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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.
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 ...
The Assyrian Mastiff, [2] [3] was a landrace of dog found in Assyria. This dog was often used as a livestock guardian against predators, as well as for lion and wild horse-hunting. The modern Assyrian Shepherd (more recently also known as the Kurdish Mastiff ) may be a descendant of the Assyrian mastiff.
Neither "Turkish Kangal" nor "Kurdish Kangal" provide any valid ngram results, but "Turkish Kangal" gives me 3,000,000 Google hits versus about 150,000 for "Kurdish Kangal". On that basis, it doesn't seem reasonable to remove "Turkish Kangal" as an alternative name on grounds of WP:NPOV. Jean-de-Nivelle 16:09, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
The Original Dog Bible: The Definitive Source for All Things Dog. Irvine, CA: Bow Tie Press. ISBN 1-931993-34-3. Morris, Desmond (2001). Dogs: The Ultimate Dictionary of over 1,000 Dog Breeds. North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square Publishing. ISBN 1-57076-219-8. Soman, W.V. (1962). The Indian Dog. Mumbai: Popular Prakashan.
The Akbash is a flock guardian dog, providing protection from predators to shepherds and to their sheep; it does not have any herding ability. [1]: 7 It is a large and powerful dog: [11]: 406 mean body weight is approximately 45 kg (99 lb), and mean height at the withers just over 75 cm (30 in).
The Kangal Dog is the national dog of Turkey. This large dog (which can often grow as large as 140 pounds, 64 kg) was originally used as a livestock guardian dog, but has been increasing in popularity as a guard dog. It has a solid, pale tan or sabled coat, and with a black mask; indeed, another name for the breed is Karabash meaning "black head".