2009 began with a bang when Jasmine & Valiant  presented us with nine lovely purebred Anatolian Shepherd puppies.  Four are fawn with black masks (like dad).  Five are white pinto with gray/brown spots like mom. Two of Jasmine’s earlier pups are protecting their own Angoras here. These are Val’s first pups. Jasmine weighs about 110 pounds, Val about 130.

Valiant and Jasmine have good hips and protective temperaments.  They are currently working successfully with our Angora goats, Saanen dairy goats, Angus cattle, Morgan horses, and troop of serious mousers – mostly tuxedo cats. 

If the pups are anything like their parents and siblings (who else could they be like??)  they will be tremendous working dogs.  Beauties all, the pups go back to our original 1990 & 1991 Anatolians:  Masallah Tess, Carter’s Dana, & Conard’s Golden Girl. Each was a distinguished, brave and long-lived livestock guardian who died in the barn or the goat pasture.