📊Group | 📌 |
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📊Size | Giant📌 |
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📊Utilization | Shepherd Dog used for guarding sheep. Active breed originally used as a guard dog for sheep; hard working; capable of enduring extremes of heat and cold |
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✨Appearance | Large, upstanding, powerfully built livestock guarding dog with a dark mask. The Kangal is a molossus type dog with a robust constitution, covered with thick, medium-length hair. |
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🖍️Nicknames | Kangal Anatolian Shepherd Dog Turkish Kangal |
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🌐Country of origin | Turkey |
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⌛Lifespan, years | 12 - 15 |
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📏Height | 71 cm - 81 cm |
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⚖Weight | 50 kg - 66 kg |
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🌡Temperament | Steady and bold without aggression; naturally independent, very intelligent and tractable. |
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📜History | The Kangal Dog’s history is deeply embedded in Turkish culture and is Turkey’s highly praised National Dog. It is believed that the Turkish people migrating from Central Asia brought their strong livestock protection dogs with them. The Kangal Dog is recognized for its robust standard and dark mask on a dun-colored coat, which offers camouflage in the steppes of Eastern Turkey. |
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