The original tracks look canine. Here are the tracks of my 240 pound Kangal, Thor, for comparison.




Keith

240 pound Kangal?

Cats tend to have a roundish appearing track and toes almost never splay apart, tracks looks "tight". Cats have a more "w" shaped heel pad as well. Canines are more oval shaped and have the nails showing as was already mentioned.

Kangals are a very large breed of livestock guardian dog. They have the strongest average bite force of all dog breeds, 743 psi. That's 3 1/2 times the bite force of a pitbull and around 100 psi harder than an African lion.

In Turkey and the Caucus, male Kangals have to kill 2 wolves at once, before they are allowed to breed.

They are now used to protect livestock from wolves, bears, eagles, lions, cheetahs, leopards and more.



Keith

240 pounds is a stretch, google search master

You're welcome to come see him if you're ever in the area. Some Kangals go well over 300 pounds. He's only middle size. The registries don't accept the larger ones in the US, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.

Keith

You know I’m not coming to look at your dog, just like you know the dog in that pic isn’t 240#

https://www.turkishdog.com/breeds-of-turkey/breed-standards-kangal/kangal-pdf/

75 kg =165.347 lb

And that’s the big ones.
Average is 60 kg =132.277 lb

Old man that showed me how to follow fox tracks in snow told me best way to tell fox from a cat Fox tracks will be one in front of the other in a straight line when they are walking. Cat are off to the side from the last one

I am gonna say that ain't a 240 pound dog as well. I will also say I believe a 300 pounder is legend and myth.

I Believe You Keith

Put a Quarter or pop can next to a track for size reference next time.

Next time have the dog stand next to a 5 gal bucket for reference. Lol lol



Or a Volkswagen

How does a thread go from ID'ing a track to arguing over a domestic dog's weight?

I had the canine part and that it was probably a small one but I am nowhere near the tracker some of you apparently are

Same here

Very beautiful dog

neighbor has one to watch some chickens goats and sheep. my bird dog has made it his mission in life to give her some half setter puppies. She has not come in yet but he is eagerly waiting. I wonder if they will point coyotes.

AITA?

I apologize for calling Keith out on his dog, was uncalled for.
I’ll donate $240 ($1/#) to the T-man fund as penance. (If someone tells me where/how to do this)
Sorry, and best wishes to all.