Good Guard Dogs

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I for one think dogs work well as alarms, but not so much as guards. Both of my dogs are great at letting me know when something is out of whack (snake, person in the yard, car comming up the driveway at night, est.) but not barking at stupid crap. That’s about as good as you can get. If they bark at stupid crap, you stop paying attention to them and some others don’t bark when they should. One is a malamute (he can be intimidating) the other is mostly blue healer but still a pup.

On a funny note:
A tarp blew into my yard the other day and freaked the dogs out (it was late at night). The healer was running to the side yard, barking, running to the door, barking at us and kept going back and forth. I grabbed my 12 GA and went out into the yard figuring it was a snake or something. I don’t know what it is with dogs and tarps, but I was really impressed with how she let us know. She’s too smart for her own good.

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[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:

[quote]IronWarrior34 wrote:
German Shepherd, they are the most loyal bad ass dogs ever!! their protective instincts are unmatched in my opinion, and on top of that they are insanely smart…

IronWarrior[/quote]

Why do you sign your posts?

We can see it’s you by looking to the left at your avatar.

:slight_smile:
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Hahaha im not really sure why?? out of habit i guess??

IronWarrior = )

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My family had a Chihuawa/some kind of terrier mix when I was growing up. Small dog, but that bitch could hear ANYTHING, and she’d let you know. She couldn’t defend you much if you’re actually getting robbed, but she’ll give you enough time to get your slugger out from under the bed.

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[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
I for one think dogs work well as alarms, but not so much as guards. Both of my dogs are great at letting me know when something is out of whack (snake, person in the yard, car comming up the driveway at night, est.) but not barking at stupid crap. That’s about as good as you can get. If they bark at stupid crap, you stop paying attention to them and some others don’t bark when they should. One is a malamute (he can be intimidating) the other is mostly blue healer but still a pup.

On a funny note:
A tarp blew into my yard the other day and freaked the dogs out (it was late at night). The healer was running to the side yard, barking, running to the door, barking at us and kept going back and forth. I grabbed my 12 GA and went out into the yard figuring it was a snake or something. I don’t know what it is with dogs and tarps, but I was really impressed with how she let us know. She’s too smart for her own good.[/quote]

LOL… The number one main thing that gets my parent’s Mastiff fired up and ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS is the wheelbarrow. Yes. The Wheelbarrow. Whenever my dad gets it out to do yard work she freaks out and runs around it barking so loud you can hear it through the whole neighborhood.

This is Lola. She’s the best dog “we” ever had.

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Great Danes can be very intimidating with a ferocious bark. They are also awesome companions and are very loving so it would make a good pet for your mom if you do decide to move out. Not many people would fuck with them! My boy that just passed got up to 212lb at one point.

Their lives are supposedly only 6-7 years but both of mine have proven that wrong.

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[quote]Mutha Ucka wrote:
My family had a Chihuawa/some kind of terrier mix when I was growing up. Small dog, but that bitch could hear ANYTHING, and she’d let you know. She couldn’t defend you much if you’re actually getting robbed, but she’ll give you enough time to get your slugger out from under the bed.[/quote]

My Jack Russell is the same. If anyone even enters the yard she goes off like a fire alarm, and it’s all by hearing because there are no windows she can get at facing the front driveway and yard. In the middle of the night if she hears something she will wake up and growl. She is very territorial, if anything is different outside from the last time she went out she notices. One morning she was freaking out over a huge spiderweb strung from the hedges over to my stairs. In her defense that must have been one bigger mother of a spider.

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I like chows. I had never seen one before and this one had a freaking lion haircut. I nearly shat my pants. I don’t know much about them, but they seem like they would be very protective.

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[quote]byukid wrote:
I like chows. I had never seen one before and this one had a freaking lion haircut. I nearly shat my pants. I don’t know much about them, but they seem like they would be very protective.[/quote]

VERY protective. And tend to be one person dogs.
They are so beautiful but I always feel like they might just bite my face off.

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[quote]ritzgooch23 wrote:

[quote]jre67t wrote:
If it is just you and mom get an American Pitbull, real loyal and extremely territorial. They are aggressive though. Real smart dogs. Our dog catches rats and possums along with squirrels. There is stigma with pitbulls but if your trying to protect your house its a good stigma to have.[/quote]

I have an American Pit too…and boy do I love him more then anything :slight_smile: BUT…would I recommend the breed? Depends. I’ve had to be very stern with mine, and sometimes you really gotta show them who’s boss because they’re like shitty little kids lol. In the end though, they are sooo loving and loyal. They’re super smart too, but it all depends on your personality. I love the challenge, but it can be frustrating at times. Anyway, in my experience if you just want a protective dog that’s easy to train, get a german shepard! sorry for the rant, hope this helps.[/quote]

^ Yeah, avoid pitbulls. The last breed of dog you want attacking someone. It’s not their fault, but they were bred for nasty business. Bear-baiting, actually. And dog fighting.
Don’t get me wrong, I love dogs. Even pitbulls. But whether it’s bred-in instincts or just the favorite dog of idiots, over a third of dog attacks are from pitbulls.

Rotts, on the other hand, are awesome. Even though the romans would put armor on them, they were foremost a herding dog. I’ve always thought herd dogs interact the best with children.

And don’t count your dog out, just because he doesn’t look tough. I once saw an elderly border collie take down a bull by the nose after a toddler climbed into its pen.

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[quote]dianab wrote:

[quote]Mutha Ucka wrote:
My family had a Chihuawa/some kind of terrier mix when I was growing up. Small dog, but that bitch could hear ANYTHING, and she’d let you know. She couldn’t defend you much if you’re actually getting robbed, but she’ll give you enough time to get your slugger out from under the bed.[/quote]

My Jack Russell is the same. If anyone even enters the yard she goes off like a fire alarm, and it’s all by hearing because there are no windows she can get at facing the front driveway and yard. In the middle of the night if she hears something she will wake up and growl. She is very territorial, if anything is different outside from the last time she went out she notices. One morning she was freaking out over a huge spiderweb strung from the hedges over to my stairs. In her defense that must have been one bigger mother of a spider.[/quote]

You’re on to something here. While I love dogs like pitbulls and German Shepherds, there are negatives to having a big, strong dog like that. Hell, some moronic home insurance companies will hold it against you if they find out.

Let’s face it…the dog is most likely not going to solve your problem in the case of a true home invader. Its not like you can jump in a closet and wait for the dog to take of everything.

A small, high energy dog that barks like crazy when people come around is the best alarm system you can buy. I would say that a noisy Jack and a Remington 870 would take care of most of the nasty characters that you would run across in the middle of the night.

If you do go with one of the big boys, make sure to get professional help when it comes to training unless you are real experienced in that area.

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Maremma Sheep Dog.

“Destructively protective of it’s home and herd.”

Edit to add: I was advised not to get one. If after I’m gone for 6+ months and I come home, I’m now the intruder. That would end very badly for me.

Also, if my boys are wrestling around with their friends, the dog WILL attack that friend. That also would end very badly for me.

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A bull terrier breed is a bad idea. Especially if your state has laws against harming trespassers. The dog will get put down if it attacks an intruder. And the reputation of the breed has a lot to do with the decision making. Plus the bull terrier breeds tend to love people too much. And if you raise them it to be aggressive towards people youre taking a personal risk.

Why not just go nuts and get an English Mastiff like Hercules from The Sandlot. 180lb Mastiffs are no joke.

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“Caucasian Shepherds are typically assertive, brave, alert, strong, hardy and courageous to a fault. They are likely to be the most aggressive natural guard dog breed in domesticity and truly second to none in bellicosity towards strangers. Unless properly raised and socialized, they may exhibit unmanageable tendencies.” Probably a bit much for unexperienced.

The common guardian/police/personal protection dogs are the herding types - German Shepherd, Belgian Malinois, Giant Schnauzer, Dutch Shepherd, Bouviers. They have been bred for centuries to be trainable to attack man, not other beasts like the pitbreeds. Other animal protection breeds might work as fair as protecting their home - Anatolian Shepherd, Pyrenees, etc.

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I think giant schnauzers are bad ass

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[quote]treco wrote:
“Caucasian Shepherds are typically assertive, brave, alert, strong, hardy and courageous to a fault. They are likely to be the most aggressive natural guard dog breed in domesticity and truly second to none in bellicosity towards strangers. Unless properly raised and socialized, they may exhibit unmanageable tendencies.” Probably a bit much for unexperienced.

The common guardian/police/personal protection dogs are the herding types - German Shepherd, Belgian Malinois, Giant Schnauzer, Dutch Shepherd, Bouviers. They have been bred for centuries to be trainable to attack man, not other beasts like the pitbreeds. Other animal protection breeds might work as fair as protecting their home - Anatolian Shepherd, Pyrenees, etc. [/quote]

I had a pyrenees! He was awesome. But I think he could’ve cared less about home invasions as long as they didn’t try to steal his sheep. Or his turkeys.

Wikipedia lies. He was 150 lbs while still a pup.

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My current dog is lab/pit, and not necessarily a great protector. On walks she will fiercely protect my wife from people or other dogs, but at home, the few times there has been trouble with anybody she hides behind me or under the bed.

And the cats. Anything that enters the yard that is not one of my cats gets eaten, even other cats.

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Boxer

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[quote]skaz05 wrote:

[quote]IronWarrior34 wrote:
German Shepherd, they are the most loyal bad ass dogs ever!! their protective instincts are unmatched in my opinion, and on top of that they are insanely smart…

IronWarrior[/quote]

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My mom owns a German Shepherd and she’s awesome. She’s a real softie though, a big time sweetie. She loves people, especially kids, so I always wonder that if someone were to break in to her house, how she would react. Shes really smart though, and a real pretty dog.

They shed though. A LOT. Everything in my mom’s house is covered in fucking dog hair, it’s almost impossible to keep it under control. Especially during the winter when she’s inside most of the time. I’m over there for 20 minutes, and I leave with a nice thin coat of dog hair all over me. I hate it.

Other than that, German Shepherds are great dogs. If and when I ever get a big enough place of my own, I’m going to get one.[/quote]

Let me guess, your mom lets the dog sit on the furniture. Because, my old dog used to shed a lot, and I’d just sweep the floors and that would be it.

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[quote]jre67t wrote:
If it is just you and mom get an American Pitbull, real loyal and extremely territorial. They are aggressive though. Real smart dogs. Our dog catches rats and possums along with squirrels. There is stigma with pitbulls but if your trying to protect your house its a good stigma to have.[/quote]

What that they are the number one most stolen dog out of people’s front yards?

If the criminal is half experienced in robbery, they’ll know this. Not sure why people use an animal aggressive animal as a human aggressive animal. About as retarded as using a .22 single shot on a bull elephant. About as effective, too.

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[quote]ether_bunny wrote:

[quote]ritzgooch23 wrote:

[quote]jre67t wrote:
If it is just you and mom get an American Pitbull, real loyal and extremely territorial. They are aggressive though. Real smart dogs. Our dog catches rats and possums along with squirrels. There is stigma with pitbulls but if your trying to protect your house its a good stigma to have.[/quote]

I have an American Pit too…and boy do I love him more then anything :slight_smile: BUT…would I recommend the breed? Depends. I’ve had to be very stern with mine, and sometimes you really gotta show them who’s boss because they’re like shitty little kids lol. In the end though, they are sooo loving and loyal. They’re super smart too, but it all depends on your personality. I love the challenge, but it can be frustrating at times. Anyway, in my experience if you just want a protective dog that’s easy to train, get a german shepard! sorry for the rant, hope this helps.[/quote]

^ Yeah, avoid pitbulls. The last breed of dog you want attacking someone. It’s not their fault, but they were bred for nasty business. Bear-baiting, actually. And dog fighting.
Don’t get me wrong, I love dogs. Even pitbulls. But whether it’s bred-in instincts or just the favorite dog of idiots, over a third of dog attacks are from pitbulls.

Rotts, on the other hand, are awesome. Even though the romans would put armor on them, they were foremost a herding dog. I’ve always thought herd dogs interact the best with children.

And don’t count your dog out, just because he doesn’t look tough. I once saw an elderly border collie take down a bull by the nose after a toddler climbed into its pen.[/quote]

Incorrect, in attack reports, 1/3 of the dogs are reported as APBTs, but they are usually not. Unfortunate case of the media needing a villain.