The Armenian word 'Gampr' means 'watchdog', but the same breed may instead be called a 'gelkheht' (from 'gel' - 'wolf' and 'khekhtel' - 'to choke') if it is predisposed to be used as a wolfhound; a bear-hunting dog is known as 'archashoon' ('bear-dog'); an avalanche dog is named 'potorkashoon', and a shepherd dog is named 'hovvashoon'. The Armenian word 'Gampr' means 'watchdog', but the same breed may instead be called a 'gelkheht' (from 'gel' - 'wolf' and 'khekhtel' - 'to choke') if it is predisposed to be used as a wolfhound; a bear-hunting dog is known as 'archashoon' ('bear-dog'); an avalanche dog is named 'potorkashoon', and a shepherd dog is named 'hovvashoon'. in 2006,  Rohana Mayer began the Armenian Gampr Club of America in order to begin the conservation of the breed.
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