The Most Amazing and Mangnificent: Kangal Dog

We are very proud to bring you this Canadian site representing a handful of Kangal Dog owners with a great appreciation, love and passion for the breed. We care deeply about the welfare and well-being of Kangal Dogs in Canada and Internationally. Our long-term goal is to continue to promote the breed, educate, provide information, and offer access to a wide variety of resources that are already available world-wide.

Furthermore, one of our main goals is to support our friends at Kangal Dogs International in the great work that they do to preserve the breed and raise money for Kangal rescue efforts.

If you are interested in supporting this cause, please check out  their website as well as their online store offering calendars, shirts and high-quality leather dog collars.

Finally, our hope is not only to find homes for Kangal Dogs in Canada, but also to educate future owners about the enormous privilege of owning a Livestock Guardian dog and a huge responsibility  that comes along with it.  We hope to find homes for Kangal dogs currently living in shelters and that these homes are well prepared for the challenges that a strong and independent breed may present with.

If you are looking to purchase a Kangal Puppy, feel free to start by viewing our links, but also do your own research before selecting a Kangal Dog breeder. Prior to purchasing a puppy, make sure to investigate the Kangal Dog Rescue in Germany: Herdenschutzhund-Service e.v. You may contact them via email at info@Herdenschutzhund-Service.de.

More questions about Kangal dog ownership? We encourage you to continue learning about the breed, and make sure to check out our link and resource page.

Recognition of the Turkish Kangal Dog

As previously announced, the Kennel Club (UK) will recognize the Turkish Kangal Dog with effect from 1 April 2013. Those owners who wish to transfer the registration of currently registered Anatolian Shepherd Dogs should contact the Registrations Dept on 0844 4633 980 for an application form. The breed standard for the Turkish Kangal Dog has been written [...]

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Dog Domestication History

It is by now generally accepted that the dog is a wolf modified through 15,000 or more years of sometimes intensive breeding to live in human society. In Darwin’s terms, the dog is a product of artificial selection, or “selection under domestication,” while the wild wolf is subject to the laws of natural selection. Much [...]

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Lifestock Guardians in South Africa

“Howzit?  How are the cheetahs?” ask my new friends in Cape Town. “I’m going to Bray for a few days.”  “Where??”  When even a South African hasn’t heard of this place, I know I’m in for another adventure.  Bray is a frontier post located 200 meters from the border of Botswana in the Southern Kalahari, [...]

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No One to Watch the House

Ed Essex: “I saw an ad in the Spokane newspaper that read “Do you have trouble with raccoons, coyotes, bear, or cougar? We don’t.”  That had my attention. We live fairly remote in the mountains. Even though we can see the highway from our place, we only have one neighbor about ½ mile away and [...]

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Guardian Dogs Relax Sheep- Study

Sheep tend to travel greater distances in the presence of a guardian dog, likely because they’re less concerned about predators, according to new research led by Idaho State University (ISU). Having well-trained guardian dogs (…)  protecting sheep and cattle from predators, may have more beneficial effects on the livestock than initially thought. The Idaho State [...]

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Dog Fighting – A Detailed Discussion (Hanna Gibson)

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Introduction: What is Dogfighting? Dog Fighting is an insidious underground organized crime that deserves much legal and political scrutiny. The blood sport, once sanctioned by aristocracy, embraced by medieval gentry and later promoted by colonial and Victorian miscreants, is now completely outlawed in the United States. Notwithstanding the absolute prohibition in America, it has reached [...]

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Guard Dog 101 by Janet Fahey

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Large Guard Dog 101: Most of you are familiar with the Livestock Guardian Dog, whether you already own one, or know someone who does. The most common breeds now working on (…) farms are the Great Pyrenees, Maremma, Akbash, Anatolian Shepherd, as well a cross-breeds of those. There are many other LGD breeds (…) The [...]

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Guard Dogs for Predator Control

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INTRODUCTION Sheep producers losing lambs to predators or dogs find themselves seeking help to control or eliminate these losses. Several options are available to producers. Various kinds of electric and non-electric fences, traps to catch the predators, scare devices, cultural methods of penning sheep such as housing at night, using vapor lights, and guardian dogs [...]

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