Anatolian Shepherd

Anatolian Shepherd

 

The Anatolian Shepherd Dog is a muscular breed. They have thick necks, large heads and strong body. Her lips are tight to their muzzle and they have triangular ears drooping. Men stand tall 26-31 cm. Women are between 27 to 30 inches tall. They weigh between 90 and 150 pounds (41 to 68 kg), with women on the smaller side and men on the large side. The coat can be any color, although most common are white cream, "sesame," and white with large colored spots that do not cover more than 30% of the body. Known as piebald, these colors may not be accompanied by a mask and / or ears or black.

They have a double layer thickness, which is a little steep, and should be brushed 1-2 times a week in warm weather due to excessive shedding. They have very thick hair on the neck to protect their throat. They are visible and docked tails intact. You are naturally thin animal with a large rib cage and small stomach. They look as if they are heavier than they actually are due to the thick coat.

temperament

The Anatolian Shepherd was developed, independent and powerful to treasure for his master to be responsible without the help or human control. These properties make it difficult for a pet; Owners of dogs of this breed must socialize the dogs to make them into appropriate companions. They are intelligent and can learn quickly but can not obey.

According to Turkish shepherds, three Anatolian Shepherd Dogs capable of overcoming a pack of wolves and injuring one or two of them. These dogs love to go because they were bred to travel with their herd and to leave the herd to hunt predators before the predators could attack the flock. Therefore, it is to microchip and pet tags is recommended.

This breed is not recommended for living in small neighborhoods. They do well with other pets, such as cats, when introduced while still a puppy and have their own space. They mature between 18-30 months. Puppies and adults seem to have little interest in passing. Instead, they prefer to run before and sometimes swim.

There is a debate about whether the Anatolian Shepherd Dog is a special breed, or a generic term for various types of dogs Anatolian Shepherd, resemble (as Kangal, which is used as a synonym for the shepherds, Anatolia and the same-karabas-nickname "Black Point"). This view takes the name of the Anatolian shepherd as a general term for races like Kangal, Akbash dogs and Malaklisi Aksaray. The recognition of the Kangal than another breed Anatolian Shepherd Dog was returned to Australia.


It seems only a health survey of Anatolian Shepherds,  in 2004 carried out by the British Kennel Club.  The average life expectancy for the 23 deceased dogs (a small sample size) in the survey was 10.75 years. It is 3-4 years longer than other breeds of their size, have average lifetimes of 6-8 years. The main causes of death for dogs in the survey were cancer (22%), "combinations" (17%), heart (13%) and age (13%).
Based on a small sample of 24 dogs still alive health problems were often cited by dermatological owner, musculoskeletal, and lipomas.  entropion and hip dysplasia are sometimes seen in the breed. Eyes and hips should be tested before breeding.

Use the conservation

Anatolian Shepherd dogs are attacked by Dr. Laurie Marker of the Cheetah Conservation Fund in their efforts, cheetahs, livestock killed by farmers to prevent.

These dogs are bred and then given to the farmers to use the protection and guarding their livestock against attacks cheetahs. Dogs are an effective discouragement, which prevents non-lethal cheetahs take cattle. The incentive for farmers to take preventive cheetah is thus removed, and then focus their cheetah chasing wild.