Anatolian Shepherd Puppy

When purchasing an Anatolian Shepherd puppy, you have to make sure what you need the dog for. The puppy should be chosen and trained according to its purpose. If you need a guardian of the property and the livestock, you should choose a puppy from the working bloodline and train it work with the cattle. If you need a family pet and protector for the children, buy a quiet dog and keep it indoors as a family member. A puppy raised as a pet will never become a good working dog; a working dog turned into a family pet will become bored and unhappy.

The Anatolian Shepherd puppy is very slow to mature. It’s a great responsibility to buy and train a puppy of this breed. Without proper training, Anatolian Shepherds will not become dangerous, like some other breeds, but they will not be able to perform their tasks. If you are not sure about your experience with dogs, obtain an adult Anatolian Shepherd with desired characteristics. It would be nice to talk to other owners of this breed and visit breed shows to learn more on the Anatolian Shepherd dogs.

When choosing a breed, consider the future size of the dog. Although the Anatolian Shepherd puppy develops very slowly and reaches the full size at the age of 3 or even 4 years, adult dogs are usually very large. The size of the Anatolian Shepherd is over 29 inches in dogs and over 27 inches in bitches. Adult dogs weigh from 110 to 150 pounds; bitches weigh between 80 and 120 pounds.

The future success of the Anatolian Shepherd puppy much depends on the breeder. It may be difficult to find a responsible breeder working with this breed in your area. You can contact the AKC or any breed club for references. Breed clubs can also help with necessary information when the dog owner has problems with training or curing the dog. There are many forums frequented by owners and breeders of the Anatolian Shepherd where a novice or perspective owner of the Anatolian Shepherd puppy can get an answer to any question.