Hi, hopefully someone can help me.
Our Dog looks a bit like a Kangal. When you compare him with a kangal it gets quickly clear that kangals have way stronger front legs and another face shape.
As we get him from a Dog-Rescue Organization we don’t have any information about his ancestors. He has a small amount of Kangal in his DNA (under 10%) but isn’t a direct descendant of one.

Before we got our Dog we were often in Denmark and we love your Country, but with him I am a bit worried that they will take him from us just because he somewhat looks like a Kangal with his fur color.

Do you have any tips on how to prove in Denmark that he isn’t a Kangal?

Best Regards

by Flintbeker

18 comments

  2. Sorry, I can’t help you, but I am just here to say that I love your dog 😄

  4. I’d be blown over backwards, like front page media blown over backwards, if someone ‘took’ your dog for being 10% kangal…

    As long as he doesn’t bite or make people feel unsafe, no one is going to bother you. That goes for any dog, golden retriever or Chihuahua.

    And if you had to take him to a vet in Denmark for some reason, I’d be even more surprised if the vet took any kind of action over 10% kangal, especially if he’s well mannered. Even more so if you just don’t mention it, and if the vet goes “is that a kangal”, you can enter into dialogue with the vet about the 10% .

  5. Unfortunately Denmark is not a dog friendly country.

  8. Technically, they could make a fuss over it. But realistically, the chance of it happening is astronomically low. Just make sure he doesn’t get into a scuffle with any other dogs, and you’ll be fine.

    “This one? haha, he’s a Lab/shepherd mix.”

  9. These rules are rarely upheld here. As long as the dog is normal and don’t make people angry, there won’t be a problem.

  11. If you’re a tourist, I can’t imagine the worst case scenario would be anything more extreme than you getting a fine and being told to remove your dog from the country. Besides, of course, your dog attacking someone, but I assume you have your dog under control.
    Anyway, just like with a lot of other illegal things, it’s very unlikely that anyone will ever find out. If you don’t care or think it’s worth the low risk of trouble, by all means, bring your dog. Personally I’d probably go somewhere else or leave my dog with friends at home while I’m traveling.

  13. Don’t tell anyone about the kangal part. I’d even consider deleting this post. If anyone asks, he’s a GSD mix. If he’s aggressive or possessive in any way, I wouldn’t risk it – that includes same sex aggression or being protective of you.
    If he’s chill, you keep a leash on at all times and don’t tell anyone about the DNA-test (which are notoriously inaccurate anyway, with the exception of Embark, which is still inaccurate), you’ll be fine.

  14. You need to contact a veterinary to issue a statement that the dog is not a mix of any of the breeds of concern. You don’t have to volunteer any information yourself, and I am rather confident most vets won’t immediately jump to “kangal” when seeing him. My first impression is that he looks like the “archetypical dog”, a mixture that is close to converging into what a evolution “wants” a dog to be.

  15. Technically, any mix of the breeds is illegal, even with only 1%.

    However, I can’t imagine anyone stopping you or reporting the dog unless there’s any issues. Especially since it doesn’t look like any of the illegal bully breeds, as people are much more aware of those.

  17. No worries. We allow wolves to live side by side with citizens in our cities.

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