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- Karabaş (Blackhead)
- Anatolian Blackhead (Anadolulu Karabaş)
- Kangal
- Chien De Berger D'Anatolie
- çoban köpeği
- kangalinkoira
- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
- The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch
- Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
- Anatolian Shepherd Dog Club (Vic) Australia
- Anatolian Shepherd Dog Club of New South Wales (Facebook)
Large, rugged and powerful, the Anatolian Shepherd Dog is a working guard dog, possessing a superior ability to protect livestock. While not a "glamour" breed, the Anatolian's loyalty, independence and hardiness is cherished by breeders and owners.
Source: AKC
Links to Breed Descriptions
Anatolian Shepherd Club of America (ASDCA)
The German Kennel Club (Hint: your browser should be able to Translate to English, at least for text (e.g., right click in Google Chrome or Internet Explorer).)
Kangal Shepherd Dog: (Internal) Kangal Çoban Köpeği2.pdf (Turkish - archive document)
Kangal Çoban Köpeği: http://www.sivas.gov.tr/kangal-coban-kopegi
Other Names for Breed
Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Country of origin: Central Asia, Turkey
Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
Breed-Specific Articles
Anatolian Shepherd Dog: an Ancient Breed by Marylin Harned:
(Internal) 11721-11263-1-PB.pdf
Turkey sending Anatolian shepherd dogs to protect wildlife in US Yellowstone National Park by Daily Sabah
Breed Standards
There are numerous breed standards.
The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.
Three of the major international standards are:
FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)
Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Finland: FKC Database: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?Lang=en&R=331
Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
Health Surveys:
Summary Report of the Anatolian Shepherd Dog Health Survey - Data collected by Anatolian Shepherd Dog Club of America (ASDCA) in partnership with OFA from December 1, 2009 to September 5, 2011.
(Internal) HealthSurvey.pdf
Breed-Specific DNA Tests
Other Breed-Specific Webpages
Jane Dogs:
Kangal Shepherd Dog, Karabash or Anatolian?
(Internal for archiving purposes: JaneDogs-anatolian.pdf)
Central Asian and Anatolian Shepherd Dogs
(Internal for archiving purposes; Central Asian and Anatolian Shepherd Dogs JaneDogs.pdf)
Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Australia:
USA:
Anatolian Shepherd Dog Club of America (ASDCA)
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