About Us
Who we are:
We are a small group of people dedicated to preserving and promoting the Armenian Gampr.
Our goals:
  • Educate the prospective owners about the care and
    training of Gamprs, and what to expect from the dog.
  • Provide contact between owners, and between breeders
  • Establish guidelines for breeding and registering dogs in
    our club
  • Rescue any gamprs in need, and rehome, if possible.
  • Provide educational and training assistance to owners.
Our Perspective:
Armenian Gampr Club of America
Club Preferences:
  • Breed for preservation of preferred
    characteristics. For example, selecting
    dogs for breeding that exhibit, in this
    order,
  1. reliable temperament
  2. excellence in guarding livestock, family,
    and home.
  3. high obedience
  4. good physical conformation and
    coordination
  • As this is a 'natural' breed, we would
    prefer to breed dogs with differing
    characteristics to each other, so as to
    keep as much genetic variability as
    possible. We do not want to breed for
    any specific characteristic exclusively,
    thereby inadvertently reducing  the
    overall health and integrity of the breed
  • Breeders will check with the club for the
    optimum match for their dog, in order
    to keep our small gene pool as diverse
    as possible.

AGCA does not wish to breed primarily to a physical
standard, as we believe this has serious potential to
ruin any breed. Our goal is preservation, not
refinement. Armenia has a standard for the gampr,
which has been translated and will be used in
conjunction with the points system, and we will be using
a slightly modified version of the standard.. We are
working with certain individuals in Armenia and
elswhere to find the best genetic stock possible.
If you have a dog that you would like
to register with us, please email
rohana@gampr.org
Simba, deceased
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