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Posted: 12/5/2015 3:33:20 AM EDT

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Good dogs, they deserved a steak or two

I prefer the American bulldog, it was bred for farm guardian duties, however again if you havent owned a bullydog I wouldn't suggest them. Also mine doesnt free range around the property his primary duty is to protect the home, but he does patrol the property and helps keep the wild animals away from the livestock.

Posted: 12/5/2015 3:43:00 AM EDT

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Rhodesian Ridgeback.

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Was gonna post this..

Posted: 12/5/2015 3:48:10 AM EDT

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These are pictures shared by a friend of mine on FB - attempted break-in at a house in his neighborhood. 2 Boerboels and a GSD got a hold of the perp. He didn't make it.

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Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck....

Posted: 12/5/2015 3:52:28 AM EDT

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Well trained ridgeback. Otherwise, super dangerous. They are hunters by nature, and are seriously ruthless at it.

Any herd and/or guard dog type work well. Have a cur with a little shepherd in him, hard headed as hell but one hell of a protector/lookout. Had labs growing up, great dogs. Also had several mutts, really can't beat a good mutt when it comes to intelligence and loyalty.

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Rhodesian Ridgeback.

Well trained ridgeback. Otherwise, super dangerous. They are hunters by nature, and are seriously ruthless at it.

Any herd and/or guard dog type work well. Have a cur with a little shepherd in him, hard headed as hell but one hell of a protector/lookout. Had labs growing up, great dogs. Also had several mutts, really can't beat a good mutt when it comes to intelligence and loyalty.

This.
I have a co-worker, a single woman, who has a Rhodesian Ridgeback. Very alert dog. Once she knows you are friendly, and that Missus accepts your company, she's OK with you, and becomes very friendly, and still keeps an eye open.

Posted: 12/5/2015 4:27:30 AM EDT

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Yeah, what i thought. I've always respected a boerboel (ridgeback/ mastiff cross), but feared a damn GSD like death itself. I've seen a boerboel do some crazy things. They are quiet and deceptively quick for their size. A GSD thinks about shit though and always seem to have larger teeth than anything else

I'd keep boerboels again. They are fantastic guardians, but I think they need some brains behind the operation, like a GSD.

Posted: 12/5/2015 1:16:05 PM EDT

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These are pictures shared by a friend of mine on FB - attempted break-in at a house in his neighborhood. 2 Boerboels and a GSD got a hold of the perp. He didn't make it.

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Jiminy Crickets. Where in the country/world does your friend live? Assuming since the mess is all on the inside of the house, he didn't have any trouble from authorities?

Posted: 12/5/2015 7:05:15 PM EDT

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I would recommend a West/East German or Czech Working Line GSD, or a Dutchie! The working line GSD's are amazing, if trained properly! Same for the Dutch Shepherds!

Posted: 12/6/2015 7:21:19 AM EDT

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Jiminy Crickets. Where in the country/world does your friend live? Assuming since the mess is all on the inside of the house, he didn't have any trouble from authorities?

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These are pictures shared by a friend of mine on FB - attempted break-in at a house in his neighborhood. 2 Boerboels and a GSD got a hold of the perp. He didn't make it.

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Jiminy Crickets. Where in the country/world does your friend live? Assuming since the mess is all on the inside of the house, he didn't have any trouble from authorities?

It's South Africa...I would personally just have washed the blood away and kept my mouth shut. The laws regarding self defense suck in that country. Part of the reason I got the hell out of there.
I got a correction on the story. It was 1 boerboel and 1 GSD. A dog inside and a dog outside. Still unclear which was which, but I suspect the boerboel was outside.

Posted: 12/6/2015 11:09:56 PM EDT

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Need to know the climate
Do you have livestock that needs protection
Germany shepherd is a good people dog best dogs for me
Great pyrenees is not a people dog stays to their own need the on time great at keeping coyotes away.
Most short hair dogs don't like the cold my oldest shepherd needs to come in on the cold days 30 are below .
How,much time do you have to train them. How many dogs do you want
To do much good aginst a real threat 3 are more do the best.

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