Keep the Kangal Dog and Anatolian Shepherd Seperate
The Australian National Kennel Council wants to register all Kangal Dogs as Anatolian Shepherds.The Kangal Dog is a National Treasure of Turkey. It is a wonderful and unique breed and to state that it... continue reading »
"Protect the breed!"
"There are very significant genetic differences between the Kangal Dog & Anatolian Shepherd . Tho the AS folks have introduced a lot of Kangal breeding into ASs to get them to look like Kangals , they represent two very different dogs , one a Landrace "
"What next... Wanting to ban pitbulls for the few idiots than own/breed them (any dog can snap)...now this... A joke I think.."
"Preserve the Kangal breed! MY KANGAL IS NOT AN ANATOLIAN!"
"they are a different dog totally and should not be classed as the same"
"Protect the breed!"
"Kangal Dogs must be judged only by looking at the real situation in Turkey."
"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"
"a travesty--let's not compound a mistake (recognition of the made-up breed "Anatolian" with a worse error"
"why can the kangal be shown if it is not a breed???"
"Anatolian is not the proper breed name for kangal dogs"
"As a proud Kangal owner I am outraged that you want to associate Kangal Dogs with a mutt. Check the facts!"
"As the owner of a pure bred UKC registered Kangal Dog, I think it is ridiculous and insulting to think that you are able to render these ancient dogs as "non-existent" with the stroke of a pen, and with no regard to the ramifications that this would cause"
"My dogs are not cross bred street dogs, they are Kangals."
