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and weighs between 60 and 85 kilograms (132 and 187 lb), with a body length of some 79 and 83 centimetres (31 and 33 in). It is typically grey in colour with a black mask; the coat is short. The head and ears are large, the jowls are pendulous, and the tail is straight.
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The dogs only obey commands from the master, and can be aggressive with other people. They typically do not tolerate working with other dogs of the same sex.
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The
Aksaray Malaklısı Breed Improvement Association (AKMID) has claimed the breed was used as a war dog by the
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402:"Determination of Some Serum Biochemical Parameters of Aksaray Malakli Breed of Turkish Shepherd Dog"
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The
Aksaray Malaklısı usually stands between 70 and 85 centimetres (28 and 33 in) at the
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The "malakli" part of the breed name is said to be due to their pendulous jowls.
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Ograk, Yusuf Ziya; Öztürk, Nurşen; Akın, Dilara; Özcan, Mustafa (2018).
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Malaklı Karabaş, Turkish
Mastiff, Anatolian Lion, Turkish Shepherd Dog
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The
Aksaray Malaklısı is used in its homeland to protect flocks of
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across the world. It is recognized by the
Turkish Dog Federation.
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They have also gained worldwide popularity as home guard dogs.
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Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology
456:"Aksaray ili folklorunda Aksaray Malaklısı yetiştiriciliği"
533:"China's han sheep under protection of Turkish mastiffs"
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282:Side profile of an Aksaray Malakli
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1081:Dog breeds originating in Turkey
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307:Their lifespan is 13–15 years.
100:60–70 kg (130–150 lb)
90:65–85 kg (143–187 lb)
978:Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog
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400:Büyükleblebici, Olga (2019).
79:70–80 cm (28–31 in)
69:75–85 cm (30–33 in)
922:Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog
983:Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog
319:from predators, especially
116:pinto, grizzly, and brindle
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948:Perro de Pastor Mallorquin
849:Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
824:Central Asian Shepherd Dog
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1086:Livestock guardian dogs
814:Carpathian Shepherd Dog
804:Cão de Castro Laboreiro
743:Livestock guardian dogs
1021:South Russian Ovcharka
1001:Sardinian Shepherd Dog
819:Caucasian Shepherd Dog
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794:Bucovina Shepherd Dog
333:over 2500 years ago.
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789:Bernese Mountain Dog
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874:Kangal Shepherd Dog
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859:Himalayan Sheepdog
774:Armenian Gampr dog
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839:Gaddi Kutta
591:Daily Sabah
537:Daily Sabah
512:Daily Sabah
199:in central
195:, from the
132:13-15 years
37:Other names
1075:Categories
996:Sarabi dog
989:St Bernard
958:Pshdar dog
917:Leonberger
675:Rize Koyun
596:2023-08-28
572:2023-08-27
543:2023-08-27
518:2023-08-27
483:3 December
337:References
274:Appearance
203:, part of
935:Mucuchies
899:Koyun dog
563:"Malaklı"
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331:Assyrians
245:Assyrians
191:of large
124:around 10
16:Dog breed
910:Landseer
894:Komondor
864:Hovawart
660:Dikkulak
380:28 April
295:Behavior
237:Anatolia
201:Anatolia
154:standard
1041:Tornjak
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288:withers
243:by the
241:war dog
218:History
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76:Females
1046:Vikhan
904:Kuvasz
764:Akbash
665:Kangal
650:Akbash
639:Turkey
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321:wolves
303:Health
256:Akbash
252:Kangal
205:Turkey
113:Colour
84:Weight
63:Height
58:Traits
49:Turkey
46:Origin
460:(PDF)
424:S2CID
317:sheep
189:breed
187:is a
108:short
87:Males
66:Males
884:Kars
759:Aidi
670:Kars
485:2020
382:2021
260:Kars
258:and
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