Am thinking of getting one in the future,(next couple of year for a next dog, depends if can get one legal heard you need to have some Turkish family or something) They seem to be free of any health issue's and intelligent, I love big dogs to and these are big! Turkish farmers use them to protect their stock from wolfs (Apparently they only dog that can successfully kill wolfs if they need to protect the live stock)

I live next to some countryside high up so he would fit perfectly around here and get much working exercise. (Would be doing bit of farm work to) Dunno if anyone knows much about them around here, but seem really nice.

Dont know anything about them sorry, but I do know that you will have to import so

roughly £600-1000 for puppy
£200 for pet passport
£500-1000 for flight
£3-4000 for quarantine in the UK

otherwise the breeder could keep the pup for the 6mth quarantine but very few will, so it will be expensive!
You dont have to be or have Turk in your family

Do you have experience with large powerful breeds as deffo not a 1st time dog

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I found a breeder in the UK a few weeks ago, so should be ok to get over here without importing. (If anyone needs info I can send a link)

Yeah got lots of experience with big dogs, look after a few and only owned big dogs (dont like small dogs) Trained a few different big dogs also (English Mastiffs, Rotties etc)

Thanks for help!

I just realised the first pic is of a Akbas Dog. The two dogs are very easy to get mixed up it seems. Me confused both look nice.

But nice read here:
http://www.kangalkopegi.org/breed.html

Also some pics here of the different types:
http://kangal-tr.blogcu.com/sivas-ka...imleri/6679046

You don't need to import - this breed is well established in the UK - here are some breeders for you to contact and the link to the UK breed club

Anatolian Shepherd Dog Breeders

Our Aims

health requirements are for hiip scoring for any dog used for breeding

Personally I think that this breed is not for the faint hearted being a large reactive guarding breed but contact the breed club , ask loads of questions and visit breeders to find out more.

As owners of the Ovcharka Sar' might I suggest, for both your benefit and the dog's, (crucially the dog's welfare) that you undertake a lengthy period of intensive homework on this breed before making any decision to purchase one.
Relying solely on the information of a breeder might prove to be an act of complacency.

Unfortunately, the highlighted quote is far from being accurate.

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Gentle as the Lamb. Ruthless as the Wolf.

Hello, I've done allot of research overall, and that is actually what Wiki said when I checked a few months back. If you read the link also it explains well that what you quoted by me is not far from being accurate at all.

Thanks.

This quotation is incorrect whether you read it in a book, heard it on the radio or saw it in a film. There are many breeds specifically bred for the purpose of guarding against Wolves and Bears with the capability of killing either. Research the facts for yourself. Starting with Caucasian Ovcharkas (Nagasi) Ovcharka Sarplaninacs arguably the world's oldest and rarest bred Molosser ( Molossus ) Breeds which generations of our people have specialised in.

If Wiki is the level of your research and you believe it to be the fountain of truth so be it Be warned What they tell the reader about the Sar' is 90% dog 5hit!

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Gentle as the Lamb. Ruthless as the Wolf.

Im on the phone but Kangals are just Anatolian Shepherds from what I know and you can get them here.

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Yes, this is why I said apparently, never said it to be the truth, thats just what I read from one soursce. I have a friend with a Sarplaninac in Eastern Europe and he's told me about farmers using them by protecting their herd against wolfs. (It's one of the dogs I was considering with this before)
I've not just read Wiki, read books, and many pages through the net. I posted a good link also, if you care to read it explains allot about the Kangal dog. It's a shame people are quick to judge me as kind of stupid who don't even know me and with roll eyes, but this is the internet after all.

http://www.kangalkopegi.org/breed.html