Contact us: In the USA: Rohana Mayer (805)674-1741 rohana@gampr.org |
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Armenian Gampr Club of America
...bred for thousands of years to Love and Protect
Welcome to the website of the AGCA. Our goals include
- introduction of the gampr to the USA in the healthiest manner,
establishing them on small farms across the continent - Providing rescue and placement services
- helping to maintain the health and viability of the breed in its
native land - Maintaining communication among owners, breeders, and
enthusiasts - Providing information regarding care and management,
socialization and training.
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unknown to each other, who wanted to get the breed established here in the states. As a youth, Tigran Nazaryan was selected along with several other exceptional young people in Armenia for a special educational program that included a full scholarship at UC Berkeley, in California. Upon completion of the program at Berkeley, Tigran returned to Armenia. He became very involved with the gampr in the 1990s, and with the help of a veterinarian and some focused enthusiasts, began the work that is being continued here. Tigran wrote the software for gampr.net, posted 100 of the 300 dogs on which he collected information beginning in the 1990s. Those dogs are now the ancestors and relatives of the more reputable dogs in Armenia. Tigran selected several puppies for export to the USA. However, Armenia is far from the USA, and Tigran could not control and fully facilitate the introduction of the dogs here, and feared for their safety. Many were moved from place to place, and several were lost. Consequently, Tigran decided not to continue to export more dogs. The inspiration for the AGCA stemmed from his efforts, when one of the dogs from his program was being moved, and temporarily was left at the home of Rohana Mayer. The discovery of the story of the gampr, and this website, was the result of that brief encounter. email: contact rohana@gampr.org for forwarding to Tigran. Grigor Chatalyan had his first gampr in 1991, born in the USA to parents brought here by a man called Pailak. The puppy's name was King. After a few years, Grigor began bringing more dogs to the USA, beginning with Fernando, who happened to be the son of a dog on gampr.net. He then brought Simba and Nala together, and another female who never was bred. Grigor also imported many dogs for other people. Simba and Nala, along with Fernando, have many descendants in the Los Angeles area and beyond. Many puppies were purchased from Greg to be taken to Mexico for protecting sheep, particularly in the areas of Guadalajara, Jalisco, and Chihuahua. email: greg@gampr.org |
