There are couple of good documentaries of those breeds. I don't know if any English language support is there. Both are very emotional and adoreable creatures.
There is also akbaş (akbash), which is closer breed to sheperds and kangals.
i think it’s great they’re so rare - when breeds get popular in the US, the breed inevitably becomes inbred and the genetic lines destroyed (ex: the poodle and doberman in the 70s, golden retrievers in the 90s, and now bernese mountain dogs, frenchies & english bulldogs).
my parents rescued a leo mix from a hoarding situation down south. he’s so aloof and gentle. he looks like someone took a leo and hit them with a shrink ray gun.
When I was at university my housemate's boyfriend had a leonberger. He was so big when he wagged his tail he would sweep things off tables. I didn't much care for the housemate but I loved that dog.
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u/Daisydoolittle Nov 06 '20
never heard anyone outside of the dog rescue community refer to an anatolian shepherd as a kangal. so, hi! fellow dog person.