The Cango has finally earned its current honor by fighting around!

In the eleventh century, the Turkic nomadic tribe “Ugus” (Turkish ancestors) successfully invaded Anatolia, and along with the famous brave Turkic army came the best Turkic military dogs. While bringing about ethnic integration, these military dogs were genetically fused with the local swarthy shepherds and produced a new breed of dogs with noble, solitary, courageous and dexterous characteristics, which attracted attention. Because these characteristics rarely appeared in the same breed at the same time, it was made a unique breed and named “Kangao,” an ancient Turkic word meaning “model of fighting. But the Kangos were not famous at this time, they were only the first generation of Kangos. In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the Turkic tribes, through various political, economic and military measures, slowly consolidated their leadership in the region and won the hearts of the people, successfully changing the name of the country to “Ottoman Turkey”. At that stage of history, the strength of the country was determined by the availability of cattle, horses, sheep, grasslands, and population, and slowly, in order to obtain more grasslands and livestock, the Ottoman Turks targeted their conquest on the vast pastures of Europe to the west. The war knife pointed, the country’s power gathered! At this time, the Cango stood out from the rest in this national screening, leaving other breeds far behind. After this, the Cango became a special breed for the Turkish military, and was used to fight in the north and south. From then on, the Cango became the exclusive breed of the Turkish military, fighting on all fronts. Throughout these years of warfare, the Cango was constantly being optimized and selected. The Cancers that survived the war were paired to produce purebred puppies, and the nine puppies were kept together in a single room, without food or water, and were allowed to fight and kill each other, feeding on the corpses of the losers. In the second half of the 16th century, when the Ottoman Empire was in its prime and finally collapsed, these extremely powerful Cancers were scattered to the people, and among them, the Cancers of the Emperor’s bloodline were gathered in the Turkish province of Sivas, which was later renamed the city of Cancau to indicate the birthplace of the Cancers. Because of the historical status and special circumstances of the Cango, the Cango was designated as the national dog of Turkey and was prohibited from export. Afterwards, the Cango was given to the leaders of many countries as a diplomatic gift.