Kangals can be capable of defending a herd of livestock against mountain lions wolves but it's not a job that they can do on their own It's not a job that one Kongal could do You need to really have a balance of size and number of predators that are out there and make sure that You have a pack that works well together that's alert and that's old enough They need to be at least 2 years old before you can put them in a situation where they would encounter such large predators I think the congels work better in working pairs or packs rather than individually partly because they're outside alone all the time and the companionship I think is an important issue for the dogs when they're outside but also when you have a pair one dog can stay with the herd while the other dog patrols and particularly if they hear a noise or see something one can run off and check it out while the other one stays with the herd and tries to keep the herd together