Maybe it is on time to reply in my own thread.. :wink: Thanks everyone for the explanations! It is unfortunate that you are not allowed to export them out of Turkey - They are such nice dogs. Does anyone know if there is a possibillity that this ban will be nullified in near future? Susen, lately I have unfortunately seen a few dogs imported from Turkey that the owners say are pure bred Kangals (Go look at these dogs on HundeGalleri.dk) - these dogs have super light colored coats with big white markings. Look at Yaman and Pacha owned by Zafer and Önder. Check their comments on these "pure" bred Kangal dogs and you will find that these two guys say EXACTLY the same as Onur Kanli! Both of these guys have true to type Kangals. These imported dogs with light colored coats and white markings do not look ANYTHING like the Kangals of for example Mr. Kanli - these dogs look totally different from the "pure" breds in both build and color as well as Kanli's dogs have black masks (which is the characteristic for the Kangal - again something I have learned from Kangal people). Onur has many Kangals and does a great job for the breed - and.... he is Turkish, so. If I was you, I would believe his word when he tells you that you cannot take them out of Turkey legally. But that is just me............ Personally I believe that your dog is just a random mix - Nice dogs, but not the real type (at least from what I have learned from the Kangal people). For some it is their most precious job to preserve the Kangal breed - For others it is not. So just because it has been picked up in Turkey at a farmer does not make a dog a pure bred Kangal.