The Kangal Dog is taller than the Kuda Dog. The Kuda Dog has an adult shoulder height of 76-106cm and a weight of 55-60kg. The Kangal Dog has an adult shoulder height of 85-110cm and a weight of 75-97kg. . Kangal dogs have a muscular body with no excess fat. The shoulders are strong and the chest is deep and broad.

The Kangal Dog has many characteristics of the early Mastiff, and some people say that the blood of the Kangal Dog is mixed. It has the ancestry of Russian Karabash dogs, Anatolian Shepherd dogs and other dog breeds, but it has not been confirmed so far.