Yes, an awesome breed. I had an Anatolian/Pyreneese mix and she was amazing goat keeper and all around protective of all my animals. She died of bone cancer in 2014 at the age of 11 yrs. I had her since she was 10 wks old. Gretchen was the dog of dogs. Miss her terribly.
They do that to people. My heart dog is eleven and I dread what is coming. They are totally awesome, calm, and fiercely protective. They figure things out. The military wanted to use them, but they are independent problem solvers.
One of my favorite stories about them is when they first came to the US the military wanted to try them out. The Anatolian calmly watched as dog after dog was tested, when it was his turn and the guy with the padding came out instead of grabbing for the arm the way most dogs did it reached up under the padding towards a very unfortunate spot. It was then and there the military decided it would never work. The dog had watched and seen time after time what didn’t work and figured out what would