Anatolian Shepherd the transhumance, guarding flocks of sheep from wolves and cheetahs. It is probable that dogs of this type existed 6,000 years ago in what is now Turkey. Anatolian Shepherd Dogs are members of a very old breed, probably descended from powerful hunting dogs from Mesopotamia. This mountain dog breed was developed over time to meet a specific set of circumstances. The most formative were climate (very hot, dry summers and very cold winters), lifestyle (sedentary, semi-nomadic and nomadic) and duties (guarding flocks moving great distances on the Central Anatolian Plateau). In the 1970s, breeders in the West became interested in
Monterey Peninsula Country Club Monterey Peninsula Country Club The Monterey Peninsula Country Club is a golf club located in Pebble Beach, California. A Charter for the Monterey Peninsula Country Club was granted by the state of California on January 19, 1925. A month later, an organizational meeting was called. Samuel F. B. Morse was elected president of the newly formed club. Formal opening of the club was on July 2, 1926, with the Dunes Course, a vision of Pebble Beach founder, Samuel F. B. Morse. The club properties account for roughly four hundred acres of land in the central region of the Monterey Peninsula.