GERLACH RANCH ANATOLIANS

UP COMING EVENT
ASDCA Nationals in Napa CA

November 6-7 & 8 2009 at Napa Valley Expo

Three generations of working Anatolians.

We purchased our first Anatolian in 1993. Fayda our first ASD, is out of Kibar Kodaman and Vadnais Guzel. She was a true livestock guard dog. She loved being with her sheep and our family. At the time we purchased Fayda, we were losing sheep, rabbits and chickens to the neighborhood dogs. We have had no more livestock loses, now that we have Anatolian's.

We are a small 4-H family with sheep, chickens and a yearly steer. Our dogs are well socialized, with livestock and children. While they are on the ranch most of the time, several have also become champions in the show ring. "From Ranch to Ring Breeding for Tradition."

We had our first litter with Fayda, in 1996 we breed Fayda to Sunny Goodier's male, Ahmet of Avanos. Fayda had 13 pups. We kept 2 pups from this litter, BeBe and Beau. BeBe loved her sheep, while Beau would rather be up at the house with our family. He loves children and being my personal guard dog.

In 2000 we breed BeBe with David Barron's male Kandira's Buz Hayal "Turk." From this litter, we kept a pinto female named Beka. This starting our 3rd generation of working dogs. Beka was bred to Scout in 2005 and produced 10 pups. We kept Sirin from this litter and will breed her in 2009.

We acquired a new female named Misty Acres Kiz Gerlach, "Kizzy" in 2004, and in 2008 we welcomed Aegean's Theia, "Theia."

Anatolian's are a working breed. They may not be right for everyone, they need a job. Do your homework, is this breed right for you. Please Contact us for more information about our dogs and any up coming litters. You are welcome to come for a visit, we live in the beautiful Napa Valley.

Our dogs are OFA'd and registered AKC and ASDCA. Puppies are sold with a written health agreement. Please see our contract below. All puppies are temperament tested and placed between 8 & 10 weeks.

DUE TO THE STRONG WORKING INSTINCT OF ANATOLIAN SHEPHERDS, WE PREFER TO PLACE PUPPIES IN WORKING HOMES, AS GENERAL FARM OR FAMILY GUARDIANS, OR WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH LARGE WORKING BREEDS.
ANATOLIANS NEED ABUNDANT SPACE AND FREEDOM TO EXERCISE AND PERFORM THE JOB THEY WERE INTENDED TO DO. WHILE THEY ALSO EXCEL AS WONDERFUL GUARDIANS AND COMPANIONS TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, THEY ARE NOT MEANT FOR ALL ENVIRONMENTS. WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THEM FOR URBAN AREAS WITH SMALL YARDS, APARTMENTS OR CONDOS.

Christmas 2008 at Gerlach Ranch
Kiz, Sirin, Theia, Beka, and Beau