In less than a hundred years, the cheetah population declined from 100,000 to only 7,500 worldwide. In southern Africa less than 1,000 free and the fastest land animal is locked in a battle for survival against ever increasing odds. Although free roaming, mainly in Namibia, they are often in contact with livestock and farmers when it is hungry it help itself to an easy meal mainly sheep or goat. The farmer then hunt down and kill the leopard. It is this practice that leads directly to the steady decline of leopard.

A solution to the problem between cheetahs and livestock began when the Anatolian shepherd dog was introduced into the cattle pen. This plan works extremely well when the young dogs and puppies from the age of 6-8 weeks are raised with the herd. Anatolian shepherd dogs naturally links with the sheep or goats are kept with. These dogs stay with the herd and are quiet, calm and confident and alert to any change in behavior of the herd and surrounding areas.

Sheepdogs - Sheepdogs

Cheetah extension is intended to protect the cheetah in the wild and to achieve this objective, the outreach program has begun to train young Anatolian Shepherd dogs and then place them with farmers whose livestock is threatened by wild animals like cheetah . After pairing with livestock farmers that the dog is responsible for the supervision of the herds. The dog will chase away or kill intruders. This is a win-win situation for both the cheetah and farmer. If the cheetah were going to kill the animals would generally be hunted and killed by the farmer. But now the cheetah is chased by the dog and the farmer does not suffer the loss of values with the result that the cheetah life. Despite an ounce is considered dangerous will think twice before confronting these dogs tall, robust and powerful looking.

The Anatolian Shepherd was bred primarily to protect livestock from predators, especially bears and wolves. In the arid, dry plateau of Anatolia of Turkey, an area of hot summers, cold winters and little rain heavily guarded cattle dogs owners of more than 6,000 years. These dogs are bred to withstand the rough terrain and can survive with minimal food and water when necessary. Physically imposing men can reach up to 75cm at the shoulder and weigh about 65 kg and can reach a top speed of 75kmph. half-length coats and thick-colored body provides effective cooling and maintenance of a good insulation for the cold winters. The Anatolian Shepherd has an extraordinary ability to protect livestock and not only stems from their proportion in the physical attributes of body, keen eyesight, excellent hearing and refined sense of smell, but also loyal and possessive inbred fierce and protective instincts towards their environment and family.