Anatolians Helping Cheetahs!

[CocoNUT]

Check out this article...pretty cool...

http://news.yahoo.com/dogs-cross-species-barrier-help-cheetahs-survive-081923293.html

 

[marlowmanor]

Saw that this morning. I thought it was pretty cool too. Just didn't post here because there are some who don't like Yahoo news articles!

 

[babsbag]

There is an Anatolian breeder near me and they have sent some of their dogs to Africa to scare Cheetahs. I have also met some of thier dogs and they are the nicest dogs, they just wanted to be loved on. It amazes me how they can be so gentle and yet scare off a Cheetah.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Anyone that tells you their LGD breed is the best tell them that Anatolians guard cheetahs!

Go Anatolians!!

 

[CocoNUT]

Straw - that's only cause Shar's coats are too heavy/long for the HOT, African temperatures!

 

[Southern by choice]

Straw - that's only cause Shar's coats are too heavy/long for the HOT, African temperatures!

I know right... the shar would be in with Siberian Tigers!

 

[marlowmanor]

Anyone that tells you their LGD breed is the best tell them that Anatolians guard cheetahs!

Go Anatolians!!

If you read the whole article it said that most of the companion dogs for the cheetahs in the zoo were rescues but that one was an Anatolian. So only one Anatolian is "guarding" the cheetahs! They also are companions for the cheetahs not so much guarding them. In Africa they are guarding against cheetahs by scaring them off and resulting in helping to preserve the cheetahs by keeping them from getting killed by farmers for threatening livestock.

So Straw !

Though I must say I was looking at the picture provided of the Anatolian that is the companion for the cheetah at the zoo and it didn't look purebred to me. Looked too furry to be purebred. It looked like it could have some GP in it. But then I'm basing my opinion off SHK Callie too!

 

[jodief100]

We saw this when we visited the Safari Park last summer. The dog ran the 100 meter run first because the cat won't go unless the dog runs it first. The dog we saw was an Anatolian. It was incredible watching the cheeta run. Even more amazing than my greyhounds.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

http://www.cheetah.co.za/an_description.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatolian_Shepherd
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0303_040303_cheetahs_2.html
http://www.cheetah.org/?nd=donate_detail&donation_id=7

So Marlow! I was talking about this, not the zoo thing up there.

 

[marlowmanor]

http://www.cheetah.co.za/an_description.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatolian_Shepherd
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0303_040303_cheetahs_2.html
http://www.cheetah.org/?nd=donate_detail&donation_id=7

So Marlow! I was talking about this, not the zoo thing up there.

Ok, pretty cool. But again they only deter the cheetahs, not guard them. They still guard flocks like they are bred to do. It's cool though that by doing their job they are helping to keep the cheetah from becoming endangered or extinct.