crukster

Technically it is, but the problem with the name "Anatolian Shepherd" is that it's more of an umbrella term, it could be used for any dog which is, or has a lineage of being, a working dog in Central Turkey.

The actual name is Kangal dog, from the region Kangal in Sivas, Central Turkey. There are other breeds, Akbas looks similar and has a similar build but it's all white, and wider jaws. Tazi looks like a greyhound or a whippet.

But generally yeah Anatolian Shepherd refers to the Kangal - fawn coloured coat, black snout, black tail which curls up when alert.

They're a really smart dog, if I showed him something twice he'd learn it. But they're stubborn as well, they're too smart man they wanna do their own thing. Like if you throw a ball for it to fetch, it'll look at you like "**** you man you threw it you go get it" lol

BarelyBreathing

Hahaha, sounds about right. One of my dogs is half Anatolian and half malamute. I don't think you could get anymore stubborn than her. Considering anatolians were bred to guard livestock, she's horrible with other animals, too.

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What is her temperament like? Cos in Turkey there's strict exportation laws to keep the breed pure - it's quite common for anatolian mixes to have a bit of psycho streak or be prone to diseases. They generally get rid of mixed puppies over there - the thing is, there's a lot of street dogs, and pretty much every street dog has a bit of Anatolian blood, because where they work they just roam free and guard livestock like you said, fight wolves and ****, and they pretty much bone any dog they see.

The thign about animals is you have to get them used to them from a young age. Like my dog had never seen a sheep in his life, so if he saw one he'd probably attack/bone it. The guarding instinct tends to fall to the family looking after them; the dog sees them as its "flock" that it has to guard, they're pretty territorial too. He was really good with kids, that seems to be some built in instinct, but he didnt play well with other dogs either - the only dog he ever got along with was when we took him to see a female Kangal a few hundred miles away. It was lols, he was trying to bone her but she kept snapping at him like "I'm not that sorta gal you've gotta take me to dinner first"

Then he dug up all her bones and reburied them in different places. What an idiot, as if he's gonna come back for them later

But yeah case in point if you got a mixed breed one with a good temperamant, you're one of the lucky few

BarelyBreathing

She's a great dog most of the time. She had a lot of issues. That's why she came to me. She used to have separation anxiety so bad that her previous owners couldn't leave the house together. She also has dominance issues with other dogs. She's fine with dogs she knows, but when it comes to strange dogs she used to be so uncontrollably aggressive that if a person stopped her from attacking another dog, she'd turn around and attack the person. She's passed that, now, but she will still attack a strange dog that invades her space.

Around strange people and children she's well behaved and polite. I will be continuing to work with her, though. She's an entirely different dog than when I first got her. I can leave her alone or take her for walks now.

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Some new ones of Bob I had my mom send to me. Got him shaved down and the people put a little St. Patty's Day handkerchief on him so it's hard for him to look tough.

s_k

It's our dog doing... dog stuff.

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BarelyBreathing

That's not dog stuff, that's cat stuff!

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s_k

Haha, my cat doesn't do that

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BarelyBreathing

I think your animals are backwards. Lol

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s_k

Haha, our previous dog used to... eh... what's that called when a cat puts his head against you?
In dutch it's called 'kopjes geven', but if I translate that it says 'giving head'. So that's not it, is it?

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