Why am I imaging the toddler riding the dog back to the ranch like he's a horse?

Guarantee Clay has ridden a dog before

Anatolian's can be surly, due to their nature of defending a flock from predators. It's awesome to hear that an atypical dog of the breed was paternal

My brother has one of those and it is INSANELY protective of his kids, to the point where he’s nicked people. He almost bit me once and he knows me.

He’s a pain in the ass but my brother loves him.

Stewie and Brian?

He rode his mom???

Yeah you don't **** around with that breed and its cousin Kangals if it isn't imprinted on you. People think Pitt Bulls are hardcore, said Anatolians/Kangals would eat those mother****ers alive if it came down to it.

Damn good dog.

My dad has one and they're always saying it's a ****ing coward (especially for it's size) at the smallest things, but is also insanely territorial to the point they can't have it in the same room as anyone else because it'll bark until the end of time.... there was one time we were all sitting and everything was cool until I dared to stand up, then it started growling and barking. And apparently it bit one of their friends a while back. They spend money to send it to dog daycare whenever they have visitors.

Yet, outside of the house and around other dogs, totally fine.

Sounds like a complete pain in the ass of a dog, at least in a non-ranch setting.

That sounds like a major hassle. I don't understand why people make that choice. But I guess it'll pay off if you ever wonder off into the desert and get lost. We know that dog is coming to get you.

Dogs = God's finest work.

I am trying to wrap my head around how a 2 year old made it seven miles...

This is the type of feel good escape story I need with basically everything else in the world on fire these days. Thanks for posting.

Yeah, I guess part of it would be the dog had no issues with other people as a puppy and sort of flipped a switch at some point... so then you're attached to it.

Now that I type it, sounds like the dog was running a scam. :hmmm:

Yeah, that’s hard to believe. I go prairie dog hunting around Seligman every spring; that’s rough ground. And no one mentioned the rattlers along with all the yotes, lions, wildcats , feral dogs, etc.