{"id":5436,"date":"2021-06-19T18:41:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T18:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kayifamilytv.com\/?p=5436"},"modified":"2021-08-20T21:49:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T21:49:38","slug":"the-history-of-kangal-dog-in-ottoman-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/the-history-of-kangal-dog-in-ottoman-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"THE HISTORY OF KANGAL DOG IN OTTOMAN EMPIRE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>The Kangal dog is a large and powerful ancient livestock guardian originally from the Sivas region in Turkey.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>This dog has been selectively bred over hundreds of years primarily as a Turkish sheep guardian based on their size, strength, temperament and appearance.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>The first Kangal was given to the Ottoman Sultan, either to Yavuz Sultan Selim or Murat IV, by an Indian Maharajah. The dog fought with the lion in the palace and killed it. Thus the sultan was considerably interested in it. When the army went for an attack and arrived in Kangal Deliktas nearby Sivas, the dog got lost, and that the species of dog in Kangal was derived from this lost dog.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8052133319358801\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8052133319358801\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9404454092\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Evliya Celebi mentions this dog describing it as strong as a lion in his inscription in the 17th century. It is believed that the dog was brought to Anatolia by the Ottomans and the Shepherd species in Europe were derived from this species when Ottomans invaded Europe. From Ottoman archives, one can find the dog mentioned as it was grown up with great care.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>The long lifespan of Kangal is because of its being loyal friend to farmers breeding sheep and being the best dog species in fighting with wolves. Kangal dogs can do their duties under the harshest climatic and working conditions, and they don&#8217;t recognize the meaning of fear. Care and feeding conditions are easier and simpler.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Kangal dogs are so loyal to their duties that it is said that they wait for days to keep the sheep leaving the herd without having food and water. Despite lasting for centuries, they have not lost anything from their blood qualifications or high spirit. They are highly blood noble. They never mate with any other dog species even when they are free. They were started to be trained for military and law enforcement use in 1975 and it has been proven that they have better and more skills than other dog species being trained for military missions for centuries.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The Look of a Kangal Dog<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5438\" src=\"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/THE-HISTORY-OF-KANGAL-DOG.jpg\" alt=\"THE HISTORY OF KANGAL DOG\" width=\"477\" height=\"311\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>The Kangal Dog is a heavyset powerhouse, with slightly loose skin topped by a dense, short, double coat developed to protect it from the elements. This coat is always a light tan to gray, while the dog\u2019s muzzle is always black.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8052133319358801\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8052133319358801\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9404454092\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h4>This breed\u2019s head is large and wide, and its folded ears look tiny atop its massive figure. The daintily curled tail does not match its bodyguard look. Also contrary to this breed\u2019s \u201cferocious\u201d looks is its Zenlike serenity.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Alert, on guard, and responsive, the Kangal Dog also makes an excellent family watchdog.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Written By: Murat Mert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vatan90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow Murat Mert<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Kangal dog is a large and powerful ancient livestock guardian originally from the Sivas region in Turkey. &nbsp; This dog has been selectively bred over hundreds of years primarily as a Turkish sheep guardian based on their size, strength, temperament and appearance. &nbsp; The first Kangal was given to the Ottoman Sultan, either [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5436\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}