I swear by Anatolians or Kangals. They are the best investment for sheep or goat farmers. Can’t tell you how many wolves and coyotes have been put down inside pastures around here. Not to mention been drove away by them. I find coyote paw prints all the time around my fencing but never inside. They are wonderful animals.
@@jimipurple123 some Anatolians just aren’t cut out to be LGDs and actually make good pets for the family. I think they need to be brought up as LGDs to see what their disposition is first. I actually have one that just wasn’t cut out for work and he is a great guard dog and family pet. Here is the big caveat. You need to know how to handle dogs. I’ve been handling dogs my whole life. They are not for first timers with an apartment. They need room to run.
@@pcredefined8520 A good causian shepard can be a good breed but not compared to a Kangal or Coban. Dogo is a very good dog but also not near a Kangal or good Coban.
I love my 3 purebred Kangals and a Kangal/Great Pyr mix. I don't need them to guard outside so all 4 stay inside with me except when we go out for potty breaks, feeding livestock and a daily patrol around my farm, when they will chase each other at top speed and play fight each other for 45 minutes to an hour. They all want to be in whatever room I'm in and at night the two females climb into bed with me, but the two males and the younger female take turns sleeping in my room throughout the night because one dog always stays in the living room facing the front door whenever they're inside whether I'm home or not, as if they've worked out their own shift schedule for who's on guard, with the older female staying in a corner of my bed the whole night like she's my bodyguard in case somehow an intruder got through the other dogs. I didn't train them to do this, they come and go in the house and just do this on their own. Kangals have been raised in packs for hundreds of years and they're happiest in a pack, and being the "pack leader" like this is the happiest I've been in some ways and I've never felt more secure in my home.
@@Kaytlin_ Tbh I'm a real loner so I seldom have guests, especially in the house. I have fencing around the house so I'll let the dogs outside so they can see me greeting the guest at the driveway and then if they bark at the guest I'll tell them to be quiet and lead the guest in after they calm down and we basically just ignore the dogs and go in the house and let the dogs follow or I'll call them in if they don't. I've had people who wanted to meet the dogs and I'll let them do that outside where there's more room but these dogs aren't attention hogs, once they sniff someone out they're ready to go back to playing with each other and will just ignore my guest and me. But that doesn't mean they aren't on guard. Once an old friend of mine who is a big bodybuilder came over, and we did the meet and greet and came into the house no problem, but then my older male Kangal nipped my friend's butt, not a real bite and he didn't growl, get excited or break skin or even bruise, but it was like a friendly pinch to let my friend know he was watching him and to keep in line. I don't know if he didn't like my friend's familiar and excited voice with me or his bigger size over me or what, but Samson has never done anything like that before or since. Needless to say my friend is scared to death of Samson now even though Samson has never even barked at him again on subsequent visits. As my friend tells people whenever my dogs come up in conversation: "That dog was letting me know he could f**k me up anytime so don't mess with John."
@@johncarolina oh ok thanks for sharing, I have two German shepherds and it's always a struggle to get them to calm down when guests come over because they bark and go crazy, they made one of my friends cry once from fear 🙈🙈
@@Kaytlin_ I'm not very familiar with GSDs and I'm not a dog trainer and have never used one, but I don't think GSD are any harder to train than any other working breed from what I know. You should be able to get them to be quiet and calm down as their owner or they could be dangerous to your guests as well as yourself, especially with more than one dog. I hope you're not using "positive-only" training on those dogs, because from what I've learned that simply won't work to correct some behaviors and with some breeds.
I rescued a female 2-year old Kangal without knowing much about the breed. She was poorly socialized and had little training. I could not trust her in many ways and she did some injury to other dogs in the beginning. I also feared for visitors. But, she loves me with great devotion. She is 5 now, and because I put the work in to gain her trust and attention, she can go to a dog park and be off lead. With the right kind of training (and temperament), these dogs can become happy members of a household. As long as she knows what I expect and that I mean it, she is good because she hates letting me down. She still gets to guard, but knows that I control when it’s time to stop. That said: Not a dog for novice owners.
Thank you so much for covering both these 2 amazing breeds. The Kangal is my ultimate favorite. Their personalities are so gentle and kind. Wonderful Video.😊💚💙💚🇹🇷🇺🇸
Great video as always👍👍 In the US in states like Montana farmers are now importing and using Kangals to protect their herds from Coyote and Wolves. The Kangals ability to work in packs and deter predators as well as tolerate the cold winters is why they are becoming very popular. I’m guessing they are preferred to other large flock guardians because of how adaptable they are. In East Africa some farmers are also experimenting with them to protect goats from big cat predators but not sure how that is coming along. Great work and Happy New Year 🎊
I’ve got my first kangal puppy that turned 12 months olds on July 9th, I socialize him, and obedience classes, he’s wonderful when he knows you and dogs and people, but he is aggressive with people that approach me, He’s not a huge Kangal, but a nice size kangal, and is very protective of me.
Thanks for your work and comments. Both Malakli and Kangal are native Turkish breed purebred dogs. Unlike the malakli, the Kangal is athletic and fast as you said. However, there is a lack of information here. The kangal dogs you show in the video are not purebred. Dogs called breech. The original Kangal dog breed is under protection at a private farm in Sivas. They are really big and strong dogs. If you have the chance to visit one day, you will understand better what I mean. You can see kangas with a weight over 115 kg and a shoulder height of 90 cm.
Your knowledge of Kangal’s is pretty good but malakli is a breed of kangal. As is the Boz and Sivas depending on what region of Turkey you are in. I know this because my brother in law is from Turkey and explained this all to me in great detail. Depending on the region greatly depicts its breeding lineage. For example almost all Kangal’s have Greyhound in the breeding lineage which explains the animals freakish speeds.
Bro I am telling really that animal watch is the only channel which I see if I want to take information for any breed in the world , world's best channel for animals information especially for dogs . She is the only one RUclipsr who covers malakli breed which is very rare in RUclips . ❤❤
Hi Anneka, I love the work that you do to provide all this information on dog breeds. I'm curious why you haven't done a video on the boz shepherd as well.
Thanks for such an informational video. The AKC classifies both as the same breed so when we got ours i was curious as to which breed our dog actually was and you've shed a good deal of light on the subject.
My kangal/malakli mix is a sweetheart. Like the malakli he stays close and has the droopy lips but otherwise is athletic and has kangal temperament. He's a very good dog 😊
There are two things that we should make them proper. One is a male kangal can reach 80 or over 80 cm which is very popular size in our country. One of them is a male malakli can reach near to 90 cm not all of them but they are really big dogs . Good video by the way. Thank you for putting this informations in front of people
those dogs that you see there that make them pass as kangals are crosses between true kangals and akbash, they are not pure kangals, they are from the united states and england, and then they have lost part of their working capacity since the kernel of those countries degenerated them giving a prettier dog but less powerful and less ferocious and smaller than 70 cm at the withers limiting the growth of larger specimens and conditioning to a weight, within 30 years that breed in the United States will lose all capacity, They did the same with the European Doberman, it is thinner, more fragile and weaker than the German.
As a noob to the breed Malaklis to me seems like the heavyweight champs in MMA, powerful,pure strength and intimidation. Kangals are like the light heavy weights, they're more skilled, agile yet has knockout power, great cardio and footwork, minus the size. I'd go with Kangals.
First of all, thanks for a nice video. We have photos of the kangal 100 years ago, but we do not have photos of malaklı dogs 50 years ago. Kangal is such a popular and natural purebred breed because it has done its job properly for hundreds of years. Kangal is not a culture breed. But the malak has become popular in recent years because of the curiosity about its size. In addition, Anatolia is such a large geography that there are not only these two large races, but we can count many more races. Haymana Karası, Akbaş, Black Sea mountain dog, kars hairy, Güreh , Karayaka are among our other rare natural breeds. And you should definitely see a kangal at the head of the herd in the mountains.
Absent information. 400 hundred years ago Evliya Çelebi the turkish traveler wrote to his book about the dogs in Aksaray region. And wrote I SAW A LION IN AKSARAY by mention to the size of a big dogs. Aksaray was not a so popular place to make photos. Aksaray dogs were famous about their sizes. And it is obvious that they breed bigger dogs on purpose so malakli is not a pure breed.
Anneka thank you very much for these very interesting news about two fantastic dog breeds. Are both beautiful dogs,giant and very strong but the kangal is the best and I agree with the final score! 👍👍👍👍🙏🙏💪💪❤🔥🐾
We had several that were between kangal and kanaan dogs that stayed around my grand father's cattle and sheep. Though a colli could do better around sheep for their stamina speed and trainability. The kangal will patrol, alert and pack up in defense around the heard and farm for sure. Seen them huddling with sheep when it was cold. With us as well so they are great family members for sure.
f a wolf were to attack my dog, I would intervene to protect my dog and ensure nothing happens to it. However, because I also love wolves, I wouldn't harm the wolf. Therefore, it is likely that the wolf would kill me and go away, leaving my dog hungry and alone. Eventually, my dog would eat me and satisfy its hunger. :)
Most Turkish shepper dogs like kangal, have very loose and thick skin. Loose skin helps these dogs from severe injuries in fight. They can take a lot of bite without feeling to much pain. Loose skin is looser around, neck, throad, back, ears, belly where wolfs tend to bite most. These dogs are most vulnerable in their ears which ade long. Breeders, cut the tips to increase their survaivability in fights.
Exactly. I’m really sick of the Kangal people always dissing the Malakli, and pitting them against each other. They’re different and equally impressive and formidable. I just prefer the Malakli. Love both breeds though.
She should double check the stats, she is saying that Kangals are only up to 70 centmetres or 27 ". They are generally over 30 plus inches and up to and occasionally over 150 lbs.
70 centimeters? Kangals can be way bigger than that if well fed and well exercised and maintained theres a video on youtube where a Kangal reached 95 centimeters.
There is a Malakli in my neighborhood. The first thing I did when seeing him was to make him and my cattle dog best friends. I’m now part of his pack and my dog is part of his flock. I’m good….. you better run!
Turkish Kangal is a herding dog legend, they love cold regions, while one of them waits at the head of the sheep herd, the others focus on protecting the surrounding land in ambush. However, there are other dogs in Turkey, Akbaş, Haymana Karası, Çapar, Gray Shepherd, Zerdava, Tarsus with double noses as a hunting dog. Çatalburun dogs are very good in their breed. Thank you
Kangals are pure life stock guardians. They can manage this in very large areas.Kangals has fairly poor shepherding skills against other european races. They are fast, intelligent and brave.Similar to their wolf ancestors they work as a group. They often get along with humans very well. So they are pure workline dogs. On the other hand malakli dogs are not able to do life stock guarding. Because they are heavy and slow. Malaklis are not cost efficient either they eat alot more. Malakli variants mostly used for dog fights in Turkey. Breed kept going for aesthetic reasons. Because of size love. They are tended to have physical problems on legs and hip most often. Malakli has superiority for personal protection. They are more capable for that. Beside malakli, kangals has independent soul. Most of the time kangal has complete emotional connection with their owner but they are not personal protection dogs. I am not living on the country side so, If i wanted a caring beloved friend and have long walks with it its a kangal. If i wanted a ruthless protector for everything outside of my house its a malakli.
Lol malaklis we’re bread to be LGDs, what are you talking about? A pair of malaklis can literally guard over 600 sheep. They don’t even need a whole pack of dogs to help them
Also, what is this nonsense about kangals having “fairly poor shepherd skills compared to European races”?the kangal is one of the strongest LGDs in the world, there are very few “European races” of shepherds that can even compete with it.
Herding and guarding is different my guy 4 Kangals can literally defend over 500 sheep without even needing 3 more Kangals for backup and you clearly dont know about Malaklis both Kangal and Malakli are native Turkish breeds they are different and not the same and they were bred to be lgds and there are very few European breeds that can compete with the Kangal, the Kangal is a mighty dog and they were also exported to Africa and other countries in West Asia and Southeast Asia and they were also exported to India Pakistan all they way to the South in Africa they are made to guard goats and sheep from cheetahs, the reason why they were exported to Africa is to stop farmers from killing cheetahs.
@@Marco_Saitama i am not familiar . But both black heads and white heads in turkey are dryer then other wolf crushers and show higher back quarters than the shoulders . Which enables fast gate with long step.
I love my Kangal but do not get one if you’re living in city and not willing to be FULLY dedicated. You can’t train their instinct out of them. You won’t be taking to parks and dog parks most likely. He triggers something in other dogs as if he’s a wild wolf. I can’t count how many people have told me I’m so sorry my dog has never done this before. He was very intimidating at even 6-8 months and triggered aggression in others which then triggers his instinct. It’s like a switch. They really need large areas to look over. Watching over large areas they thing they’re protecting is what makes them happy.
@@cesar-lf1jw depends if the dog would have enough room outside. they need a fairly large area and walks twice a day for an hour at a time. I used to have a female and that was hard work, so a male would be stronger and harder to control. just something to keep in mind
I watched your video and your evaluations with interest and I liked them very much. However, I should definitely mention that the photos you show of dog fights are not photos taken in Turkiye. It is clear from the clothes of the people in the photos that they were taken around Afghanistan. I wish you all the best and success in your work.
kangal comes from the name kangil, this is a turkish tribe which bred these dogs, kangil live in kazakistan when they came to anatolia they settled near sivas, there is also a town called kangal, this is also with the Turkish horses akhal tekke so, akhal is an area in Turkmenistan and tekke the turkish tribe what these horses were looking for.
The Turks did this by first subduing one people, then subduing other peoples, and then taking everything worth from those peoples, in this case dogs, so it is very likely that this is an absolutely correct story. In this case, they standardized the physical characteristics and thus presented the more typical appearance of a dog breed, and named it Kangal. That breed used to be called Karabash until about 30 years ago. It is now called Kangal.
@@drazantodoric6040 It has been genetically proven that Kangal dogs are closely related to dogs from Kazakhstan. Also the sheep of the town of Kangal are different from other Anatolian sheep. I know this because I am from Kangal. There is no doubt that these dogs and sheep came from a Turkish tribe that settled here in Kangal. After all, unlike settled agricultural societies, the Turks have been nomadic shepherds for thousands of years and there is nothing strange about this.
Oh wolves can be brave and sneaky as well as very smart. A wolf is from day one a powerful survivor. The pack of armored kangals can be the life line to a heard for sure. The spiked harnesses are a must. Seen how those spikes hurt a biting agresor really bad. We don't kill wolves not for fur or sport anyway so warding them off is a great choice.
PS: Both of them(Malaklı & Kangal) doesn’t like orders. They like to work(area&livestock protection) freely. So no possible to train these dogs like German Shepheard. Also we can’t say “Malaklı is more aggresive than Kangal” it’s depend on raising&living circumtances. I have a friend who has livestock in Central Anatolia , his expectation from Kangal not much , protection the livestock and not to runaway from wolves enough for him. Wolves not dangeourous for human unless they are extremely hungry. 20 years ago winter time hungry wolves ate a kid 10 years old in Kayseri , unfortunately it happened very close place the city center.
The kangal has a double-layered feather structure and can operate at -35 degrees in winter. The malaklı has a single layer of feather structure, so it is not used in the mountains or used in herds. Kangal has an average of 80 87 cm in males, although it can rarely reach 90 cm. The dogs you show as kangal in the video look like Anatolian shepherd dogs that were taken from Anatolia to Europe. ( anatolian shepherd dog ) mother kangal father malaklı or vice versa. It is a hybrid dog population that is frequently seen in Anatolia. Their length varies between 70 and 90 cm.
@@Animal-Watch do u think Turkish wolf are smaller ? Turkish mountain Woolf are far bigger than Turkish kır kurdu ( plain wolf ) they both live in turkey. In our village Mountain wolf did jump over the 200 cm wall with mail lamb on his mount . They put they are hunt on they are back .
Kangal is the first line of defense and an avant-garde of the flock. He is the first one to show when something is going on. Kangal is faster and has the stamina for chasing predators away from the flock. Malakli is the last line of defense, if a predator will slip away from kangal, malakli is there to finish the job. The perfect duo of guarding dogs. There is no better or worse - it depends why specifically someone needs a guarding dog. EDIT: One more thing - kangal dogs are supposed to have the strongest bite force ( around 740 PSI, like lions), but I have no idea if malakli was ever tested for this. I wonder if they have the same bite force :)
The Kangal has not been tested on a psi machine, actually most of the numbers on large rare breeds have not been tested. The numbers that people put on YT videos for alot of breeds are just, fan videos/made up. Bite force correlates to head/jaw size..so I'd assume most of the large headed breeds bite similar give or take, Boerboel, CAO, Presa Canario, Tosa Inu, Kangal, Bully Kutta, Sarplanaic etc. The highest recorded on video verified with an actual legitimate machine is a Tosa Inu at 556lbs. Trust me I've read and looked everywhere and this is it🍻 Here is the link to the video...its at the end. Tosa Inu (labeled Mastiff in video)
Non te ne fai nulla del morso se poi non lo sai usare. In Korea del sud nelle arene questi cani se sono fortunati resistono 5 minuti contro un Tosa inu che può combattere per più di 60 minuti di seguito.
Provided you are not a shepherd who has to travel long distances with your flock, the only disadvantage of the Aksaray Malaklisi is his drooling. What surprised me, however, is that you can take the Aksaray to town with you!!! I thought this would be a disaster, given his immense dog aggression.
Malaklı is originaly breed of Turkey like kangal and others. Evliya Çelebi (he was like Marco Polo) said that "i saw a lion in Aksaray a long time ago. It is orinal breed not mix with English mastive. But last times unfortunataly same owners make this mix.
Yes!!! I’m so sick of these Kangal fanatics saying that the Malakli isn’t a legit breed and is only a Kangal mix. Kangal people seem to be the ones pushing that narrative. There can be both!
I encountered a number of working Kangals in the Anatolian Mountains of Turkey in 2012. No other dog in world is as impressive as a Kangal for all the right reasons. And I've had dogs all my life including sled dogs. I have been looking for a true Kangal here in western Canada for about 3 years. It is sooo hard to sort Anatolian Shepards from "Kangals". I would love to have one but, despite being recently retired and fit with access to unlimited wilderness near my home, these dogs NEED animals to protect as work. They should never be confined to houses or even what many people consider a "big fenced yard". They need unfenced space to roam and work. I understood years ago that Turkey does not allow exportation of their national dog and that there really are no true Kangals here. All are Anatolian Shepards derived from a handful of Kangals brought here in the 1950s(?). Was/is that true?
I would say the malakli and kangal are complementary to each other. One to protect a small very high important area another for big less important area.
Like my xdog. American Staffordshire Terrier. I used to walk 1 -2 hours with 5lbs each side of the backpack. Super powerful medium size. ❤ He had to be tied to a tree.
great video about genotypes and fenotypes and genetic differeces btw good kangals are about 80 / 85 cm.. not 70 cm. thanks for the video , you guys are great like as always.
A kangal and malakli can easily kill a Turkish wolf one on one. The reason why Kangals are used in packs is because they are generally dealing with a pack of wolves. Which means each individual dog must be able to take a wolf one on one. I’ve seen videos of a one on one fight between a kangal and a wolf and each time the kangal either kicks it’s ass or even kills it. The reason why kangals are sometimes (and very rarely) killed by wolves is because they were up against an entire pack of wolves and the kangals pack was either too small or it got caught alone. In other words a pack of wolves vs one or two kangals the wolves will obviously win but one on one a wolf wouldn’t stand a chance. The malakli on the other hand can take on an entire pack by itself or in a pair although they don’t always win. So one malakli vs one wolf isn’t even debatable, the malakli would literally win every time
I had a dog that was part Kangal... only part though and unfortunately he had the launch strength and physical body of muscle at 120 lbs but the pads on his feet were not durable enough to handle the launch combined with his massive size, if I was not careful he would tear the pads right off his paws...
Your information is wrong on this video. I’ve literally been to crufts and spoken to importers who are very informed in these dogs and imported them into the United Kingdom. Sun lions was the name of the kennels. And can’t remember the name of the others but spoke to both. So the Anatolian shepherd could be any colour so long as it did the job and the kangal was chosen for having a black mask even from the same litter of pups. The Anatolian guy said it’s bad for the breeding because it’s about working ability and not looks.
Anneka will you do a video on comparing the English bullterrier against a gull terrier from India what is more true to the original breed because I believe it’s the gull terrier as the English bull terrier has been ruined for looks
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I swear by Anatolians or Kangals. They are the best investment for sheep or goat farmers. Can’t tell you how many wolves and coyotes have been put down inside pastures around here. Not to mention been drove away by them. I find coyote paw prints all the time around my fencing but never inside. They are wonderful animals.
Tibetian mastiff, great pyrenees, caucasian shepherd, alabai, kangal, dogo argentino all are pretty good i think.
Great for the outdoors but some fools are having them as pets
@@pcredefined8520 I only have experience with Anatolian and Kangals. I have friends with Great Pyrenees and Akbash they do very well for them.
@@jimipurple123 some Anatolians just aren’t cut out to be LGDs and actually make good pets for the family. I think they need to be brought up as LGDs to see what their disposition is first. I actually have one that just wasn’t cut out for work and he is a great guard dog and family pet. Here is the big caveat. You need to know how to handle dogs. I’ve been handling dogs my whole life. They are not for first timers with an apartment. They need room to run.
@@pcredefined8520 A good causian shepard can be a good breed but not compared to a Kangal or Coban. Dogo is a very good dog but also not near a Kangal or good Coban.
I love my 3 purebred Kangals and a Kangal/Great Pyr mix. I don't need them to guard outside so all 4 stay inside with me except when we go out for potty breaks, feeding livestock and a daily patrol around my farm, when they will chase each other at top speed and play fight each other for 45 minutes to an hour. They all want to be in whatever room I'm in and at night the two females climb into bed with me, but the two males and the younger female take turns sleeping in my room throughout the night because one dog always stays in the living room facing the front door whenever they're inside whether I'm home or not, as if they've worked out their own shift schedule for who's on guard, with the older female staying in a corner of my bed the whole night like she's my bodyguard in case somehow an intruder got through the other dogs. I didn't train them to do this, they come and go in the house and just do this on their own. Kangals have been raised in packs for hundreds of years and they're happiest in a pack, and being the "pack leader" like this is the happiest I've been in some ways and I've never felt more secure in my home.
Lucky you
Out of interest, how do you welcome guests into your house without the dogs getting protective and 'causing a scene'?
@@Kaytlin_ Tbh I'm a real loner so I seldom have guests, especially in the house. I have fencing around the house so I'll let the dogs outside so they can see me greeting the guest at the driveway and then if they bark at the guest I'll tell them to be quiet and lead the guest in after they calm down and we basically just ignore the dogs and go in the house and let the dogs follow or I'll call them in if they don't. I've had people who wanted to meet the dogs and I'll let them do that outside where there's more room but these dogs aren't attention hogs, once they sniff someone out they're ready to go back to playing with each other and will just ignore my guest and me.
But that doesn't mean they aren't on guard. Once an old friend of mine who is a big bodybuilder came over, and we did the meet and greet and came into the house no problem, but then my older male Kangal nipped my friend's butt, not a real bite and he didn't growl, get excited or break skin or even bruise, but it was like a friendly pinch to let my friend know he was watching him and to keep in line. I don't know if he didn't like my friend's familiar and excited voice with me or his bigger size over me or what, but Samson has never done anything like that before or since. Needless to say my friend is scared to death of Samson now even though Samson has never even barked at him again on subsequent visits. As my friend tells people whenever my dogs come up in conversation: "That dog was letting me know he could f**k me up anytime so don't mess with John."
@@johncarolina oh ok thanks for sharing, I have two German shepherds and it's always a struggle to get them to calm down when guests come over because they bark and go crazy, they made one of my friends cry once from fear 🙈🙈
@@Kaytlin_ I'm not very familiar with GSDs and I'm not a dog trainer and have never used one, but I don't think GSD are any harder to train than any other working breed from what I know. You should be able to get them to be quiet and calm down as their owner or they could be dangerous to your guests as well as yourself, especially with more than one dog. I hope you're not using "positive-only" training on those dogs, because from what I've learned that simply won't work to correct some behaviors and with some breeds.
I rescued a female 2-year old Kangal without knowing much about the breed. She was poorly socialized and had little training. I could not trust her in many ways and she did some injury to other dogs in the beginning. I also feared for visitors. But, she loves me with great devotion. She is 5 now, and because I put the work in to gain her trust and attention, she can go to a dog park and be off lead. With the right kind of training (and temperament), these dogs can become happy members of a household. As long as she knows what I expect and that I mean it, she is good because she hates letting me down. She still gets to guard, but knows that I control when it’s time to stop. That said: Not a dog for novice owners.
I am obsessed with Malakli dogs. Theyre beautiful giants-- strong, muscular and powerful.
Thank you so much for covering both these 2 amazing breeds. The Kangal is my ultimate favorite. Their personalities are so gentle and kind. Wonderful Video.😊💚💙💚🇹🇷🇺🇸
Great video as always👍👍 In the US in states like Montana farmers are now importing and using Kangals to protect their herds from Coyote and Wolves. The Kangals ability to work in packs and deter predators as well as tolerate the cold winters is why they are becoming very popular. I’m guessing they are preferred to other large flock guardians because of how adaptable they are. In East Africa some farmers are also experimenting with them to protect goats from big cat predators but not sure how that is coming along. Great work and Happy New Year 🎊
Those kangals are of poor quality .....short height ....hardly 27 inch
Always use them as a pack never let them alone but at least 3 of them especially by night
Aww. They look stellar with their traditional Turkish collar. Both are stunning dogs! ❤
I’ve got my first kangal puppy that turned 12 months olds on July 9th, I socialize him, and obedience classes, he’s wonderful when he knows you and dogs and people, but he is aggressive with people that approach me, He’s not a huge Kangal, but a nice size kangal, and is very protective of me.
Thanks for your work and comments. Both Malakli and Kangal are native Turkish breed purebred dogs. Unlike the malakli, the Kangal is athletic and fast as you said. However, there is a lack of information here. The kangal dogs you show in the video are not purebred. Dogs called breech. The original Kangal dog breed is under protection at a private farm in Sivas. They are really big and strong dogs. If you have the chance to visit one day, you will understand better what I mean. You can see kangas with a weight over 115 kg and a shoulder height of 90 cm.
Armenian Gampr could be the mother breed of these two breed
no way 115 kg
Your knowledge of Kangal’s is pretty good but malakli is a breed of kangal. As is the Boz and Sivas depending on what region of Turkey you are in. I know this because my brother in law is from Turkey and explained this all to me in great detail. Depending on the region greatly depicts its breeding lineage. For example almost all Kangal’s have Greyhound in the breeding lineage which explains the animals freakish speeds.
115 KG dog is not a Kangal.
@@CIA_Alien they look alike and does the same job, but very diffrent breeds.
Bro I am telling really that animal watch is the only channel which I see if I want to take information for any breed in the world , world's best channel for animals information especially for dogs . She is the only one RUclipsr who covers malakli breed which is very rare in RUclips . ❤❤
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Hi Anneka, I love the work that you do to provide all this information on dog breeds. I'm curious why you haven't done a video on the boz shepherd as well.
Thanks for such an informational video. The AKC classifies both as the same breed so when we got ours i was curious as to which breed our dog actually was and you've shed a good deal of light on the subject.
My kangal/malakli mix is a sweetheart. Like the malakli he stays close and has the droopy lips but otherwise is athletic and has kangal temperament. He's a very good dog 😊
There are two things that we should make them proper. One is a male kangal can reach 80 or over 80 cm which is very popular size in our country. One of them is a male malakli can reach near to 90 cm not all of them but they are really big dogs . Good video by the way. Thank you for putting this informations in front of people
those dogs that you see there that make them pass as kangals are crosses between true kangals and akbash, they are not pure kangals, they are from the united states and england, and then they have lost part of their working capacity since the kernel of those countries degenerated them giving a prettier dog but less powerful and less ferocious and smaller than 70 cm at the withers limiting the growth of larger specimens and conditioning to a weight, within 30 years that breed in the United States will lose all capacity, They did the same with the European Doberman, it is thinner, more fragile and weaker than the German.
@@hugotakayama6963 agree with you. İn my country they are bigger than their shapes in video and better
Yes my Malaklisi is a male, 8 months 31.5” at the shoulder, he comes from the giant bloodlines of Turkey.
As a noob to the breed
Malaklis to me seems like the heavyweight champs in MMA, powerful,pure strength and intimidation.
Kangals are like the light heavy weights, they're more skilled, agile yet has knockout power, great cardio and footwork, minus the size. I'd go with Kangals.
2 types of kangal i think, 1 is like malakli heavyweight 2 is panter kangals agile and has great endurance, panter kangals more precious.
I think GUREGH is more powerfull, heavy and strong than malakli and KANGAL
@@balvirspal9726 if its come to strength malaklı eat guregh at lunch.
Kangal 743 PSI bite force stronger than any other dog.
yeah that doesnt make any sense at all........ dogs dont box....... Malaklis will crush the Kangal....
First of all, thanks for a nice video. We have photos of the kangal 100 years ago, but we do not have photos of malaklı dogs 50 years ago. Kangal is such a popular and natural purebred breed because it has done its job properly for hundreds of years. Kangal is not a culture breed. But the malak has become popular in recent years because of the curiosity about its size. In addition, Anatolia is such a large geography that there are not only these two large races, but we can count many more races. Haymana Karası, Akbaş, Black Sea mountain dog, kars hairy, Güreh , Karayaka are among our other rare natural breeds. And you should definitely see a kangal at the head of the herd in the mountains.
Don’t forget the boz shepherd!
Absent information. 400 hundred years ago Evliya Çelebi the turkish traveler wrote to his book about the dogs in Aksaray region. And wrote I SAW A LION IN AKSARAY by mention to the size of a big dogs. Aksaray was not a so popular place to make photos. Aksaray dogs were famous about their sizes. And it is obvious that they breed bigger dogs on purpose so malakli is not a pure breed.
Alabai are huge .
Until 30 years ago, real name in Turkey was Karabash, after this become Kangal.
Anneka thank you very much for these very interesting news about two fantastic dog breeds. Are both beautiful dogs,giant and very strong but the kangal is the best and I agree with the final score! 👍👍👍👍🙏🙏💪💪❤🔥🐾
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Kangals have different feelings! But Malakli looks so cool and, he is a strong guy.
These videos are soo interesting!
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We had several that were between kangal and kanaan dogs that stayed around my grand father's cattle and sheep. Though a colli could do better around sheep for their stamina speed and trainability. The kangal will patrol, alert and pack up in defense around the heard and farm for sure. Seen them huddling with sheep when it was cold. With us as well so they are great family members for sure.
Malaklı it's like a heavy tank, Hard strong and bulky.Kangal it's a like a Medium plus tank. faster and more durable. both very strong 👌🧿🧿🧿
the stronger you are the more durable you are.............
Both stunning & proud breeds yet when it comes to the love of a dog or the dog's love for you, there's no competition.
f a wolf were to attack my dog, I would intervene to protect my dog and ensure nothing happens to it. However, because I also love wolves, I wouldn't harm the wolf. Therefore, it is likely that the wolf would kill me and go away, leaving my dog hungry and alone. Eventually, my dog would eat me and satisfy its hunger. :)
Yikes and I thought my Cane Corso was fierce lol. These two are impressive
@ no she’s not. 135 pounds of beast and I love her she’s beautiful. I wish I could post pics on here of her. But I feel these two are on another level
cane corso is more agile and powerful (not bite force)
@porsche45353 No, they arent what are you on about?
Most Turkish shepper dogs like kangal, have very loose and thick skin. Loose skin helps these dogs from severe injuries in fight. They can take a lot of bite without feeling to much pain. Loose skin is looser around, neck, throad, back, ears, belly where wolfs tend to bite most. These dogs are most vulnerable in their ears which ade long. Breeders, cut the tips to increase their survaivability in fights.
I love both the kangal and malakli they're both nice looking dogs
Exactly. I’m really sick of the Kangal people always dissing the Malakli, and pitting them against each other. They’re different and equally impressive and formidable. I just prefer the Malakli. Love both breeds though.
Another beautiful episode. Thank you.
She should double check the stats, she is saying that Kangals are only up to 70 centmetres or 27 ". They are generally over 30 plus inches and up to and occasionally over 150 lbs.
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70 centimeters? Kangals can be way bigger than that if well fed and well exercised and maintained theres a video on youtube where a Kangal reached 95 centimeters.
@@MACDABS13 pure kangal are small that might be cross betweem Malakali and kangal or Akbaş or Kangal that would be Anatolian Shepherd.
@@Krim-zp8km Nah bro pure Kangal are big check out the European dog expert i forgot what his name is.
@@MACDABS13 I don't need European expert I am from Sivas Turkey where this breed belong to.
There is a Malakli in my neighborhood. The first thing I did when seeing him was to make him and my cattle dog best friends. I’m now part of his pack and my dog is part of his flock. I’m good….. you better run!
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Nice stats here and scoring on these two protective beasts! Good beats our best friends!
Turkish Kangal is a herding dog legend, they love cold regions, while one of them waits at the head of the sheep herd, the others focus on protecting the surrounding land in ambush. However, there are other dogs in Turkey, Akbaş, Haymana Karası, Çapar, Gray Shepherd, Zerdava, Tarsus with double noses as a hunting dog. Çatalburun dogs are very good in their breed. Thank you
Kangals are pure life stock guardians. They can manage this in very large areas.Kangals has fairly poor shepherding skills against other european races. They are fast, intelligent and brave.Similar to their wolf ancestors they work as a group. They often get along with humans very well. So they are pure workline dogs. On the other hand malakli dogs are not able to do life stock guarding. Because they are heavy and slow. Malaklis are not cost efficient either they eat alot more. Malakli variants mostly used for dog fights in Turkey. Breed kept going for aesthetic reasons. Because of size love. They are tended to have physical problems on legs and hip most often. Malakli has superiority for personal protection. They are more capable for that. Beside malakli, kangals has independent soul. Most of the time kangal has complete emotional connection with their owner but they are not personal protection dogs. I am not living on the country side so, If i wanted a caring beloved friend and have long walks with it its a kangal. If i wanted a ruthless protector for everything outside of my house its a malakli.
You clearly don’t know much abt malaklis
Lol malaklis we’re bread to be LGDs, what are you talking about? A pair of malaklis can literally guard over 600 sheep. They don’t even need a whole pack of dogs to help them
Also, what is this nonsense about kangals having “fairly poor shepherd skills compared to European races”?the kangal is one of the strongest LGDs in the world, there are very few “European races” of shepherds that can even compete with it.
Hearding dogs breed are different than Livestock's Guardians Dogs breed ...
Herding and guarding is different my guy 4 Kangals can literally defend over 500 sheep without even needing 3 more Kangals for backup and you clearly dont know about Malaklis both Kangal and Malakli are native Turkish breeds they are different and not the same and they were bred to be lgds and there are very few European breeds that can compete with the Kangal, the Kangal is a mighty dog and they were also exported to Africa and other countries in West Asia and Southeast Asia and they were also exported to India Pakistan all they way to the South in Africa they are made to guard goats and sheep from cheetahs, the reason why they were exported to Africa is to stop farmers from killing cheetahs.
There are lots of giants . But only Kangal is fast agile and got stamina to really compete with the wolves
I believe that Boz Shepherds do too
@@Marco_Saitama i am not familiar . But both black heads and white heads in turkey are dryer then other wolf crushers and show higher back quarters than the shoulders . Which enables fast gate with long step.
Another breed from Turkey is the Boz Shepherd, big and strong, but not fast like the Kangal.
I'd love animal watch to make a video on the boz shepherd
I love my Kangal but do not get one if you’re living in city and not willing to be FULLY dedicated. You can’t train their instinct out of them. You won’t be taking to parks and dog parks most likely. He triggers something in other dogs as if he’s a wild wolf. I can’t count how many people have told me I’m so sorry my dog has never done this before. He was very intimidating at even 6-8 months and triggered aggression in others which then triggers his instinct. It’s like a switch. They really need large areas to look over. Watching over large areas they thing they’re protecting is what makes them happy.
I used to have a kangal and I live in England. I can't tell you how correct you are. many dogs are intimidated by then even as a pup
I work 4 days 8hr shifts. Do you think thats okay once if i get one?
@@cesar-lf1jw depends if the dog would have enough room outside. they need a fairly large area and walks twice a day for an hour at a time. I used to have a female and that was hard work, so a male would be stronger and harder to control. just something to keep in mind
goes for every dog......
@@kool4209 well yea, but some A LOT more than others.
Thank you for your nice vedios.
Great video mis
I bet people are just lining up to get a Turkish kangal
More like lining up to hook up with her
@@vincentf1487maybe if I was 50
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I watched your video and your evaluations with interest and I liked them very much. However, I should definitely mention that the photos you show of dog fights are not photos taken in Turkiye. It is clear from the clothes of the people in the photos that they were taken around Afghanistan. I wish you all the best and success in your work.
Awesome video
kangal comes from the name kangil, this is a turkish tribe which bred these dogs, kangil live in kazakistan when they came to anatolia they settled near sivas, there is also a town called kangal, this is also with the Turkish horses akhal tekke so, akhal is an area in Turkmenistan and tekke the turkish tribe what these horses were looking for.
The Turks did this by first subduing one people, then subduing other peoples, and then taking everything worth from those peoples, in this case dogs, so it is very likely that this is an absolutely correct story. In this case, they standardized the physical characteristics and thus presented the more typical appearance of a dog breed, and named it Kangal. That breed used to be called Karabash until about 30 years ago. It is now called Kangal.
@@drazantodoric6040 It has been genetically proven that Kangal dogs are closely related to dogs from Kazakhstan. Also the sheep of the town of Kangal are different from other Anatolian sheep. I know this because I am from Kangal. There is no doubt that these dogs and sheep came from a Turkish tribe that settled here in Kangal. After all, unlike settled agricultural societies, the Turks have been nomadic shepherds for thousands of years and there is nothing strange about this.
Oh wolves can be brave and sneaky as well as very smart. A wolf is from day one a powerful survivor. The pack of armored kangals can be the life line to a heard for sure. The spiked harnesses are a must. Seen how those spikes hurt a biting agresor really bad. We don't kill wolves not for fur or sport anyway so warding them off is a great choice.
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I've seen videos of 4 Kangal eaten by wolves and only a the bones and head of the Kangal was left. It goes both ways.
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Finally good information
My larger male Kangal was 35" at the shoulder and 155 lbs.
Yes ,it is typical for Kangals.
Cool breed, perfect for a ranch or farm with livestock and predators.
PS: Both of them(Malaklı & Kangal) doesn’t like orders. They like to work(area&livestock protection) freely. So no possible to train these dogs like German Shepheard.
Also we can’t say “Malaklı is more aggresive than Kangal” it’s depend on raising&living circumtances.
I have a friend who has livestock in Central Anatolia , his expectation from Kangal not much , protection the livestock and not to runaway from wolves enough for him.
Wolves not dangeourous for human unless they are extremely hungry. 20 years ago winter time hungry wolves ate a kid 10 years old in Kayseri , unfortunately it happened very close place the city center.
Ooo noonate a 10 year old kid my gosh. The wolves were desperate attacking humans is rare.
My uncle in Turkey had a Kangal mixed with Malaski and boy he was a monster even the bulls did not want the smoke
Absolutly beautiful power dogs the both breeds.
Great Video ! One thing you should correct though is that "Turkish Wolves" are Gray Wolves and they are not small 😅. Cheers ✌🏼
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Alabai cannot even come close to a Kangal.
The kangal has a double-layered feather structure and can operate at -35 degrees in winter.
The malaklı has a single layer of feather structure, so it is not used in the mountains or used in herds.
Kangal has an average of 80 87 cm in males, although it can rarely reach 90 cm.
The dogs you show as kangal in the video look like Anatolian shepherd dogs that were taken from Anatolia to Europe.
( anatolian shepherd dog ) mother kangal father malaklı or vice versa. It is a hybrid dog population that is frequently seen in Anatolia. Their length varies between 70 and 90 cm.
The Kangals in the episode were selected by Sheila herself when she stayed in the mountains in Turkey with the farmers
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@@Animal-Watch do u think Turkish wolf are smaller ? Turkish mountain Woolf are far bigger than Turkish kır kurdu ( plain wolf ) they both live in turkey. In our village Mountain wolf did jump over the 200 cm wall with mail lamb on his mount . They put they are hunt on they are back .
@@Animal-Watch watch burial başyiğit videos on RUclips. U can see Kangal And malaklı NeXT to each other yes malakli bigger but not far bigger
Kangal is the first line of defense and an avant-garde of the flock. He is the first one to show when something is going on. Kangal is faster and has the stamina for chasing predators away from the flock. Malakli is the last line of defense, if a predator will slip away from kangal, malakli is there to finish the job. The perfect duo of guarding dogs.
There is no better or worse - it depends why specifically someone needs a guarding dog.
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One more thing - kangal dogs are supposed to have the strongest bite force ( around 740 PSI, like lions), but I have no idea if malakli was ever tested for this. I wonder if they have the same bite force :)
The Kangal has not been tested on a psi machine, actually most of the numbers on large rare breeds have not been tested. The numbers that people put on YT videos for alot of breeds are just, fan videos/made up.
Bite force correlates to head/jaw size..so I'd assume most of the large headed breeds bite similar give or take, Boerboel, CAO, Presa Canario, Tosa Inu, Kangal, Bully Kutta, Sarplanaic etc. The highest recorded on video verified with an actual legitimate machine is a Tosa Inu at 556lbs. Trust me I've read and looked everywhere and this is it🍻
Here is the link to the video...its at the end. Tosa Inu (labeled Mastiff in video)
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Would like to see a video explaining the difference between Anatolian and Kangal
I would love to see you guys do a episode on the tosa inu
Please make a video on American bulldog.
Provided you are not a shepherd who has to travel long distances with your flock, the only disadvantage of the Aksaray Malaklisi is his drooling.
What surprised me, however, is that you can take the Aksaray to town with you!!! I thought this would be a disaster, given his immense dog aggression.
Malaklı is originaly breed of Turkey like kangal and others. Evliya Çelebi (he was like Marco Polo) said that "i saw a lion in Aksaray a long time ago. It is orinal breed not mix with English mastive. But last times unfortunataly same owners make this mix.
Yes!!! I’m so sick of these Kangal fanatics saying that the Malakli isn’t a legit breed and is only a Kangal mix. Kangal people seem to be the ones pushing that narrative. There can be both!
He saw a Kangal.
i've seen kangals that are pretty much the size of those malakli but seem to be as agile and fast as the kangals in this video.
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Show us the info where to buy these dogs in your videos.
Hello, can you make a video about turkish Boz shepherd dog? The largest of all anatolians.
Should do a program on the volkadov dogs.
Sivas kangal is more resilient,fast.
I encountered a number of working Kangals in the Anatolian Mountains of Turkey in 2012.
No other dog in world is as impressive as a Kangal for all the right reasons. And I've had dogs all my life including sled dogs.
I have been looking for a true Kangal here in western Canada for about 3 years. It is sooo hard to sort Anatolian Shepards from "Kangals".
I would love to have one but, despite being recently retired and fit with access to unlimited wilderness near my home, these dogs NEED animals to protect as work. They should never be confined to houses or even what many people consider a "big fenced yard". They need unfenced space to roam and work.
I understood years ago that Turkey does not allow exportation of their national dog and that there really are no true Kangals here. All are Anatolian Shepards derived from a handful of Kangals brought here in the 1950s(?). Was/is that true?
I would say the malakli and kangal are complementary to each other. One to protect a small very high important area another for big less important area.
Like my xdog. American Staffordshire Terrier. I used to walk 1 -2 hours with 5lbs each side of the backpack. Super powerful medium size. ❤
He had to be tied to a tree.
Can you also do Turkish boz?
Do you have any information on the catahoula leopard dog
one of my dreams is to own a pet Kangal, this dog is awesome
Can you please compare alabai to akbash and recommend ethical trustworthy kennels for purebreds in turkey?
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I couldn't finish watching More than 6:30of this video because I find most of the informations incorrect
great video about genotypes and fenotypes and genetic differeces btw good kangals are about 80 / 85 cm.. not 70 cm. thanks for the video , you guys are great like as always.
Could you please do a video on boz shepherd. I am planing to buy one in the future but unable to choose between kangal, malakali and boz.
It would be very helpful if you provide us a video on Boz shepards please..
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A kangal and malakli can easily kill a Turkish wolf one on one. The reason why Kangals are used in packs is because they are generally dealing with a pack of wolves. Which means each individual dog must be able to take a wolf one on one. I’ve seen videos of a one on one fight between a kangal and a wolf and each time the kangal either kicks it’s ass or even kills it. The reason why kangals are sometimes (and very rarely) killed by wolves is because they were up against an entire pack of wolves and the kangals pack was either too small or it got caught alone. In other words a pack of wolves vs one or two kangals the wolves will obviously win but one on one a wolf wouldn’t stand a chance. The malakli on the other hand can take on an entire pack by itself or in a pair although they don’t always win. So one malakli vs one wolf isn’t even debatable, the malakli would literally win every time
I had a dog that was part Kangal... only part though and unfortunately he had the launch strength and physical body of muscle at 120 lbs but the pads on his feet were not durable enough to handle the launch combined with his massive size, if I was not careful he would tear the pads right off his paws...
so it lost his paws at the launching stage? wtf r u talking about?
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Your information is wrong on this video. I’ve literally been to crufts and spoken to importers who are very informed in these dogs and imported them into the United Kingdom. Sun lions was the name of the kennels. And can’t remember the name of the others but spoke to both.
So the Anatolian shepherd could be any colour so long as it did the job and the kangal was chosen for having a black mask even from the same litter of pups. The Anatolian guy said it’s bad for the breeding because it’s about working ability and not looks.
Anyone know how to spell the name of the dog breed at 4:41 ?
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Anneka will you do a video on comparing the English bullterrier against a gull terrier from India what is more true to the original breed because I believe it’s the gull terrier as the English bull terrier has been ruined for looks
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