Akbash- Turkish Livestock Guardian

[DanL]

I'd never heard of or seen this type of dog until yesterday. We had Daisy at the vet for a shot, and a guy came in with an Akbash pup. What a beautiful dog! The pup was 14 weeks old and probably weighed 40lbs. It looked like a white Golden Retriever. It's fur was cottony soft, like our Himalayan cat's. He explained the breed to me and why he got one- he raises deer, and needs a guard dog for them. It was very interesting and I wanted to share my experience with everyone.

 

[planet molosser]

Great breed I rescued one years ago named Nanook the dog out ran a snow mobile.

 

[Barb04]

Wow, I can't believe you met an Akbash. It's funny, because Max, Anatolian Shepherd, is often mistaken for an Akbash. This is Max at 11 weeks old. He's a white, long haired Anatolian:

 

[Amstaffer]

It is my understanding that the Akbash and Anatolian Shep. and the Kangal are closely related. The think the Akbash is a beautiful dog; the most "showy" of the Turkish breeds.

 

[Spiritus]

We had an Akbash. Her name was Zoe.

Looking at these pictures makes me sad. Zoe died of torsion at just under a year of age. She was an incredible dog and taught us a lot about LPD's.

 

[BostonBanker]

There is an alpaca farm I used to drive by regularly that had an Akbash as the LGD. I loved to look out over the field of white alpacas and pick out the dog on the way by .

 

[ravennr]

They are amazing dogs; one of my favourite breeds in that group.

 

[oc_spirit]

Awww you are so lucky! They are great dogs indeed. dont be fooled though, they might look similar to GRs but they have a VERY different personality

 

[DanL]

No doubt OC, though this pup was pretty friendly!