Training requirements
Anatolians are generally easy to live with, but "basic training" is absolutely essential. These dogs must be socialized and trained properly. It is the owner's responsibility to teach the Anatolian what constitutes the "normal" routine, so the dog will know when to warn you that something unusual has happened. Also, the dog must learn some basic good manners, like being polite to your guests and/or customers, greeting strange dogs if you live in a suburban situation, respecting your tools and your furniture, and behaving during veterinary exams. You must teach the dog not to interpret any of these events as a threat.
Many owners take their Anatolians to obedience classes for some of this basic training. The dog learns some good-manners habits, and it also gains valuable experience meeting a variety of strange people and animals.
Anatolians are very intelligent and can learn quickly, but they become bored easily, especially with repetitive training methods. Also - and this is extremely important - their independent nature means they are less eager to please than many other breeds and will not always wait for instructions from you. If they think something is threatening their charges, they will disobey you instantly and deliberately until the threat has been eliminated.
Because the Anatolian is an independent worker and will "take charge" on its own, this is not a dog that can be expected to be reliably obedient when off-leash, nor is it a dog that will sit in the front yard and watch you rake the leaves. The Anatolian can go off to investigate something in the blink of an eye, and it will.