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A DOG normally used to fight off wolves and bears in its native Turkey is on the loose in Croydon after savaging a teenage girl. The giant Turkish Kangal dog, which can weigh up to 12-stone and ...

The 130-pound dog strains at his chain leash as Ali Yuksek struggles to control him. “Haylaz is a strong dog, but he’s also the most difficult and the most annoying,” Yuksek says.

But adults can easily weigh around 140 pounds, and they were bred to fight wolves. Now they're so closely protected that to export a Kangal, you need a permit from the Turkish military. Sponsor ...

Known to have a bite stronger than a lion’s, the Kangal dog breed is a force to be reckoned with. Originally bred in Turkey to work as a livestock guardian, this protective and loyal guard dog ...

A shepherd dog of the "Sivas Kangal" breed, is seen at a breeding farm in Sivas, in the central Anatolian province of Turkey, some 450km east of the capital, Ankara, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.

Known to have a bite stronger than a lion’s, the Kangal dog breed is a force to be reckoned with. Originally bred in Turkey to work as a livestock guardian, this protective and loyal guard dog ...

Editor’s note: The kangal (pronounced khan-ghahl) is a breed of large livestock guarding dog originating from the city of Sivas in central Turkey.

Wood paid $1,400 for a pair of eight-month-old Anatolian Kangal cross guardian dogs from a Colorado breeder. The family bonded the dogs with their livestock but knows it will be two to three years ...

So Shold got a Kangal and Akbash pair and now breeds them for other ranchers at about $800 a head. How good the dogs turn out to be depends largely on their nature, said Shold.

The 130-pound dog strains at his chain leash as Ali Yuksek struggles to control him. “Haylaz is a strong dog, but he’s also the most difficult and the most annoying,” Yuksek says.