@leeriffee4606
I had a dog of this breed (also known as the Anatolian Shepherd in the US) named Eli. One unusual thing about him was that not only did he keep a lookout and was a good guard dog, he also watched the skies. If a flock of geese flew over he didn't care, but when there were vultures or other birds of prey in the skies he'd jump up and down and bark his head off trying to scare them away. One time a crop dusting plane was flying around and Eli went nuts! He must have thought it was some enormous (and very noisy) predatory bird. This of course is a good trait for dogs bred to guard livestock, as not all predators are terrestrial.
@cosmobane6995
I still find it fascinating how all breeds of dogs descended from one species of "lazy" extinct wolves
@TucoDog-ho6fw
Cheetahs run extremely fast but they can’t keep that pace up for very long. That’s why dogs are effective against them
@Gunner-ll1zd
Big dogs deter predators. Predators could kill the dog, but they risk serious injury, so they avoid out of self preservation.
@נווהיפת-ק7י
another thing is that many times owners give them collars with spikes in order make it harder to bite them in the neck giving them a big advantage against lone big cats which mostly go for the neck.
@ragdolltrucking
im glad you mentioned the part about the fur being for protection, so many wikipedia articles talk about different breeds of sheep dogs having long fur because they get left outside, but its almost always to protect them from getting bitten
@jessehutchings
2:30 This is an underrated fact about animals with fur. Beyond heat regulation it also serves as actual body armor
@westernbloed
Having lost our family Kangal last month, this vid felt bittersweet..
@zemlidrakona2915
I saw a few of these when I went to Turkey. A few vendors had them at tourists stops. They were quite friendly actually, at least to tourists.
@dologongpoloponobonotongpo235
no mention of their best trait. those big spikes on their necks.
@billyyank5807
Kangal,Caucasian shepherd, Anatolian shepherd, presa canario,dogo argentino....irish wolf hounds. There's many serious dogs out there.
@danielhaigler556
My 11year old german shepard chased off a lone coyote the other day. She was very proud of herself. Even though when she went running at it she tripped on her own feet and face planted. But shes a good guard dog. If nothing else, her dangerous sounding bark lets us know something is nearby. She'd be eaten if she ever actually had to fight a wolf or more than one coyote
@david-pb4bi
And now it is living in a council flat near you.
@anon3118
3:08. Bruh. They take down cars too
@nancymesek
Living in the EU, I see these dogs at shelters frequently. It’s not a dog for anyone without a lot of knowledge of the breed.
@adamm3492
An awesome fact about this Kangals is that its the fastest of the giant breed and have a great endurance there are many videos showing them running at a very brisk pace for many miles.
@metaphoria3
Crazy to think wolves canines are twice as long as that kangel in the thumbnail
@artiomvv569
I have two Kangals that I keep as guard dogs and I'm very proud of them, they're really good at keeping coyotes, foxes and raccoons away. In fact a fox had the misfortune of meeting them two months ago, almost being torn in half. FAFO little fox.
@mastpg
Given that we've had our best and furriest wingmen ride or dying with us for tens of millenia, I'm pretty sure that most of our goodests would do the job of scaring off wild animals, since they've had plenty of time to learn that a dog's bark leads to humans coming with opposable thumbs and fire and weapons. Absent any other innovation, i don't see anything which couldof stopped us from dominating all land environments once we hooked up with pups. Greatest partnership ever.
@jimhofoss9982