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Breeding of Karst shepherd dogs

Date of inscription: 
25/04/2025

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Breeding of Karst shepherd dogs. Photo: B. Vehovar, 2016

Indigenous to Slovenia, the Karst shepherd dog has been bred here since the 1920s. The breed carries the genetic code of its ancestors, which helped shepherds in the Karst protect their livestock from predators. The Karst shepherd dog is also a very loyal guard dog, protective of its human family.


The bearers of the element of the intangible cultural heritage are (3):

1. Kinološka zveza Slovenije, 

2. Društvo ljubiteljev in vzrediteljev kraških ovčarjev Slovenije, 

3. Klub kraških ovčarjev Slovenije.