A few years ago, my English friends living in İzmit bought a Kangal puppy. Their children, who had been born and raised here and are pretty much more Turkish than English, gave the puppy the traditional name of Karabaş — Black Head. As a new puppy Karabaş was allowed inside […]
Kangals & Other Dogs in Turkey
by CHARLOTTE MCPHERSON “Many grave conditions exist around the world, and people respond in different ways. The needs of poverty, inequality and crises should be high priority — and rightly so — but other needs, such as animal care and concern for the environment, should not be neglected. It is […]
Anatolian Shepherd & Kangal Dog
“DOGS OF TURKEY: Anatolian Shepherd (Anadolu Coban Kopegi): The Anatolian Shepherd Dog is a remarkable shepherd’s guard dog of ancient lineage. It is a large, formidable working dog with a self-sufficient temperament. Such dogs are found throughout the Anatolian Plateau of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye). Historically since Babylonian times there was […]