Guard Dog. Protection ??
 

I am looking to get a dog to protect and guard my house. I am not sure what to get a Rott or a Neoploitan or English Mastiff.

I definetly do not want a doberman.

Anyone have a suggestion, on what would be a good choice?

Personnaly, I use Japanesse hitmans, they are small; so you can stack them in a very little space and fast :2 cents:

What do you feed 'em

Protect and guard your house? Sounds like you're living in the hood, yo.

Hot dog sausage :thumbsup

I like small dogs.

NO sir. Have kids, and a stalker. Don't want a gun (kids) so Dog's is the next choice.

Have one, not much confidence in it's ability to guard the home though :)

German Shepherd

German Shepherd

German Shepherd

There is no dog as noble, intelligent, protective to the end, loving, and human like.

They are the best of the best. I would have no other and I've had dogs my entire life.

All my shepherds have been fully police K-9 trained by ex K-9 cops. They were trained for any type of protection scenario imaginable. The voracity of their zeal to protect their master is without peer.

I love German Shepards......but curious, why not a Doberman?

I have a male Rott, & he and his old girlfriend were a part of my FAMILY & security system for over 10 years...



....dogs & guns are wonderful security, but as with anything potentially dangerous treat them with respect...don't be a crack head KNEEGROW and treat any animal with disrespect



anything you trust with the security of yourself or your family should be treated VERY well and with great respect....PERIOD



PS: English Mastiffs are an awesome breed, one that I'll probably buy after my male rott passes on...

I thought about them, but in FL it's hot, but you are in FL too so I guess they can handle it?

Where'd you go to get them. A fully trained dog would be ideal, but what about bringing a adult shepard into a home with children?

Unstable upstairs.

I have never owned one but I have heard they can get crazy as they get older.

I got mine from a breeder in Dallas.

German Sheppards would be a good choice.

Agree on the respect. I have always heard great things about Rott's, do you have children?

As for the Mastiff's they are great dogs, and massive. Unbelivably calm too, off course unless they need to get mean. Then look out!

Jimmy, this guy is tops in LA for protection dogs. A lot of celebs get their guards dogs from Howard.

Here's the link.

He's expensive as hell but good dogs.

http://www.howardrodriguez.com/


Nice testimonials . . .

If you are looking for "the best"... Howie Rodriguez is your man. I live in New York City, a place where millions of dogs pull their owners down the street, up hills, through parks and as I walk my well-trained California K-9 dog down Madison Avenue with confidence and ease, I am envied by all.

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Money's not really an issue :) thanks for the link.

Golden Retriever ... (lick'em to death)

Of the 3 breeds you mentioned, I think the Rottie is the best choice.

I live in the tropics and I have a REAL reason to have a guard dog!

Mine is a German sheperd and I trained her myself there is a lot of info on the net about how to do this.

She WILL ATTACK on command and RELAX on command. She also applies instinct and that is priceless!

My :2 cents:

Instinct is a plus :) in case I am not there to give the death order

yes, I have a sub-5 year old child...my female and male rottie who were both raised as a part of my pack/family several years prior to my kids arrival were/are GREAT with him...

as a side note I never allowed my puppies to "play bite" as I knew when they grew up that would not be 'ok' to play around with...



their instincts on how to protect were/are amazing and required no shutzhund training although if you require a very high level of security it's a sound and entertaining option... I've known other Rott owners to have a great time with their dogs during this training...





PS: I've also spent quite a bit of time around German Shepards and they're also inately skilled with family and security environments...


:thumbsup :thumbsup



PPS: the only Mastiff I've gotten to know pretty well was a year old puppy that was 170lbs and amazingly calm around large numbers of kids and people... He was also known to have tossed a few aggressive dogs that challenged him while protecting his owner (old blind guy)...also without any specialized training...

I'd put my Rotties loyalty and ability up against any breed...gentle with my baby straight out of the hospital but would destroy anyone trying to harm him or his mother...



I think breed generalizations are hard to make really...




my mother had a german shepherd/akita mix that was amazing...

my mother has also had very sweet, but tough pitts....


in the end we both have a preference for Rotts, when you find the ones with the right breeding and dispositions...


it's a personal choice and depends on how you plan on 'keeping' your dog(s)...





1) indoor primarily?

2) yard dog(s)?



if you plan on yard dogging, then please do NOT get Rotties, they are best when raised as part of the family.....


my more limited exprience with German Sheperds tell me the same is true with them...

Yes indoors primarily.

Thanks for all your insite, everyone. I'll post pics when I get the little guy. One more thing on the Rott's Jimmy, would you recomend male over female? does it matter?

Thanks
again

German Shepherds are great dogs smart and loyal.

Get a rot ... mastiffs are too slow but really big . I know some1 who had a mastiff ... really nice dog thought :)

Rots are killlllers :P

NM I'l post tomorow b4 getting bashed with more info lol

99% of dogs will lack sufficient deffensive drive and skip immediately to evasion.

You'll need to get a dog from an acredited breeder with an established and guaranteed training program.

A rottweiler I am sure would never do this. They would die to protect their owner. Which is why it is one of my choices.

Telling you dude, that is a face even Jack the Ripper would fear!!

grrrrrr

:1orglaugh

lol

I have two Rottweilers. You'd like to think, I'm sure, that the case is as you describe it. In reality, Most Rottweilers will evade in the end also.

Just fucking train your dog ... WELL . Hitting him in any way won't make it . and a good breed definitly help ...

I have two good friends who are professional trainers. Dogs have different drives including, but not limited to, Prey, Defense and finally evasion.

The fact of the matter, and believe me it's a fact, you can not train just any dog to be a good defender. They either are or they're not, even before they're trained. Read up on it sometime.

I got breeders in my family too ... :) lol

Well then you know what I'm talking about.

Some breeds, like German Sheppards, Rottweilers and Dobermen will by their nature be better defenders. Buying a dog in those breed lines is not enough though.

Like some have said, including myself, get a dog from a reputable breeder. It's a genetic thing and it can't be taught if it doesn't exist at all in a dog.

Here's a good link for those who don't have friends or family that train dogs: http://users.skynet.be/hexental/training.htm#art6

A funny story ...

My GF's father have had a lot of dogs ... he've been into dog fights too and trained a buttload of great dogs .

I don't know what dog he had back then but anyways ...

He told his friend to meet him at his house later this day ... but he went to the corner store .

So his friend got in the house . The dog didn't do nothing . He just followed him arround ...

when he was gonna leave, the dog started pulling him in a corner ... and he had to wait there untill they came back :) lol

how much do they go for

A well trained guard dog will usually go for 6500.00 and up.

This Howard guy is probably more to the up :)

Probably not even CLOSE ...

A good bread dog puppet alone can go for couple grands ...

The story is that Britney Spears paid $30K for one of the two dogs she purchased from him.

Fine if you don't like my selection of dog then.....

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Always works!

Get a fila. No other dog even comes close for protection. 230 pounds of pure guard dog.

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