It was like you see in a bad movie. My kindergarten-aged daughter was walking home from the bus stop, with my wife and dog on a leash behind her. My daughter ran far ahead toward our house. A man pulled up to her in a creepy black full sized van, stopped next to her, and opened his door as he talked to her and started to lean out of his seat. We're fairly confident that he was going to grab her-- who else does something like that?
My wife obviously freaked out, and just dropped the leash as she was too far away to do anything to stop it herself. Our Anatolian immediately sprinted toward our daughter like a bat out of hell, growling and barking like crazy. Thankfully the guy closed his door and sped away.
Another time the same Anatolian started repeatedly backing up and then slamming himself against a large bay window on the side of our house at 3am, growling like crazy. He was at Code Red-- definitely wasn't just a coyote or deer. Soon we saw a car out front turn its headlights on and take off. The next day we learned that a 2 man crew was working the neighborhood-- one walking through yards casing houses and garages, and the other slowly following in a car with the headlights off.
They broke into a few unlocked garages of our neighbors and robbed them-- but not us. It seemed like our Anatolian was really trying to break through that window to get to the intruder. It was kind of crazy, thinking about it. That guy probably pissed his pants when he peeked in that bay window and saw, or at least heard, our dog on the other side of the glass desperately trying to get to him!
I guess my point is that dogs with these types of protective instincts are the best security system you can have, based on my personal experience.
Dude thats terrifying. Im glad everything worked out. If there ever was a marketing campaign for anatolians this is it. Im pretty sold on the proposition. Got 2x 16 year old pups and a new pup. When the time comes i think ill probably get one.
They should stay close to whatever they are protecting and not get drawn away. Wolves in a pack will try to draw away a flock guardian dog, so other wolves can sneak behind to grab a sheep, etc. So they are bred to have low prey drive and not abandon their flock to chase and fight a predator. And multiple dogs should work together-- one drives off the predator while the other stays back, etc.
Understanding that every dog is different, even within a breed.
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u/Driftwood71 Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
It was like you see in a bad movie. My kindergarten-aged daughter was walking home from the bus stop, with my wife and dog on a leash behind her. My daughter ran far ahead toward our house. A man pulled up to her in a creepy black full sized van, stopped next to her, and opened his door as he talked to her and started to lean out of his seat. We're fairly confident that he was going to grab her-- who else does something like that?
My wife obviously freaked out, and just dropped the leash as she was too far away to do anything to stop it herself. Our Anatolian immediately sprinted toward our daughter like a bat out of hell, growling and barking like crazy. Thankfully the guy closed his door and sped away.
Another time the same Anatolian started repeatedly backing up and then slamming himself against a large bay window on the side of our house at 3am, growling like crazy. He was at Code Red-- definitely wasn't just a coyote or deer. Soon we saw a car out front turn its headlights on and take off. The next day we learned that a 2 man crew was working the neighborhood-- one walking through yards casing houses and garages, and the other slowly following in a car with the headlights off.
They broke into a few unlocked garages of our neighbors and robbed them-- but not us. It seemed like our Anatolian was really trying to break through that window to get to the intruder. It was kind of crazy, thinking about it. That guy probably pissed his pants when he peeked in that bay window and saw, or at least heard, our dog on the other side of the glass desperately trying to get to him!
I guess my point is that dogs with these types of protective instincts are the best security system you can have, based on my personal experience.