Anatolian Shepherd Dog

Pinschers & molossoids

Giant

Median 10.1 y

FCI group 2 · Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid and Swiss Mountain Dogs · Derived from the adult weight midpoint (49.5 kg)

Median survival across 110 UK dogs (VetCompass, McMillan 2024) · half live 7–12 y

The Kangal Shepherd Dog or Turkish Kangal is a traditional Turkish breed of large livestock guardian dog. The breed name derives from that of the town and district of Kangal in Sivas Province, the easternmost province of the Central Anatolia Region in central Turkey. The coat colour varies from pale fawn to wolf grey, always with a black mask.

Loyal

Independent

Reserved

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · reference ranges from the Kintail breed dataset

Adult weight

Reference

Male

48–60 kg

Female

40–50 kg

The breed standard (FCI 331)

Two types. The AKC and the KC/FCI standards describe a different-sized Anatolian Shepherd Dog, so Kintail bands your dog against the one your region follows — set it in Settings. KC/FCI type: males 48–60 kg, females 40–50 kg. AKC type: males 49.9–68 kg, females 36.3–54.4 kg.

Weight for age

Stock data

Male

Female

Expected range

Expected range from the breed's own adult weight, kilograms. Growth reference: Hawthorne et al. 2004, WALTHAM (five giant-breed fits, n=35).

Heat cycles · females

Stock data

First heat

8–12 mo

typical

Interval

180 d

typical

Bleeding

~9 d

typical

Proestrus 9d

Estrus 9d

Diestrus 52d

Anestrus 110d

General figures for dogs, not for this breed — individual cycles vary widely.

Questions people ask

Adult males usually weigh 48–60 kg and females 40–50 kg. Most are close to their full size by around 13 months, though the last little bit of filling out takes longer. Growth reference: Hawthorne et al. 2004, WALTHAM (five giant-breed fits, n=35).

No Anatolian Shepherd Dog cycle figures are published here yet, so this is general guidance rather than a breed number: most females have a first season somewhere between six and fifteen months, and cycles then settle to roughly every 180 days. Smaller breeds tend to start earlier and larger ones later.

The median is 10.1 y. Median survival across 110 UK dogs (VetCompass, McMillan 2024) · half live 7–12 y. How the later years go comes down to weight, teeth, exercise and regular check-ups far more than to the breed.