In the early hours of Monday, February 6th, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked eastern Turkey, the homeland of our beloved Kangal Dogs. The reports are beyond imagination, with already over 20,000 presumed dead and masses of people without shelter or water in below zero conditions. KDCA is making a donation of $1500 to humanitarian efforts in the devastated region. We feel it is important that our friends and colleagues understand we value the Turkish people. If you would

Great news! We were informed by the UKC that our request to update the official UKC Kangal Dog Breed Standard for our breed was reviewed by the UKC Breeds Committee, who agreed with all of our recommendations and therefore will update the official standard for the breed. The changes will go into effect January 1, 2023. The KDCA would like to thank the members of the Breed Standard Committee for their work which began in July 2019, as well as all the Club members who attended