Turkmenistan leader reveals golden monument to favourite dog breed – video

Turkmenistan's leader, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, solemnly inaugurated a monument for his favourite breed of dog, the nationally revered alabai.

The gold-leaf six-metre statue of the central Asian shepherd dog is the centrepiece of a busy roundabout in the country's capital, Ashgabat.

• Turkmenistan leader unveils giant gold statue of local dog