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The Kangal Shepherd Dog (Turkish: Kangal Çoban Köpeği) is a traditional Turkish breed of large livestock guardian dog. [2] The breed name derives from that of the town and district of Kangal in Sivas Province , the easternmost province of the Central Anatolia Region in central Turkey.
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A livestock guardian dog (LGD) is a dog type bred for the purpose of protecting livestock from predators. Livestock guardian dogs stay with the group of animals they protect as a full-time member of the flock or herd. [1] Their ability to guard their herd is mainly instinctive, as the dog is bonded to the herd from an early age. [2]
Treeing Walker Coonhound, post-track The Treeing Walker Coonhound's strong tracking instincts make it popular as a hunting dog, primarily for bear, cougar, and bobcats. [ 11 ] Hunting solo or in packs of two or more, they are used to track and tree raccoons , bobcats , [ 12 ] cougars , and bears .
The Aksaray Malaklısı or Malaklı Karabaş is a Turkish breed of large flock guardian dog from the Aksaray Province in central Anatolia. [1] [2] [3] It is also known as the Turkish Mastiff or the Anatolian Lion. [4] It is recognized by the Turkish Dog Federation. [5]
In 1892, John Paul Dudley published a medical treatise on dogs and mentioned the Kurdish Mastiff: In Kurdistan in northern Asia Minor, and that region of Asia, there is a dog much resembling the English Mastiff, which is the constant companion and friend of the Kurd — a shepherd and watch dog partaking much of the character of his half - barbarous master, and will not well bear a change of ...
Kangal is a town and a district of Sivas Province in Turkey. Kangal may also refer to: Kangal District, Turkey, the district in which Kangal sits New Kangal station; Kangal power station; Kangal Shepherd Dog, a breed of dog; Kangal, a 1953 Indian Tamil-language film; Kangal Harinath (1833-1896), Bengali journalist, poet and Baul singer