Itsi came to Shepherds Rest Farm as a two year old stud dog. He lived and worked at Shepherds Rest from March 2006 to March 2009, and from June 2009 to November 2009. While he was here, he sired one litter with Gokkusagi's Sirin and one litter with Gokkusagi's Akilli, and was primarily a livestock guardian with chickens and with cows. Initially he worked with the goats, but having not grown up with goats, he decided to take a dislike to them after a doe happened to get between him and a female in heat. He was a very agile, very happy boy with a sweet and sensitive nature. He loved people and responded best to obedience commands with males. He required hot-wire on both sides of pasture fencing when in a pasture adjacent to other intact males, in order to prevent locking faces through the fence with them. He was never a digger or fence jumper. We enjoyed his stay with us and his guardian help on the farm. He is missed and fondly remembered. Shepherds Rest Ilik Duman (dam, Sirin) and Shepherds Rest Kodaman Rakip (dam, Akilli) will now carry on his line here.

Guvener Isik, owner of Itsi (center) Annie Beckhelling, Founder of Cheetah Outreach, South Africa (left) Chyril Walker, owner, Shepherds Rest Anatolians (right)

Sandy and Larry took Itsi for a 3 month interim job in Washington, March to June 2009.