my breeding stock

Fur-Face is a 2nd generation Pearl's Anatolian Shepherd. She was born and raised on the farm as one of our working Anatolians.

She stands 30" at the shoulder, and weighs 101 lbs. She was more fawn with a darker mask at birth, but now she is a very light fawn with black ears and snout.

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Fur-Face is our vanguard against the many wily nocturnal predators we have here in southern Missouri. She is always extremely attentive to the livestock at night. She once came barking at my window late at night until I finally rolled out of bed to see what in the world could be wrong with her. Once I got outside Fur-Face started acting even more odd. She ran up to me whining and in a panic, and then ran out toward the goat barn then looked back at me and barked as if to say "Keep up! We gotta problem here!" so I started jogging toward her. She led me out behind the barn to a goat that was having delivery problems. The goat kid was stuck and the nanny was down. It took some time and a lot of care but the goat and kid both survived thanks to Fur-Face's incredible actions.

She stands 29" at the shoulder and weighs in at 91 lbs. She is registered as a biscuit and white with Dutch markings. We refer to her as pinto.

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Laverne is an exceptional addition to our goat herd as well as being a beautiful Anatolian.

We lucked out in finding her being raised with goats in South Carolina. Laverne's shown us what every Anatolian should be. She guards the property and anything we declare as "mine". It's really neat to see the change. We bring in new goats and she gets up in arms. We give her the "mine" command and she switches to "check it out, we got new stuff to guard". Laverne is the perfect example of with age comes wisdom. She hit two and became at one with her inner goat. It just clicked for her. She walks slowly through the herd like she is grazing and sits down when they do and watches for danger while they rest. It appears there is a guarding system with our dogs.

He stands 27" at the shoulder and weighs 110 lbs. He is registered as fawn with black mask.

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Demo is hands down the best guardian we have and he has proved himself time and again by not only defending the livestock but defending us! He is extremely assertive and loyal he stops at nothing to defend the herd. He kills or maims all dogs and vermin that come on to the property.

We once had the Neighbor's dog come into the field early in the morning. The dog began to harass the goats but not for long! Demo was there before the dog knew what hit it and within just a few minutes Demo had fended off the dog in defense of the goats and chased the dog off of the property. Needless to say the owner of the dog was not happy with his dog’s injuries from its run-in with Demo but he no longer lets his dog run at large.

However Demo is not always with the goats and that is something that I am grateful for now more than ever before.

One evening my cousin and I took Demo for a walk down the gravel road that passes by my house. We walked until it was almost dark without any problems. We had one of my Neighbor's kids come running out to say hi to Demo (he loves kids) and their dog came with them. Demo greeted the dog with a friendly reserve. It was a very nice day. Once we started running out of day light, we turned around to go home, not long after we started home we were attacked by two Pit Bulls. One looked like a purebred Pit at I’d say 65-80lbs, and the other looked like a Pit Bull cross at only about 35-50lbs. They were both honed in on attacking my cousin and one went for her leg, but Demo saw them coming and he jumped out in front of her taking my arm with him (Demo was on a leash the whole time!). He then proceeded to give a loud GROWLING BARK that stopped the two Pit-bulls in their tracks. As Demo stood his ground, the pits seemed to be sizing Demo up and then, in an instant, the two Pits attacked Demo. The larger pit-bull attacked head on while the smaller one went for Demo's hind legs. The battle was intense.

Just as Demo would get a winning hold on the large pit the small one would circle around him and move in either to Demo's rear or would come after my cousin or myself for being too close to the fight (trying to pick up Demo's leash). Every time Demo would give up his hold and stop the smaller pit from messing with us (Demo kept both the Pit Bulls at least 4 feet from us the whole time, but he never left the road even though I was unable to hold his leash and had dropped it). This bloody fight went on for what seemed like 5 minutes before the Pit Bulls owners came running out of their house the lady was screaming hysterically in fear for her Pit Bulls lives, saying to the young man with her “GRAB THEM! GRAB THEM! HE WILL KILL THEM!” Once the owners grabbed their Pit Bulls, we broke up the fight, and my cousin and I started walking away with Demo in a perfect heel but…. The smaller Pit Bull slipped its owner's grip and attacked Demo again. Demo grabbed its neck and the Pit began to cry. The young man ran over and grabbed his Pit Bull, but could not take the dog from Demo. Then my cousin said "DEMO Drop It!", and Demo released the Pit Bull and we were on our way.

Once we had reached a safe distance from the Pit Bulls, we checked Demo for injuries and found that two Pit Bulls doing their dammedist to kill Demo had FAILED UTTERLY!

Demo walked away with a small scratch like tooth mark on the inside of his hind leg that was not even bleeding. I was surprised that all the blood I had seen was from the Pit Bulls.

Demo is NOT for sale EVER for any amount!

Loyal * Brave * Devoted

Demo Kicks Ass and takes names... CWD agrees.

Max has been at the farm and a working livestock guardian for almost 5 years now. He is Furbie’s dad. His temperament is a good balance for Laverne as she is a bit too docile. He is almost ferocious in his protective nature. Not only is he a very alpha male, but he is also constantly testing his boundaries. He is a creative guardian. When he protects the chickens, he will lie very still and wait for the hawk to dive and leap at just the right moment to kill the intruder. He patrols the borders and kills possums, coyotes, and any wild dogs that attempt to chase the goats or horses.

This is a little blurb for those of you who are serious about owning this breed and actually take the time to read every word of this site. There are downsides to this breed. I can't tell you how many times I have fallen into one of my dog's potholes! That's right holes. Anatolians dig many holes in the fields to hide in, laying in wait for an unsuspecting predator or prey to pass by. They aren't picky. They'll kill any animal who dares trespass.

Anatolians are BIG Dogs and they can eat 1 gal of food a day. That is costly. However, they will pad their food income with any and all wildlife they can find such as deer, squirrel, rabbit and turkey so if you absolutely adore seeing young fawns with their mothers out your window in the morning or hearing the sound of wild turkeys, this is not the breed for you. And to answer the question....No eating wildlife does not interfere with the Anatolian Shepherds ability to guard livestock. The Anatolian knows what you feed and care for and what you do not. Please note, I have never fed the deer to test the theory in depth.

The Anatolian Shepherd has been bred for millennia to do a very specific task. To assist the shepherd by guarding him and everything he owns at any cost! Anatolian Shepherds were bred in reality not some cartoon wonderland of peace and harmony.

If you go into ranching with the idea that "nature is peace and harmony" all you will end up doing is feeding your expensive livestock to the local wildlife.

You are the only lifeline for you livestock and your dog is an extension of you.