail – thin, elongated, has a saber shape, the tip is folded into a ring or half ring, which is not completely unbends. The tail is slightly longer than the hock. IN in a state of calm, the tail is lowered down, in motion – a third of it goes at the level of the spine or slightly higher.

Quality of coat and possible colors

Taigan wool is long and soft covering the neck area, shoulders, hips, abdomen, forelimbs to the metacarpal joint, lower leg, metatarsal surface. The back and sides cover more short coat. The underside of the tail is characterized by beautiful woolen suspension.

The color of the taigan is black, brown or gray, different shades fawn and white. Dark colors can be combined with whitish markings and tan marks – the main thing is that the nose colors were black. Deviation from the standard is considered brown or marble, as well as a variety of specks.

Character and temper

The taigan is characterized by incredible energy and power reserve, inborn fearlessness and the ability to make decisions independently circumstances – these qualities made him the undisputed leader and conqueror of the steppes. He will always guard the household, territory entrusted to him.

Taigan is an independent dog with a high level of intelligence somewhat phlegmatic, with a stable and balanced psyche, therefore, you can safely leave her alone at home.

He perceives children as members of his flock, so you can taigan calmly entrust their protection, he will become an ideal nanny for them. FROM dogs of the same sex taigans can conflict, in relation to other animals – if they have not grown with them since childhood, then perceived solely as prey.

Training and education

As experienced dog handlers note, it is optimal to drive a dog of this rocks at special stations for engraving, where taigan can plenty run over and realize the instinct laid in it at the gene level the hunter. In the absence of sufficient load and attention – the animal will fall into a psychological spleen, depression.

Cynologists also note that it is optimal to give the puppy to training from 3-4 months, when there is an active formation of it muscle corset and skeleton, lung system and movement coordination, the psyche is formed and its instincts are realized at full strength hunter and guard.

Raising a taigan begins with the fact that the owner himself must remember – this is a hunting dog and it needs maximum physical load, a lot of time for walking, attention from the person and his love. From early childhood, a puppy should be taught teams, to the rules – thanks to high intelligence, he understands them quickly, but it is worth building relationships not on the principle of strength, but on mutual trust and understanding.

Until recently, it was believed that feed and educate him should be one person, but today more and more dog handlers believe that every family member can and should do it – so you can overcome Taigan’s innate alertness to strangers.

Dog care

There is nothing complicated in caring for this dog breed – enough take into account a number of key points and recommendations:

1. Taigans need grooming. Since it is long and thin, it should be constantly combed, carefully untangling tangled hairs. They rarely bathe a pet, as they become dirty, do not more than 3-4 times a year.
2. Since the dog’s ears are hanging, they should be inspected regularly. and clean with a cotton pad soaked in water or a special solution. The same thing should be done with the eyes, cleaning them with a cotton pad, moving in the direction from the outer to the inner corner of the eyes.
3. Dog teeth also need to be cleaned – for this it is worth giving cartilage or clean them with special dental tools. Claws are cut with a claw cutter if they do not grind. by yourself.
4. The skin of the pet should be inspected regularly for blood-sucking parasites, especially after walking in the forest zone. To to prevent their appearance, you can wear an anti-flea leash or treat with special agents that repel parasites.
5. Twice a year it is recommended to carry out anthelmintic, in a timely manner to get the necessary vaccinations, come to preventive inspections.

Breed diseases

Since, according to legend, a taigan is a direct descendant of a wolf and neck, by their nature and general condition they have no particular problems with health, it is a fairly strong and hardy dog of the steppes. They are have excellent immunity, and some individuals survive to a very elderly canine age of 17-18 years.

The only thing experienced dog handlers are advised to pay attention to and vegans at the tigans – it’s their skeleton that takes considerable weight and loads in active running.

In addition, they may sometimes have eye pathologies, and digestive problems. However, with proper care and nutrition, the Taigans do not cause problems with their diseases.

Feeding

The diet of an adult Taigan – 2-3 times a day. For a little puppy’s diet and diet is compiled somewhat other. So, up to six months the number of meals for a puppy is 5-6 once a day, from six months and older – gradually transferred to 3 meals a day, older than a year – 2 meals a day, but if the dog involved in hunting or active games and competitions, feed 3 times.

The main condition for good nutrition is a sufficient amount squirrel. What to choose – dry food or natural food, the owner decides independently. Ready-made production rations save cooking time. If the choice fell on them, then it’s worth choose high quality feed suitable for large and active dogs.

If the owner opted for breastfeeding, it is necessary to give your pet lean meat, mainly beef or lamb, offal, bones, cottage cheese and milk, as sources calcium to build bone, eggs and fish. Should also be given dog porridge – pearl barley or buckwheat, inject fresh vegetables and fruits. In addition, the dog must have constant access. to clean, drinking water.

It is mandatory to exclude from the diet such products:

• sausages and smoked meats.
• any confectionery.
• fatty pork and buns. For the latter, an exception there can only be biscuits used as goodies in training time.
• the beans.

Taigan can sometimes refuse cooked food – this quite normal, because the dogs are very picky gourmets, and the dish itself may simply bother them. In this case you need to change the diet and offer the pet something else.

The indicator of a well-formed diet is wool pet – if it is shiny and silky, then the dog is just enough. If it slides into tangles, it becomes dry and tough, loses its luster – it is worth giving an additional pet mineral and vitamin supplements prescribed by the veterinarian. After of how the dog ate – she should be given time to rest, and only after an hour you can take out for a walk.

Conditions of detention

As noted by connoisseurs and admirers of the Taigan breed, this is by no means city dog, because the area limit in the apartment and minimal walks will make her mentally unstable and physically imperfect. Therefore, it is optimal to contain it in private at home – the main thing is not to chain, but to highlight a separate, spacious aviary, releasing into the yard for a full and active rest, games and movement.

If the owner decided to settle a dog of this breed in the apartment – just provide your pet with long walks and appropriate loads. Like all representatives of the greyhounds, Taigan is an energetic and freedom-loving animal, walks with which should be at least 2-3 hours in the morning and in the evening. Moreover, the program of the walk itself is best to envisage not just running, but running with obstacles or elements of aporting, playing over rough terrain or in forest park.

It’s even better to record your pet in hunting clubs, where often arrange competitions and training for engraving. It is the movement and active study of the terrain, the pursuit of the beast, the present or just dummy is the best that they can offer him loving owners.

Photo Taigan

Otigan video

Puppy cost

The main breeders of this small breed are breeders of Kyrgyzstan. It is from them that you can look after and purchase purebred puppy pure blood, as they strictly monitor the quality of offspring, excluding closely related relationships, which is often found between tigans outside of Kyrgyzstan.

In addition, it’s worth being prepared for the fact that the breeder himself can sell the puppy only to those who are interested in keeping the breed. At the moment, puppies of this rare and ancient breed of dogs are a lot of money – on average it starts from 250-300 dollars, if we are talking about an adult – here prices can vary within 1300-1500 dollars. But, as a rule, the cost of the dog is negotiated in each case – most of all this breed of dog distributed in the territory of Kyrgyzstan itself and the northern part Of Russia.

Taigan is a unique and rare breed that has its own connoisseurs and serving as an excellent protector, hunter and friend for person.