Keep the Kangal Dog and Anatolian Shepherd Seperate

"Turkey, country of origin of the Kangal, recognises this as a breed so why do we look to remove it. As a breeder, if I had worked for years to try to establish the breed, it would be crushing to have the ANKC abolish the breed."

"Kangals are genetically diffrent and are an ancient breed.Anatolians is a rather recent breed bred in America using a turkish Akabash and Kangal making the essentially a mix or mutt breed and are not even reconized as a Turkish breed of dog by the Turkish"

"Kangal is a unique breed."

"Kangal Dogs must be judged only by looking at the real situation in Turkey."

"How can Australia rename the National Dog of Turkey. That would be like us renaming the Kangaroo!!"

"How can a 6000yr old breed be rejected after its been accepted. The ANKC might want to look up the Turkish definition of Anatolian Shepherd and maybe reconsider. This is not only insulting to the owners and breeders but to the Kangal Dog and the Turkish n"

"Apart from my own opinions on keeping the kangal as a separate breed ( opinions that are supported by genetic research conducted by the Turkish Government) On the one side of the argument are the views of Anatolian breeders on the issues but I ma requesti"

"People have invested time, money and effort into developing the breed in Australia. What an affront to them to have all of that effectively wiped away. Please reconsider this horrendous decision."

"The Anatolian and Kangal are two different dogs. Please don't ruin the wonderful Kangal breed by calling it Anatolian and having people breed these dogs. Kangals are very consistent in their breeding. Mixing Anatolians with them would change that and then"

"Respect the Turkish national dog"