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Dec 6, 20241 min read
Join the 2024 Kangal Dog Club Of America Holiday Turkish Collar Raffle!
*Update - December 15, 2024: The 2024 KDCA Holiday Raffle is now closed. Winners were randomly selected and notified today, December...
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KDCA
Feb 10, 20231 min read
How to Support Our Friends in Turkey
In the early hours of Monday, February 6th, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked eastern Turkey, the homeland of our beloved Kangal Dogs. ...
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KDCA
Aug 13, 20224 min read
The Purpose and Value of an Open Registration Policy
Jan Dohner Our ability to maintain an open registry within the UKC and under the control of the club is invaluable to our breed. The...
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KDCA
Apr 19, 20224 min read
What is a Landrace Dog Breed and How Does This Relate to the Kangal Dog?
Jan Dohner What is a dog breed? We often answer this question with a list of breeds recognized by an organization such as the AKC. ...
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KDCA
Mar 21, 20223 min read
Announcement of KDCA Standard Revision Approval
Great news! We were informed by the UKC that our request to update the official UKC Kangal Dog Breed Standard for our breed was reviewed...
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KDCA
Jun 15, 20213 min read
The KDCA Kangal Dog Standard Statement
The KDCA/UKC Standard predates the KIF/FCI document by more than two decades. The KDCA Kangal Dog Standard was officially adopted by the...
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KDCA
Dec 26, 20204 min read
Never Give Up, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
I spent a lot of time debating just how many wonderful things I could say about my girl Bea… how beautiful she is, how gentle she is,...
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KDCA
Nov 15, 20203 min read
Proposed Revisions to the UKC Kangal Dog Standard
As the national parent club for our breed, we have a direct interest in our Standard and it is good form to periodically review it. The...
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KDCA
Jul 25, 20205 min read
Predator Friendly Livestock Management and the Role of the Livestock Guardian Dog
Babette Turk, Entrepreneur, Homesteader I sat and cried on the cold ground with my little doeling dying in my lap. I tried to give her...
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KDCA
Jan 3, 20203 min read
An Urban Kangal's Top Ten List
The Top Ten Best and Worst Things about Having an Urban Kangal.
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KDCA
Feb 15, 20192 min read
Beware of Unreliable Kennel Clubs
Note: Lots of kennel club names and acronyms ahead! Recently we became aware that some folks are selling dogs as registered Kangal Dogs...
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KDCA
Apr 25, 20183 min read
The Kangal Dog
The Kangal Dog is noted for his solid temperament. Temperament is of prime importance in Turkish villages today and in the past -...
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KDCA
Apr 25, 20182 min read
Thinking of a Puppy?
Kangal Dog breeders get lots of phone calls and emails from folks interested in obtaining a wonderful Kangal Dog puppy for their family....
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KDCA
Apr 25, 20189 min read
What is a Breed and Why Does it Matter?
This wonderful article was written nearly twenty years ago, but it is still an excellent discussion of livestock guard dog breeds. Dr....
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KDCA
Apr 25, 20182 min read
A Brief History of the Kangal Dog
Beyond Kayadibi the country dogs were the largest and most savage of any I had met. In build they were like Newfoundlands, but larger,...
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