A "Dogs in Turkey" QUIZ
Formidable sizes, pendant ears and tails in wheel.
Could you tell them apart if you selectively bred them for 30 years? In Turkey we still can. But some assert we can't. What do you think?
As long as the Anatolian Shepherd Dog breeders keep on breeding dogs in any colour and coat type they will always hear Turks saying "Oh! There is a street or a crossbred dog like that in my neighbourhood". If what counts is a sizable dog with pendent ears and a wheel tail they should look no further than ordinary homeless dogs in Turkey.
The collars on some of the dogs below are mostly provided by people who aim to protect their favourite ones from the manucipility.
Crossbred and street dogs have been used with no specific meaning. Dogs with an owner or at least a color have been named crossbred while other dogs roaming the streets are just named street dogs.
For every motley type of Anatolians there are countless examples of crossbred dogs, roaming around in Turkey.
BUT DON'T WORRY.
MORE AND MORE ASDs TODAY ARE BEING BRED TO LOOK MORE LIKE KANGAL DOGS.
WHY? THE ANSWER IS BELOW.
A crossbred dog in Moda, Istanbul Another Street Dog in Erenköy, Istanbul
A Registered Anatolian A street dog begging for food in Bodrum
Two street dogs in a dog pound in Istanbul and also a cross-bred dog in my neighbourhood
A stray puppy in Kadıköy A Registered Anatolian It's a Dog Pound.
A Street Dog An Registered Anatolian Another Street Dog
A street dog in Beyoğlu, İstanbul ad A Registered Anatolian A street dog in a dog pound in Istanbul
A nice looking black street dog A Registered Anatolian A crossbred in Istanbul
A Street Dog in Kadıköy, İstanbul, A Registered Champion and Another Street Dog in İstanbul
A Crossbred A Registered Anatolian A Street Dog
Some crossbred dogs in Istanbul and Two Registered Anatolians
Another example of countless numbers of dogs in Turkey which conform to no specific standart
If this dogs is owned by somebody he is a sort of guard dog if not it is just a street dog or a monrel.
These dogs are moderately territorial, so can be made use of. But in order to promote them as a breed you need Kangal Dogs which has a proved genetic makeup.