Anatolians Helping Cheetahs!

[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.

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.

Yeah I guess your right. Not so much guarding them but keeping them alive so indirectly guarding them. Go Anatolians!

 

[CocoNUT]

Oh c'mon Straw...you KNOW Anatolians are just the most awesomest dogs on the planet! I mean if it weren't for Chuck Norris...Anatolians would be THE most feared thing on EARTH!
Gus is cuddlier and fluffier though! (Probably a bigger dingbat too...but I LOVE her!)

 

[Royd Wood]

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!

 

[Southern by choice]

Oh c'mon Straw...you KNOW Anatolians are just the most awesomest dogs on the planet! I mean if it weren't for Chuck Norris...Anatolians would be THE most feared thing on EARTH!
Gus is cuddlier and fluffier though! (Probably a bigger dingbat too...but I LOVE her!)

great chuck norris joke!

Gus is a bad-a** ..who are you kidding!

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Oh c'mon Straw...you KNOW Anatolians are just the most awesomest dogs on the planet! I mean if it weren't for Chuck Norris...Anatolians would be THE most feared thing on EARTH!
Gus is cuddlier and fluffier though! (Probably a bigger dingbat too...but I LOVE her!)

Yeah Coco...Gus is awesome! She's a great dog. I can't argue with your point about Anatolians being the most awesomest dogs on the planet but Gus is no slouch. lol

 

[Grazer]

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!

That's because it's probably an Akbash.
See in Turkey there is no such thing as an Anatolian shepherd, over there they see the Kangal, the Akbash, the Yoruk and the Kars dog as all separate livestock guardian breeds.
In the 60's. the Americans and the English started importing all these LGD breeds from Turkey, but they decided that they are not all separate breeds but merely a variety within 1 breed.
So that's why all color patterns and markings are equally acceptable in the breed known as Anatolian shepherd.

The chairman of the Turkish Shepherds Dogs Protection Society in Turkey and Turkish Kennel Club representative of the Turkish dogs Onur Kanli, explains that very well in his letter here: http://kangal.ca/breed-information/a-letter-by-onur-kanli-kangal-or-anatolian/


P.S. amazing article

 

[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!

That's because it's probably an Akbash.
See in Turkey there is no such thing as an Anatolian shepherd, over there they see the Kangal, the Akbash, the Yoruk and the Kars dog as all separate livestock guardian breeds.
In the 60's. the Americans and the English started importing all these LGD breeds from Turkey, but they decided that they are not all separate breeds but merely a variety within 1 breed.
So that's why all color patterns and markings are equally acceptable in the breed known as Anatolian shepherd.

The chairman of the Turkish Shepherds Dogs Protection Society in Turkey and Turkish Kennel Club representative of the Turkish dogs Onur Kanli, explains that very well in his letter here: http://kangal.ca/breed-information/a-letter-by-onur-kanli-kangal-or-anatolian/


P.S. amazing article

Thank you for that information. I didn't know that. I've not done a ton of research and reading about LGD though. One day if we get enough land and need one I'll do plenty of research on them to find the right fit for us.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

That's why my favorite breeds are the Anatolian, the Kengal, and the Akbash. Turkey makes the best LGD's. hah

 

[Grazer]

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!

That's because it's probably an Akbash.
See in Turkey there is no such thing as an Anatolian shepherd, over there they see the Kangal, the Akbash, the Yoruk and the Kars dog as all separate livestock guardian breeds.
In the 60's. the Americans and the English started importing all these LGD breeds from Turkey, but they decided that they are not all separate breeds but merely a variety within 1 breed.
So that's why all color patterns and markings are equally acceptable in the breed known as Anatolian shepherd.

The chairman of the Turkish Shepherds Dogs Protection Society in Turkey and Turkish Kennel Club representative of the Turkish dogs Onur Kanli, explains that very well in his letter here: http://kangal.ca/breed-information/a-letter-by-onur-kanli-kangal-or-anatolian/


P.S. amazing article

Thank you for that information. I didn't know that. I've not done a ton of research and reading about LGD though. One day if we get enough land and need one I'll do plenty of research on them to find the right fit for us.

You are most welcome
Speaking of which, I have noticed that unfortunately for the more rare LGD breeds out there, it's often hard to find correct information on the internet.
For some reason there are people who enjoy writing untruths about the less known breeds. I will never understand such behavior

@ Straw Hat Kikos, yes they sure do have awesome LGD breeds in Turkey

 

[CocoNUT]

Yeah Yeah Yeah...Straw....
But GRAZER and I know what the TRULY bestest breed is....SHARPLANINAC baby! (& it's MUCH LARGER and FURRIER cousin...the Caucasian Mountain dog...). :bun