Guess The Breed!!! Dog Edition!!!!

[Mainechick168]

alright, this might be easy..but I love this breed- this is the first picture I saw the first time I did research on them-

 

[fowl farm]

Anatolian Shepherd Dog?

 

[ChickyBoy417]

kurdish kangal!!! I love those !!! But they are used for fighting D:

 

[Mainechick168]

Anatolian Shepherd Dog?

You got it! that was fast!

 

[ChickyBoy417]

I'm sorry to break it to you but, thats a Kurdish Kangal, if you type in Anatolian Shepherd Dog, you get pictures of a similar dog, but its not the same breed. If you type in Kurdish Kangal, you will get the exact same picture you put in.

 

[Chicken Tamer]

Kinda looks like they looked it up and copied the word. But cant accuse someone of doing something u dont know they did.

 

[PoultryPower]

You got it! that was fast!

I found that picture under both Anatolian Shepherd Dog, and Kurdish Kangal Dog, so both are correct.
Although they look similar and some people believe they are the same breed, they actually are two different breeds.
Please, someone feel free to correct me if the above information is not correct.

Here's some info I found on the Kurdish Kangal Dog:

The breed was first developed in the west by Charmian Steele and others in Britain. The first Kangals entered England in 1965. The first litter was born in 1967. The breed was called Anatolian (Karrabash) Shepherd Dog. Later, someone brought in a pinto dog from anatolian and brought strife and division into the club, and a split between the Kangal (Karrabash) breeders and the Anatolian Shepherd Dog breeders.
Some people declare all Turkish shepherd's dogs to be one breed, the Anatolian Shepherd, however the true Turkish Kangal Dogs are said to be a separate breed from the generic Turkish shepherd's dog. The export of pure Kangal Dogs from Turkey has been controlled and now is virtually forbidden. The isolated historical conditions of the Sivas-Kangal region has resulted in the development of the Kangal Dog as a distinct breed, which has been declared the National Dog of Turkey and a national treasure. The true Turkish Kangal Dogs are first and foremost still primarily working shepherds. The Kangal Dog Club of America continues to work to ease import restrictions. Imported dogs are considered to be extremely valuable for their potential contribution to the genetic pool in the United States.

 

[1chicken fan]

Kevin have we done this guy yet????? Love his shape

 

[Kevin565]

looks similar to the build of a Kuchi.

 

[PoultryPower]

Kevin have we done this guy yet????? Love his shape

I don't think I've seen anyone post a Central Asian Shepherd Dog yet.
Such a stoic looking dog.