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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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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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Interview with Tamara Taylor

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Tamara Taylor teaches English to international students at the Intensive English Language Institute . Away from the classroom, she and her husband raise award-winning goats and dogs. One of their Texas-bred Turkish Kangal shepherd dogs, Hedi,  was sent to the Africa-based Cheetah Conservation Fund to help protect the endangered cats. Below is the interview with [...]

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The Kangal Dog of Turkey: A Cultural Treasure makes debut in New York City

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Dr. Salim Yilmaz, Vice President of Kangal Dog Club of America [KDCA], West Hills, California – The Kangal Dog of Turkey is magnificent breed and is a cultural and historic icon of the Turkish people going back hundreds of years. Kangal Dog is an excellent guardian of livestock, of home and family companions. Kangal Dog [...]

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A Letter by Onur Kanli: Kangal or Anatolian?

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“Dear friends, My name is Onur Kanli. I am the chairman of the Turkish Shepherds’ Dogs Protection Society in Turkey and Turkish Kennel Club representative of the Turkish dogs. Our club is very new and we started registering all the dog breeds living in Turkey. We are in contact with the FCI. So far we [...]

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A Letter to FCI by the President of the Turkish Kennel Club

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To the participants at the Kangalkonvent in Germany in May 2008 “Dear Friends, Dear Kangal Fans, By my friends generous appreciation, I have been chosen as President of our young federation, right after its establishment in September 2006 and the courteous Mrs von Buchwaldt, our dear friend Elisabeth who organized this meeting, invited also us [...]

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Kangal Festivals

To protect and conserve the genetic purity of the Kangal Dog,  the government of Turkey has established several state-sponsored breeding centers. Turkish government considers Kangal Dog a part of Turkey’s national heritage, hence it is  illegal to export Turkish Kangals to non-Turkish owners. The Turks began to monitor Kangal dogs ‘development, keep their health records, [...]

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Kangal Dog Internationally

The first Kangal litter in Brittan was produced in 1967. In the US, the first purebred breeding programs for Kangal Dogs began in the early 1980s. Internationally, Kangal Dog is recognized by the United Kennel Club in the US, and by the national kennel clubs of South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. Moreover, many Kangal [...]

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