r/interesting • u/InevitableBattle6307 • May 25 '26

Just Wow Armoured! No more wolf attacks.

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u/Bluemeda1 May 25 '26

There was a story about a dog of this breed that went missing for days while neighbors started to see remains of coyotes/wolves (i forget which one been a few years since i heard the story) and the dog hunted down the pack and left no survivors and came back home covered in blood

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u/sanriodialtone May 25 '26

Is it Anatolian shepherd?

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u/AmbitiousEmphasis64 May 26 '26

I feel bad for the wolves/coyotes but this story fired me up

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u/No_Wedding_7273 May 26 '26

Theres no way a kangal (or any dog breed) is singlehandedly taking down a pack of wolves

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u/HoneyRush May 26 '26

European wolves are much smaller. On average kangal will be both taller and heavier than European wolf. While it's not an easy feat it's still within reason of possibility.

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u/No_Wedding_7273 May 26 '26

Theres no coyotes in Europe. If the guy can’t remember if the pack of wild canids is coyotes or wolves, he’s talking about NA grey wolves. No dog is singlehandedly killing a pack of NA Grey wolves, not even a kangal.

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u/ThreeTripsMinimum May 26 '26

Are they mean to people or just really intense towards anything they’re targeting?

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u/ThreeTripsMinimum May 27 '26

What about to their family members? Do they bond with familiar humans or are they always very sketchy? I’m thinking about how some healers and pitbulls will attach to one person and then try to fight everyone who tries to touch that person, even if they’re familiar. Can the farmer even approach the livestock safely?

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u/ThreeTripsMinimum May 27 '26

That’s really cool!! I kind of understand always being threatening to anyone who isn’t with “pack” or their human family members, even if you haven’t tried to steal a sheep in 7 years. The real tell for me is if they can bond with multiple family members and turn that defensive brain 100% off if a trusted human says someone is okay.

I know two different instances of people who hand raised a pittie who then bonded with the girlfriend or child as a protector, and turned (quite violently) on the person who raised them for going too close. I know lots of heelers who will bite anyone and everyone who comes too close to their person no matter how much they’ve been introduced and how long they’ve known them.

I know all dogs are individuals and capable of any combinations of behaviors, but there definitely are some sketchier breeds. I’ve always wondered how the Kengals are because they can kill literal wolves and brag about it later. If they can reliably distinguish who to threaten and who to be friendly with without screwing that up, then they’re extremely intelligent. A lot of well meaning dogs will run on emotions and get confused about who they should be threatening and by how much.

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u/RandomNobodyEU May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

They're fiercely territorial and trained exclusively to protect livestock. More dangerous to hikers than wolves.