Welcome to Misty Acres Farm & Kennel, owned and operated since 1997 by Ed & Char.  We cordially invite you to take a look around our farm.  We carry a nice selection of:  Purebred Nubian Goats, Turkish Karakul Sheep, Shetland Sheep with various natural colored fleeces, & working Turkish Kangal Livestock Guardian dogs.

                               Inca greeting one of her newborn pups.  Photo 4/21/08.             

As you take a look around the farm/kennel, many of the pages on our web site will take awhile to down load.  However, we feel it is well worth the wait to see the beautiful animals that are featured.    

We are dedicated to the preservation of the working Turkish Kangal Livestock Guardian dog, Turkish Karakul Sheep, and Primitive Shetland Sheep.  The Turkish Karakul Sheep are on the threatened list with  the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.  The Shetland Sheep are on the recovering list with the ALBC.

                                             Yasemin pup.  Eyes are open.  Photo 4/21/08.   

We have puppies !  Inca bred to Safak whelped out 4/10/08.  She had more puppies that I took reservations for so I have 1 male and 1 female left for sale from this litter.  Please contact us at edandcharluthy@yahoo.com or call at (269)521-6470 if you have questions or are interested in a puppy from this fantastic breeding.  

                            Click here to see photos of Inca's litter of puppies.

Inca bred to Odaci's Safak  whelped 4/10/08.  Puppies should be ready for their new homes around the second week of June 08.  Inca is in the photo above with her Shetland Sheep.  This photo was taken 10/07.

This is a very nice litter of Kangal puppies and these pups repersent the third generation of working Kangal dogs on our farm.  Inca's sire & dam actively work livestock on our farm (Yasemin & Maverick) and have done so all their lives.  Inca works Livestock on our farm and does a fantastic job.   She has worked livestock since she was a young pup.  So, the pups from this litter will be third generation.  

             Yasemin bred to Safak whelped out on 4/7/08.  This litter is SOLD OUT ! 

                         Click here to see photos of Yasemin's litter of puppie

About our planned litters of Turkish Kangal Livestock Guardian Dogs.                

2008

1.  Doga Farm's Lokum with Kahraman of Misty Acres  - fall of 2008 with pups to new homes around late fall of 2008.  Maverick (Kahrarman) and Lokum have had excellent puppies in the past with excellent temperament and working ability.  Their puppies are doing excellent jobs working with livestock.  Both sire and dam have excellent temperament & working ability that they pass on to the their puppies.  Their pups to date are having excellent hip reports. We are now accepting reservations for this litter.

Lokum & Maverick are the dam and sire of Misty Acres Zeki that just won Best Male and European Championship at the prestigious Dortmund dog show in Germany this May 2, 2008.  Photos will be up very soon from this dog show.

Karahman is a wonderful, excellent, proven, stud that has been the sire of puppies with Penn Hip ratings of EXCELLENT.  He is the sire of Misty Arces Aslan which still holds the BEST Penn Hip scores of ANY Kangal to date male or female.  Misty Acres Aslan's Penn Hip scores are:

                                              .22 left hip & .22 right hip - EXCELLENT hips.

2009

2.  Yasemin bred to Odaci's Safak - spring of 2009 with pups to new homes around the first week of June 2008.  Yasemin is a fantastic female that has produced magnificent pups with excellent temperament and working ability. We are now accepting reservations for this litter.

Safak is from very old & very precious lines of Kangals that are almost extinct.  These excellent working lines date back to Turkey in 1893.  His sire is the famous Duman Dozer who won Best Male and European Championship at Dortmund Germany in 2006 & 2007.                                                    

3.  Hediye with Argos (See photos of Argos below) - spring of 2009 with pups to new homes around the first week of June 2008. 

Kahraman (Maverick) will be the back up mate for this breeding.  Kahraman has EXCELLENT temperament & working ability which he passes onto the pups he sires.  Kahraman is the sire of Argos.

To date Kahraman has been the sire of puppies with Penn Hipp ratings of EXCELLENT.  He is the sire of Misty Acres Aslan which holds the BEST hip scores of ANY Kangal to date male or female.  Misty Acres Aslan's Penn Hipp scores are:

.22 left hip & .22 right hip - Excellent hips. 

Odaci'sHediye is a FANTASTIC working female.  She is from very old, precious, and almost extinct working lines that date back toTurkey in 1893.  Her sire is the FAMOUS Duman Dozer who has won Best of Breed and European Champion at Dortmund both 2006 & 2007.  She is both Aunt & first cousin to Elisabeth vonBuchwaldt's Python Jr.

Argos is a FANTASTIC male with excellent conformation and temperament.  He has earned the prestigious Canine Good Citizens award and is involved each week in the Chicago Trackers school and doing a fantastic job.  He is full brother to Inca and his sire and dam are Yasemin and Kahraman.

                                                 Argos having a great time.  3/12/08   

      Argos - Photo taken summer of 07.  Argos earned the prestigious Canine Good Citizens Award in Chicago.

Argos is a participant in the Chicago Trackers Scent work Training school that meets every Saturday in Hyde Park near the Museum of Science and Industry.  He is doing an EXCELLENT job.

We are now accepting reservations for pups from this litter.  Please contact us at edandcharluthy@yahoo.com  if you have questions or are interested in a puppy from this fantastic breeding.

We are available to the owners of our dogs for questions and assistance both as new puppy owners and owners of the dogs for years to come.   The Yahoo Group Kangal Enthusiasts was started just for this purpose.

We can't answer questions if they are never asked.  We also try to be of assistance to people that want to learn more about the Kangal breed and if this breed of dog is right for them.  We will help in any way we can and with the knowledge and experience we have.  

About our Turkish Kangal Livestock Guardian Dogs.

           All of our Kangal Dogs are Registered Kangals with the United Kennel Club.  

We have had working Turkish Kangal Livestock Guardian dogs for many years now and will never be without them.  We love their working ability, intelligence, and personality.  

Our Kangal dogs come from very strong working lines and for many generations back.  Several of our dogs are direct Turkish imports.  Other's have been imported from Germany from direct Turkish lines.   All of our Kangal dogs do what they were bred to do every day of their lives.  

Many of our Kangal dogs that we have bred are actively working with livestock.  Some go to homes as family guardians/companions.  Some have earned the prestigious Canine Good Citizens awards & Therapy Dog Certificate, other's are involved in Tracking events.  No matter where they are or what they do, our Kangal Dogs are doing their jobs very well.

When our Kangal dogs were shown by us in the past (a very few times) they were literally taken out of the fields they work the morning of the show and returned back home to the field each night.  Excellent working ability is the most important factor.  Showing, was used only to socialize our dogs.  They just happen to be excellent in conformation and did well at the shows too.  

We have not actively shown our Kangal working dogs since 2004.  They would much prefer to do their jobs and stay with their livestock & we were too busy managing a working farm.  However, we hope to once again show some of our Kangals this year 2008.

Turkish Kangal Livestock Guardian dogs or Turkish Kangal Shepherd dogs are a very unique and awesome type of dog.  They most certainly are not for everyone.  We can help you decide if this is the breed for you.

About our primitive Turkish Karakul Sheep

In this photo, both Rosie (your left) and Suri (your right are heading out to the pasture after being shorn.  It is a good photo of the fat tails.  Photo taken 4/18/08. 

Karakul's are noted for their lustrous, silky pelts of wool.  The wools have been used in coats, jackets, saddle blankets, wall hangings, hats, and even as an organic alternative to fiberglass insulation.  Many of the finest Persian rugs and carpets are perfect examples of the beauty and versatility of the Karakul fleece.

Our Primitive Turkish Karakul's are from some of the rarest bloodlines in the country.  We are committed to the preservation of this threatened  breed of sheep.

About our primitive Shetland Sheep

Shetland's are considered a primitive, unimproved breed. As such, although they are small and slow-growing, they maintain natural hardiness, thriftiness, easy lambing, adaptability and longevity. Shetlands have survived for centuries under harsh conditions and on a meager diet, although they do very well under less rigorous conditions. Having retained most of their primitive survival instincts, they are much easier to care for than many of today's "improved" breeds.

Our Shetlands were chosen for their excellent quality fleeces.  This was our primary focus as we selected our sheep.

Our Karakuls & Shetlands are from certified scrapies free herds and have been healthy and hardy.  They do not leave the farm nor have we had any additions to our flock. 

About our Nubian Dairy Goats

We have spent much time and effort selecting our top quality Nubian Dairy Goat breeding stock from a very few breeders across the country that we consider to have some of the most beautiful and correct animals.  We are blending bloodlines in our breeding program to provide a certain look and performance that we feel with produce excellent dairy goats.

We have very nice Purebred Nubian Dairy Goats.  We are a TB free herd.  We also actively participate in the federal program for the eradication of scrapies.  We have been issued our premise ID number and tags.  All goats that are born here and leave our property will have their own tag in compliance with the Interstate Commerce rules.

Herd Health is of major importance to us.  All foundation breeding stock/new and any new additions are tested for TB, CAE, CL, Bruc, and Johne's.  We have ALWAYS maintained a negative herd.

We provide plenty of space, nice pasture, and clean living quarters for our livestock.  We are a closed herd.  We work hard to maintain healthy livestock.

All dairy stock is tested for CAE on a regular basis.  We test our milkers twice a year for CAE.  We use a lab that provides ELISA testing.  We feel this is a more accurate form of testing.

We test for CAE before breeding season and just before our bucks are drawn for straws.  We test again a month before kidding time begins.  We follow a STRICT CAE prevention program.  We pasteurize all milk for our bottle kids.

We feel it is IMPORTANT to provide you with healthy stock.  Purchasing healthy animals is a good start toward protecting your investment.

Sincerely,

Ed and Char Luthy 

                                   We are proud members of the Great Lakes Kangal Club.

   We are members & supporters of The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.      

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Chicago,IL -  Phone  (815)344-3716

     Bloomingdale, MI - Farm/Kennel -  Phone (269)521-6470

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