brookcove
Posted : 9/7/2007 8:21:03 PM
IT looks like she might be an Anatolian . . .and . . . I'm not sure about the Rottie, maybe something else.
I've seen Anatolian crosses that picked up recessive colors (such as B black), so they must carry some recessives (ie, e instead of being homozygously EE). They are extremely popular as guard dogs throughout the south and southwest, and very popular to cross into heavier coated breeds to create more easy care dogs. I'd like a cross or purebred as my next guard dog pup.
They are more independant-minded and somewhat more aggressive, naturally, than the "white" dogs - Pyr, Maremma, Akbash, Kuvasz - but not as much as the Komondor or Tatras. Since my male has actually been wounded in battles here a couple of times, I'm looking for a dog with a little more "oomph" next time, than his current backup, my gentle Pyr/Maremma cross female.