Our Trip to Turkey - in Pictures






On the way - Via Turkish Airlines
Meeting Onur at his kennel with one of his dogs. Driving down the village street with the village Mosque on the Left Onur's daughter, Doga, in their yard watching some sheep




Checking out a pups bite Onur Kanli's Kennel - Doga Farms Kangal dog at work with the sheep and goats
Onur and Jerry show off the long ears of a kid




Dark Kangal at work
Kangal dog at work with his sheep
Dog with spiked collar in the pasture with sheep A view of the village from the fields




A poppy growing in the field
The barns and kennels as seen from the fields. Jerry in the field with sheep and a dog
A village with a mosque in the middle




Onur, kennel and herd owner, checking on his dogs and flocks
A view of the barns and kennel from the field
Sheep drinking at the spring
A view of sheep dinking out of the trough at the spring.




Onur & Volga - father of our girl Doga
Winner of Kangal national festival 3 times
Onur & Volga
Onur and Kapar - father of our boy Kopek
Best ever dog of Kangal festival 3 times.
Jerry & Kapar




Aslan - father of our boy Turkey
Winner of festival in 2006 - Best young dog
Working dogs napping in the shade of a tree
Dog napping - notice the prong collar
Shepherd with the sheep




A young shepherd boy, getting ready to take the lambs out to graze. A view of Turkey's country side
Jerry meeting  Kopek for the first time
A field of Cinnamon




White flowers
A daisy growing  in the field
A shepherd with his flock - the shepherds lived in the field with their flocks The shepherd's donkey with the sheep and dog looking after both




A kid showing off its long ears
Becky with one of the dogs.  They were very accepting of us with the shepherd around. Dog lying with his sheep
Another flower growing in the field




Little purple flowers
Pink and white flowers
One of the village markets - kind of like a small convenience store - but with fresh bread daily. Cows grazing in the village streets




A daily trip to the local butcher to get fresh lamb.
The butchers son learning the family trade.
The village Mosque
One last visit to the field with Onur to check on his sheep and dogs.